Environmental Specialist 3 (20039178)

The Ohio EPA is seeking an Environmental Specialist 3 for the Division of Drinking and Groundwater in Columbus, OH. The role involves coordinating inspector training, providing technical guidance, overseeing operator certification activities, and ensuring compliance with environmental standards. Responsibilities include scheduling inspections, developing guidelines, and acting as a liaison for communication between districts. Candidates should have relevant experience or education in environmental disciplines.
What We Need

Ohio EPA Environmental Specialist

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 in the Division of Drinking and Groundwater (DDAGW) in our Central Office in Columbus.

Ah, there you are.

As Ohio EPA’s environmental specialist, you’ll serve as the statewide lead for the coordination and oversight of DDAGW’s division specific inspector training and operator certification program. You’ll provide general technical guidance, consultation, and training to personnel regarding the Division’s programs for operator certification, sanitary surveys, and facility evaluation. You’ll coordinate operator certification activities with the Operator Certification Advisory Council, the Division of Surface Water and with other agencies to ensure adequate communications and compliance with program standards. You’ll also assist in drafting and developing statewide guidelines and procedures.

Additionally, you’ll schedule and track activities performed by staff regarding the division’s statewide inspection audit program and the operator certification program, as well as acting as the lead in developing and overseeing a statewide program to ensure significant deficiencies and violations are resolved properly. You’ll coordinate and facilitate communication between districts by acting as the liaison for the division’s inspector consistency workgroup and participate on the sanitary survey workgroup. You’ll also assist in developing, updating, and implementing the division’s sanitary survey manual. You’ll get to perform specially assigned inspections of public water systems and prepare written reports and letters resulting from such activities.
• Let’s make sure we didn’t miss anything.
• Development, coordination, and oversight of DDAGW’s division specific inspector training program.
• Scheduling and tracking of division’s statewide inspection audit program.
• Act as lead in developing and overseeing statewide program to ensure significant deficiencies and violations are resolved in accordance with division policies.
• Act as lead in performing district requested reviews of contingency plans.
• Act as the lead in maintaining the division’s Emergency Response Plan.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and provide communication between districts by acting as the liaison for the division’s inspector consistency workgroup.
• Take the lead in reviewing division program policies and procedures to ensure statewide uniformity and consistency in the district application of the state drinking water rules and regulations.

Apply today, and let’s talk!
• 7 yrs. relevant programmatic exp.
• Or completion of undergraduate core coursework in environmentally-related discipline; 3 yrs. relevant programmatic exp.
• Or 2 yrs. relevant programmatic experience as Environmental Supervisor, 85865.
• Or combination of education in environmentally focused discipline or other job-related discipline & specific programmatic experience equaling 7 yrs.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Environmental Services, Regulatory Compliance Professional Skills: Customer Focus, Leading others, and Developing Others

Organization

Environmental Protection Agency

Agency Contact Name and Information

Hollie.Robinson@epa.ohio.gov

Unposting Date

Mar 17, 2025, 11:59:00 PM

Work Location

Lazarus Government Center

Primary Location

United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

Compensation

$30.55 - $44.82

Schedule

Full-time

Classified Indicator

Classified

Union

OCSEA

Primary Job Skill

Environmental Services

Technical Skills

Regulatory Compliance, Environmental Services

Professional Skills

Customer Focus, Developing Others, Leading Others

Agency Overview

About Us:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is a trusted leader and environmental steward using innovation, quality service and public involvement to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all Ohioans.

Ohio EPA's goal is to protect the environment and public health by ensuring compliance with environmental laws and demonstrating leadership in environmental stewardship.