APCD Compliance Officer U310

Overview

Inspects, investigates, and monitors businesses and citizens to enforce compliance with air pollution and environmental laws and regulations.

• Inspects, investigates, and monitors businesses and citizens to enforce compliance with air pollution and environmental laws and regulations.
• Grants extensions and exemptions; issues warnings and citations to citizens and businesses; serves warrants and summons regarding violations.

• Under general supervision
• Grants extensions and exemptions, issues warnings and citations to citizens and businesses; and serves warrants and summons regarding violations of air pollution and environmental standards and regulations.
• Prepares correspondence and reports of inspections and investigations and maintains records and files.
• Collects samples, compiles evidence, and testifies in court and at pre-trial conferences.
• Provides information to the public concerning the procedures to follow to gain compliance with air pollution regulations and standards.

• Inspects and investigates asbestos demolition and renovation sites for violations and to enforce compliance with air pollution and environmental laws and regulations.
• Issues permits, and monitors and audits asbestos contractors for compliance requirements.

• Investigates community complaints regarding air pollution.
• Observes emissions in ambient air, from open burning, area and stationary sources, small businesses and equipment to assure compliance with laws, regulations and ordinances.
• Investigates sources of excessive visible pollutants and other sources of suspect air pollution and environmental violations.
• Monitors and audits businesses for compliance with regulations and standards.
• Investigates open burning.

Physical Requirements &

Working Conditions:

Meets regular and punctual attendance standards and any special needs of the position as determined by management, including mandatory overtime and performing related work.

• Bachelor's degree
• Agriculture
• Biology
• Business Administration
• Chemistry
• Communications
• Environmental Science
• Geology
• Mathematics
• Meteorology
• Physics
• Social Science
• Related field

• Must provide one s own source of transportation
• Must wear safety equipment as mandated by OSHA
• Must be a US Citizen
• Must be a minimum of 21 years of age
• Must not have been convicted of a felony
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver s license
• Must be eligible for certification as a State Peace Officer

• Must submit to an annual pulmonary medical exam

Environmental investigation and enforcement experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education up to a maximum of two years.

• Community Compliance:
  Must possess a Certificate in Visible Emission Evaluation issued by the State of Kentucky or obtain within six months of employment.

• Skill in written and oral communication