Environmental Resources Specialist 2 - Office of Environmental Health Services - Jefferson Co.

The Environmental Resources Specialist 2 at the State of West Virginia will work in the Kearneysville District Office, providing regulatory advice and technical assistance to public water systems for compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act regulations. Responsibilities include reviewing data, generating reports, and recommending process changes to ensure compliance. A Bachelor's degree and two years of relevant experience are required.
Nature of Work

Located in the Kearneysville District Office of the Office of Environmental Health Services, this position will act as a Regulatory Advisor for the Compliance and Enforcement Unit of the Environmental Engineering Division for the Kearneysville District area. This position will: assist public water systems with compliance and enforcement actions in the district area of the state in accordance with State and Federal Safe Drinking Water Act regulations; provide on-site, phone or electronic technical assistance to public water systems to increase compliance with monitoring requirements and schedules; provide guidance to public water systems with required documentation, which may include contacting systems that are potentially out of compliance to minimize the number of reporting violations; generate reports and review data to determine which public water systems have missing sample results and provide guidance to minimize the number of monitoring violations; review technical and analytical data to determine if the public water system sample results are within the required minimum and/or maximum limits set by the State and Federal regulations; and, with the assistance of an assigned engineer, the position will determine and recommend treatment or process changes required to achieve or maintain compliance. Other duties as may be assigned.

IMPORTANT: Your eligibility will be based on information provided in your resume or application; therefore, make sure your resume or application is detailed and complete. You MUST complete ALL parts of the application OR upload a resume to your submission.

ATTENTION: Applicant must verify post high school education by submitting an official transcript or diploma, training or licensure earned pertaining to this position by the closing date of the posting, if not previously verified. If you are claiming Veterans preference, please submit "MEMBER 4" of your form DD214 and/or your VA Letter. Protecting your personal information is our highest priority. If your official transcript, training/licensure, or Veterans documentation contains your Social Security Number and/or birthdate, please redact that information before submitting it to the Division of Personnel. Please attach documents to the online application before submitting it. Or, you may email it to: applicantservices@wv.gov or by mail to: WV Division of Personnel, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Building 3, Suite 500, Charleston, WV 25305.

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Minimum Qualifications

Training: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

OR

Substitution: Additional full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience as described below may be substituted for the required training at a rate of one (1) year of experience for every thirty (30) semester hours of training.

AND

Experience: Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in the acquisition, preservation, protection and enhancement of environmental/natural resources, environmental protection or in an agency-specific area related to environmental impact.

OR

Substitution: Graduate coursework from an accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience at the rate of fifteen (15) semester hours for every one (1) year of experience.