Senior Environmental Specialist - Petroleum

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree with major coursework in environmental science, environmental engineering, chemistry, natural science, or a related field, and three years of professional environmental experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Applicants within six months of meeting the education/experience requirement may be considered for trainee status.

A Valid Florida Driver License is required and a Motor Vehicle Record that meets the requirements of Alachua County policy #6-7;
Motor Vehicle Records will be reviewed prior to employment. If, in the past 24‑month period, the motor vehicle record has more than three moving‑traffic infractions or three or more at‑fault motor vehicle accidents, or a conviction/pending charge for driving under the influence, or is in violation of any standard mandated by federal or state law or regulation, the minimum qualifications are not met for the position.

Successful completion of all applicable background checks pre‑hire and ongoing are required.

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) 40‑hour certification is required within six months of hire into this classification, and the 8‑hour refresher course is required every year to maintain the certification.

This is agrant funded position. There is no guarantee of permanent employment. This is a professional role providing oversight and coordinating inspections, testing, and enforcement of petroleum, air, and water pollution control ordinances, requirements, and petroleum site compliance for Alachua County.

The employee assigned to this classification is responsible for coordinating and overseeing field and laboratory activities related to petroleum monitoring and assessment, technical review of contaminated site remediation, and/or site compliance investigations. Work is performed under the direction of a higher‑level professional supervisor and is reviewed through conferences, reports, and observation of results obtained. This is an emergency essential classification. Upon declaration of a disaster or emergency, all employees in this classification are required to work.

• Exudes a positive customer service focus.
• Advocates building organizational culture through aligning decisions with the county's core values.
• Conducts and oversees field collection of samples, data, and/or observations for environmental analysis, evaluates data, prepares reports, and recommendations.
• Coordinates with other agencies and municipalities on inquiries and code requirements.
• May oversee and coordinate contractor activities, including determining work procedures and schedules, issuing instructions, assigning duties, and reviewing work orders.
• Provides guidance, oversight, and enforcement of federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• Prepares reports and recommendations.
• Designs and establishes environmental monitoring programs as needed.
• Testifies, as needed, at administrative hearings and/or court as a technical witness and/or to support enforcement actions.
• Operates required motor vehicles, including departmental motor vehicles, to conduct job duties that include field tests, inspections, evaluations, and investigations to obtain data for determining code compliance, sources of, and methods for controlling environmental pollutants, performing on‑site evaluations, and other site monitoring as appropriate.
• Performs the duties listed, as well as those assigned, with professionalism and a sense of urgency.

• Petroleum Restoration Program:
  Provides oversight and management of work conducted at petroleum hydrocarbon contaminated sites under the Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Petroleum Restoration Program. Provides technical and fiscal oversight of assessment and remediation activities, develops effective scopes of work and purchase orders, reviews invoices for quality and completeness of work performed or goods and service provided by contractors and vendors, reviews deliverables, technical documents, and invoices for accuracy and completeness, issues comments and approval…