Water Quality Scientist

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is hiring a Water Quality Scientist 3 for the Boise Regional Office. Responsibilities include groundwater monitoring, quality assessment, and technical assistance related to water quality. Candidates must meet specific qualifications, including a degree in sciences and relevant work experience. The position involves managing monitoring projects, reviewing analyses, and developing protection plans for groundwater quality.
Description

State of Idaho Opportunity

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

Applications will be accepted through 4:59 PM Mountain Time on the posting end date.

Important Guidelines: Applicant resumes must demonstrate how they meet the MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS listed in the job announcement.

Selection Process: Resumes will be screened based on the criteria outlined in this announcement. A select number of candidates who have demonstrated that they meet the MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS of the position and have the most relevant qualifications may be given the opportunity to be interviewed.

The Department of Environmental Quality may conduct verification of the information provided in your application, including validation of driver's license status, education, employment, and criminal history. Omission and/or falsification of information provided in your application will result in your removal from consideration for employment, appointment, or promotion.

Position:

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is hiring a Water Quality Scientist 3 for the Boise Regional Office.

Salary Range: $

Responsibilities:
• Groundwater monitoring and quality assessment in southwestern Idaho:
• Develop, conduct, and maintain groundwater monitoring projects.
• Manage regional nitrate priority area monitoring networks.
• Prepare and implement quality assurance project plans and field sampling plans.
• Organize and conduct groundwater sampling.
• Review groundwater quality impact analyses, nutrient pathogen studies, wastewater land application operations, wastewater storage and disposal, and complaints.
• Serve as a technical lead on projects related to groundwater quality assessment.
• Respond to citizen complaints and public records requests on groundwater.
• Offer technical and regulatory assistance to the public and regulated community.
• Help develop Groundwater Quality Improvement and Drinking Water Source Protection Plans for selected counties.
• Source Water Program Assistance:
• Review source water protection plans.
• Prepare and review source water assessments and source water assessment reports.
• Oversee the source water protection grant application process.
• Mine review technical assistance:
• Assist with technical review of mines.
• Oversee and assess point of compliance (POC) requests from mine operators to establish POCs and standards applicable to mining activities.
• Other responsibilities:
• Participate in evaluating concentrated animal feeding operations.
• Evaluate and manage analytical data.

Minimum Qualifications:

Good knowledge of physical or biological scientific principles, methodologies, and applications:

Typically gained by:
• Possession of a Bachelor's degree in the physical or biological sciences or related field and an additional four (4) years of related work experience,
• Equivalent years of experience where two (2) years of applicable experience can substitute for one (1) year of college, and an additional four (4) years of related work experience,
• Possession of a Master's degree in the sciences and an additional two (2) years of related work experience,
• Possession of a Doctor of Philosophy in the sciences or related field,
• Any other equivalent combination of education and work experience as described above.

Education and experience should include scientific assessment, environmental protection and pollution control techniques, such as designing, reviewing, or implementing scientific projects, investigations, remediation projects, monitoring projects; OR;
Organizing and interpreting laboratory and field data; performing activities associated with pollution prevention and mitigation; and recommending and overseeing the completion of remedial actions.

Required Specialty Minimum Qualification

DEQ 3134 - Ground Water

A Bachelor’s degree with coursework in either geology, hydrogeology, geophysics, environmental science, geochemistry, environmental health, environmental or civil engineering, soil science, or in a closely related field OR education and experience equivalent to an undergraduate degree;

AND approximately three (3) years of full-time work experience in the areas of aquifer assessment, aquifer protection, ground water or surface and drinking…