Environmental Specialist

Overview

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.

50 W. Town Street, Suite 700, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Surface Water

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.

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

We want you to be our newest environmental specialist in the Division of Surface Water (DSW) at our Central office in downtown Columbus, Ohio.

We seek a conscientious person with the skills and drive to help protect Ohio’s waterways by monitoring municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities.

Your primary role is to inspect existing wastewater treatment facilities to ensure they are operating in compliance with state and federal requirements.

Your oversight includes review of required operation and maintenance reports from facilities to track their continued compliance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. When necessary, you will coordinate collection of discharge samples and data on plant performance.

With your commitment to excellent customer service, you ll promptly respond to and investigate citizen inquiries and complaints. You ll assist in preparing enforcement actions against sites to address non-compliance issues and participate in adjudication hearings, litigation, and appeal cases as needed.

As a subject matter expert, you will assist officials, industry, consultants, and the public with understanding wastewater treatment practices and regulatory requirements.

• Inspect wastewater treatment plants to determine compliance with state permits and regulations.
• Review facilities’ monitoring reports required by NPDES permits.
• Track permit compliance and prepare enforcement actions and correspondence.
• Respond to citizen inquiries and complaints.
• Provide technical assistance to internal and external constituents.

Join Ohio EPA and apply today!

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