Water Quality Analyst - Analyst

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is seeking a Water Quality Analyst - Analyst 3 for its Coeur d'Alene office. Responsibilities include reviewing permits for compliance with water quality standards, providing technical support for TMDL programs, and coordinating responses to public inquiries. The position requires meeting minimum qualifications and offers a salary range based on the analyst level. Applications are accepted until the specified deadline.
Position: Water Quality Analyst - Analyst 3
Location: Coeur d'Alene

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.

Analyst series:

This position is established at the Analyst 3 level and may be underfilled at the Analyst 2 or 1 level. After successfully completing a training plan and meeting the minimum qualifications for the Analyst 3, the employee will be reclassified and compensated as an Analyst 3.

Position:

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is hiring a Water Quality Analyst - Analyst 3 for the Coeur d'Alene Regional Office.

Salary Range:

ANALYST 1: $22.75 - $25.79

ANALYST 2: $25.95 - $29.43

ANALYST 3: $29.75 - $33.71

Responsibilities:
• Review permits, plans, and documents to ensure compliance with surface water quality standards, total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), and other water quality improvement plans.
• Provide technical support for TMDL program development, implementation, and compliance.
• Assist with guidance, protocol, field activities, and quality assurance for monitoring and documenting water quality needs.
• Coordinate with Idaho Pollution Discharge Elimination System Program permit writers and prepare 401 certifications for permits.
• Address policy questions and review U.S Army Core of Engineers (ACOE)/ Idaho Department of Lands 404 permit applications and certifications.
• Inspect 404 permitted projects for compliance with water quality standards and best management practices.
• Review and comment on nationwide and general construction permit certifications.
• Conduct antidegradation reviews and evaluate water quality impacts of proposed projects.
• Coordinate the Coeur d'Alene Regional Office response to public inquiries and investigate water quality complaints.
• Log complaints into the statewide database.
• Provide technical support to engineering, remediation, and groundwater staff.
• Review projects for water quality protection and TMDL consistency.
• Provide water quality information and direction to consultants and developers.
• Assist with TMDL development and emergency response water quality assessments.

Environmental Review and Interagency Coordination:
• Conduct technical reviews and provide comments on permit activities, environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, and National Environmental Policy Act documents.
• Evaluate permit activities from lake encroachment, stream channel alteration, and ACOE Section 10 waters.

Minimum Qualifications:

ANALYST 1: $22.75 - $25.79

Possession of a Bachelor's degree in a physical or biological science, political science, business, public administration, a related natural resource management field, engineering, OR, any combination of education and/or experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree. For example:
Successful completion of sixty (60) semester hours of study, including twenty-four (24) semester hours in a subject required for the particular degree, is equivalent to two (2) years of undergraduate education; and/or experience performing routine activities in monitoring, surveillance, field inspection, compliance and enforcement activities for at least two (2) years can substitute for one (1) year of college.

ANALYST 2: $25.95 - $29.43

Possession of a Bachelor's degree in a physical or biological science, political science, business or public administration, a related natural resource management field, engineering, OR, any combination of education…