What We Need:
Environmental Manager – Division of Materials and Waste Management
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.
All answers to supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education provided on your application. Attachments will not be accepted for this posting. Official educational transcripts are required for post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript if they are selected for the position. Current Ohio EPA employees may be required to provide official educational transcripts.
Location\: 50 W. Town Street, Suite 700, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Division\: Materials and Waste Management
Background Check: The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
EEO Statement\: The Ohio Environmental Protections Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status, disability, age (40 years of age or older), genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, or status as a foster parent as those are defined in applicable Ohio law, federal law, and any Executive Order, in admission or access to the operation of its programs, services, activities or its own employment practices. Employment practices are any employment related decisions including, but not limited to hiring, layoff, transfer, termination, promotion, demotion, discipline, rate of compensation, eligibility for in-service training programs, or terms and conditions of employment.
ADA Statement\: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is committed to providing access, equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the Office of Human Resources at 614-644-2100 prior to testing or interviewing.
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.
What We Need YOU To Do:
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to join our team as environmental specialist with the Division of Materials and Waste Management (DMWM) at our Central Office in Columbus, Ohio.
Waste has to go somewhere. It’s our job to ensure it’s handled properly.
As environmental manager, you’ll oversee the daily work of DMWM’s Contracting Enforcement, Financial Assurance, and Scrap Tire programs. Together, these sections manage $1 billion in financial assurance for 400 regulated waste facilities and monitor more than 200 scrap tire, solid waste, and construction and demolition debris sites each year.
You’ll set program goals, lead strategic planning, and develop guidance, policies, and procedures. You’ll also track work commitments, supervise staff development and training, and manage program budgets and resources.
For facilities that are non-compliant with regulations and agency permits, you’ll help develop strategies to bring them back into compliance. You’ll also guide the review of permit applications, inspections, enforcement referrals, and administrative or civil enforcement actions in coordination with other divisions.
Finally, you’ll serve as a technical resource for health districts, government officials, and industry partners, and you’ll represent the program through public presentations and outreach to facilities, local governments, and stakeholders.
Let’s recap the major tasks:
·Manage daily operations for DMWM’s Contracting Enforcement Financial Assurance, and Scrap Tire programs.
·Set and track program goals, commitments, and staff workloads.
·Coordinate administrative and civil enforcement actions for non-compliant waste management facilities.
·Provide technical assistance to internal and external constituents.
Do you have the skillset and interest in helping protect the environment? Apply today!
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.
6 yrs. trg. or 6 yrs. exp. in position involving engineering or chemistry, physics, biology &/or comparable science field &/or mathematics &/or history &/or archaeology which included responsibility for developing, coordinating & implementing programs for specific environmental area (e.g., air pollution; water pollution; solid/hazardous waste planning; ecological impact assessment; water quality monitoring & assessment; ground water or laboratory services); AND 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. as lead worker or supervisor or in administrative capacity. Note\: Training &/or experience must correspond to environmental area to be assigned. Positions in Environmental Protection Agency's solid waste program, excluding positions in solid waste planning unit, also require valid Ohio certificate of registration as sanitarian or valid Ohio certificate as sanitarian-in-training.
OR 12 mos. as Environmental Supervisor, 85865.
OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
Job Skills: Environmental Services, Management, Training, Interviewing, Law, Equipment Operations, Customer Focus
