ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 3

The State of Nevada is seeking an Environmental Scientist 3 for a permanent, full-time position in Gardnerville, NV. The role involves conducting environmental research, planning, compliance monitoring, and technical support related to various environmental programs. Candidates must have a relevant bachelor's degree and three years of experience. The salary ranges from $67,296.24 to $100,098.72 annually. Applications are open until February 27, 2025.
State of Nevada Announces

An Open Competitive Recruitment for:

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 3

APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY - $67,296.24 to $100,098.72 PAY GRADE: 36

The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.

For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

JOB INFORMATION

Work Type: A Permanent, full time vacancy

Department: Transportation

Division: Engineering

Location: Carson, Minden, Gardnerville, Genoa

Job Class Code: 10.525

RECRUITMENT INFORMATION

Announcement Number: 50511

Open to all qualified persons.

Posted 02/20/2025

Close Date: 02/27/2025

Recruiter:
JON TERRAZAS
Phone: (775)684-0116
Email: j.terrazas@admin.nv.gov

Applications accepted for another 6 Days 15 Hrs 12 Mins

The Position

Environmental Scientists perform program research, planning and development, permitting, compliance monitoring, inspections/enforcement, and technical support services in relation to air, water, waste, federal facilities, corrective action, mining, biology and other environmental programs.

Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform advanced-level work and may provide work direction and training to others.

This position is located within the Environmental Division, Carson City. This recruitment will be used to underfill the Environmental Scientist 3 position. The position coordinates project environmental compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for transportation projects and assists the NDOT NEPA Manager as needed. Duties include coordinating environmental reviews within the Environmental Division for Local Public Agency (LPA) projects and NDOT material site clearances. The incumbent will review projects for environmental impacts, develop mitigation measures, and prepare socioeconomic studies and documentation. The Environmental Scientist 3 will review environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, and other documentation prepared for NEPA compliance and provide comments as needed. Applicants invited to interview must provide an example of their writing in which they were sole or primary author (technical report, article, chapter, or section of a larger document). THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

To see full Class Specifications visit: https://hr.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/hrnvgov/Content/Resources/ClassSpecs/10/10-545spc(10).pdf

To Qualify:

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:

Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the physical, natural resource or life sciences, engineering or closely related field and three years of professional environmental experience which involved environmental program research and planning; OR graduation from high school or equivalent and five years of professional environmental experience as described above; OR one year of experience as an Environmental Scientist II in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Special Requirements

This position has a 25% travel requirement.

A valid driver's license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.

The Examination

Application Evaluation Exam

The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.

The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment

1) Do you have experience preparing Environmental Assessment and/or Environmental Impact Statement documents (NEPA) or similar state required environmental compliance documents? When and where did you gain this experience?

2) Do you have experience reviewing and commenting on NEPA Environmental Assessment and/or Environmental Impact Statement documents or similar state required environmental compliance documents? When and where did you gain this experience?

3) Do you have experience with land use planning, transportation planning, environmental policy, cultural resources, socioeconomics, water resources, threatened and endangered species, biological studies, air quality, or hazardous materials? When and where did you gain this experience?

4) Do you have experience using GIS applications? When and where did you gain this experience?

INFORMATIONAL LINKS

For more information about state employment, visit the following:
Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov
Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org
Public Employees Benefits Program: https://pebp.nv.gov/
More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB