Environmental Specialist 3 (20046733)

What We Need:

Environmental Specialist 3

 

 

What We Do:

At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws.

What We Need YOU To Do:

Ohio EPA wants you to join us as an environmental specialist with the Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization (DERR) at our Northeast District Office in Summit County.

 

Are you interested in creating cleaner, safer communities across Ohio? Read on!

We are looking for a motivated and capable individual to lead and mentor technical staff, providing direction, guidance, and training to support the division’s critical work on cleaning up and remediating contaminated sites throughout the state.

 

Your responsibilities will include peer reviewing‑ technical work and project deliverables for accuracy and completeness, supporting program planning and coordination, and assisting management in implementing DERR programs. To ensure projects are on track and compliant with agency processes and rules, you’ll act as a site coordinator and guide cleanup activities on large and complex environmental projects.

 

Collaboration and communication are essential to DERR’s processes, and you’ll coordinate with other divisions, agencies, local governments, and community groups to advance program goals. You’ll represent the division in public forums, settlement discussions, and training events and provide technical assistance to the regulated community, stakeholders, and the public.

 

Let’s recap:

• Lead and mentor technical staff.

• Peer-review technical work for accuracy and compliance.

• Coordinate and guide large environmental cleanup projects.

• Collaborate with other agencies and stakeholders to support program goals.

• Provide technical assistance to internal and external parties.

 

If this sounds like a match to your interests and skillset, don’t delay and apply today!

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

• 7 yrs. relevant programmatic exp.

• OR combination of education in environmentally focused discipline or other job-related discipline & specific programmatic experience equaling 7 yrs.

• OR completion of undergraduate core coursework in environmentally-related discipline; AND 3 yrs. relevant programmatic exp. 

• OR 2 yrs. relevant programmatic experience as Environmental Supervisor, 85865.

• OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

• Note: For all positions involved in field work, applicants must be able to provide own transportation. New employees in OEPA's solid waste program, excluding those in the solid waste planning unit, must obtain a sanitarian-in-training certificate during their probationary period.

 

Job Skills: Environmental Services, Engineering, Policy Direction, Program Management, Project Management, Public Relations, Training, Law, Equipment Operations, Leading Others, Verbal Communication, Written Communications, Customer Focus

All answers to supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education provided on your application.  Attachments will not be accepted for this posting.  Official educational transcripts are required for post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript if they are selected for the position. Current Ohio EPA employees may be required to provide official educational transcripts.

 

Location:  2110 East Aurora Road, Twinsburg, Ohio 44087

Division: Environmental Response and Revitalization

 

Background Check: The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check.  Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position.  An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

EEO Statement: The Ohio Environmental Protections Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status, disability, age (40 years of age or older), genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, or status as a foster parent as those are defined in applicable Ohio law, federal law, and any Executive Order, in admission or access to the operation of its programs, services, activities or its own employment practices.  Employment practices are any employment related decisions including, but not limited to hiring, layoff, transfer, termination, promotion, demotion, discipline, rate of compensation, eligibility for in-service training programs, or terms and conditions of employment. 

ADA Statement: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is committed to providing access, equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the Office of Human Resources at 614-644-2100 prior to testing or interviewing.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.