Environmental Protection Intern - Water Quality Permit Writer

Department Information

This job bulletin is only open to current, permanent residents of the State of Colorado.

This is a HYBRID position (Please note, this arrangement can be subject to change).

The EPS Intern position is a full-time position that is eligible for a future promotional opportunity to an EPS I followed by EPS II classification, if position competencies are demonstrated.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

• Employee wellness programs and facilities
• Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects
• Bike to work programs, including access to storage lockers and bike racks
• Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
• Strong, yet flexible retirement benefits including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans
• Medical and dental health plans
• Paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• 11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off
• Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees
• Tuition assistance for college level courses including Masters degree programs
• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, and
• A variety of employee resource groups

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

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The Permits Section exists to develop and issue discharge permit actions (new, renewal, modification, termination) for discharges of pollutants from point sources to waters of the state, to regulate the beneficial reuse of reclaimed water, and to control discharges of pollutants to publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) through implementation of the pretreatment program. These activities are mandated by the Colorado Water Quality Act.

In addition, the Section participates in the development of statutes, regulations and policies related to the issuance and enforcement of such activities. The Section also develops Water Quality Planning targets (WQPTs) and provides compliance assistance and general public assistance. The work of the Permits Section is distributed across multiple work units. This permit writer position resides in one of the work units included in the Permits Section.

All EPS work is under the review and approval of the WGL and/or UM.

The Domestic and Food Manufacturing Permits Unit (Unit
5) exists to complete work assigned to the Unit. Currently assigned work includes domestic, hot springs and SIC 20
- Food and Kindred dischargers to surface water individual permits, and the following domestic surface water general permits; 100:1 dilution (COG
590000),