Environmental Specialist 2

The Ohio Department of Commerce is hiring an Environmental Specialist 2 for the Office of Emergency Response in Twinsburg, OH. The role involves responding to hazardous material releases, coordinating emergency response efforts, managing environmental sample collection, and providing technical assistance. Candidates should have relevant training or experience in environmental science or related fields. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package.
What we need:

Environmental Specialist 2

What we do:

At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws.

What we need YOU to do:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to be our newest environmental specialist with the Office of Emergency Response (OER) at our Northeast District Office in Summit County.

We need you.

As environmental specialist, you'll be part of our Emergency Response Program responding to and investigating releases of hazardous materials or liquids into the environment. You'll identify the responsible parties and activate and oversee emergency response contractors to contain and clean up the release as required under state law to protect the public and environment.

You'll manage collection of environmental samples to document releases and assess environmental impacts. You'll coordinate remedial actions with the responsible parties, agency divisions, and government agencies to ensure adequate communication and compliance with applicable policy, procedure, and regulatory requirements. You'll prepare and file spill reports and provide oversight for field activities.

As subject matter expert, you'll provide technical assistance to the regulated community, consultants, and governmental officials and participate in enforcement meetings, litigation proceedings, and negotiations.

That's a lot. Let's recap.

• Respond to and conduct civil investigations into the releases of hazardous materials and liquids.

• Identify and advise responsible parties of their requirements to contain and remediate releases.

• Coordinate OER activities with responsible parties, agency divisions, local, state, and federal agencies and response organizations.

• Collect environmental samples to document releases and assess environmental impacts.

• Assist internal and external parties on spill investigations, remediation, enforcement, mitigation and prevention.

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At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:
• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )
• Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

4 yrs. trg. or 4 yrs. exp. in position involving geology or hydrology, engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science &/or other comparable physical or health science field, earth science &/or urban & regional planning, experience must be commensurate with duties to be assigned.

-Or baccalaureate degree in engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, earth science &/or urban & regional planning, geology or other comparable physical or health science field.

-Or positions involved in providing financial, technical & administrative assistance for planning, design & implementation of environmental infrastructure & pollution abatement, & prevention projects, applicants must have completed undergraduate core coursework in business/public administration, public relations/marketing, political science or communications, or have 4 yrs. exp. in position involving public contact to explain policies, procedures & programs of agency, writing of promotional &/or explanatory publications & materials, budgeting, contract administration & working with others on team projects. Note: For all positions engaged in field work, applicants must be able to provide own transportation. New employees in EPA's solid waste program, excluding those in the solid waste planning unit, must obtain a sanitarian-in-training certificate during their probationary period.

-Or 12 mos. exp. as Environmental Specialist 1, 85861.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Environmental Services, Investigations, Regulatory Compliance Professional Skills: Customer Focus, Attention to Detail, and Critical Thinker.