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The mission of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is to protect and enhance the Commonwealth's natural resources – air, water, and land – to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of all people, and to ensure a clean and safe environment for future generations. In carrying out this mission MassDEP commits to address and advance environmental justice and equity for all people of the Commonwealth, provide meaningful, inclusive opportunities for people to participate in agency decisions that affect their lives; and ensure a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
MassDEP seeks applicants for an Environmental Analyst IV position within the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Section, Watershed Planning Program, Bureau of Water Resources. The Watershed Planning Program is a statewide program with five Sections that each have a different technical focus under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA), such as the TMDL Section. TMDLs are water quality-based controls to reduce pollutant loads from both point and nonpoint sources, and the TMDL Section uses available data and models to develop TMDLs that restore impaired waters or maintain high quality waters.
Under supervision of the TMDL Section Chief, the Environmental Analyst IV will assist in supporting water quality modeling and interpretation of results for draft and finalTMDLs. These TMDLs or alternative planswill be developed to guide both water quality protection measures and restoration efforts to ensure management interventions will comply with the Massachusetts Surface Water Quality Standards (314 CMR 4.00). The Environmental Analyst IV will work to oversee consultants, participate in advisory committees, assist in the review of models and the development and review of TMDL reports and alternative plans, and interact with the public. Data analysis and other functions will be carriedoutinaccordancewiththeMassachusetts Surface Water Quality Standards (314 CMR 4.00), MassachusettsConsolidatedAssessmentandListing Methodology Guidance Manual, and CWA Sections 305(b), 314, and 303(d).
The preferred candidate will have a professional demeanor, be highly motivated, and possess excellent data analysis and communication skills. Excellent organizational skills are also required, as well as the ability to manage and work on multiple projects concurrently, meet deadlines, and work well both independently and as a member of a team. The position will be subject to a hybrid work environment (i.e., partly telework and partly on-site), with a minimum of one day per week in Worcester at the Watershed Planning Program’s office.
All candidates are requested to submit a position-specific cover letter and resume with their application.
Specific duties for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
1.Prepareand/orreviewbiological,physical,andchemicalwaterqualitydata to determine environmental impacts to inland or coastal aquatic systems;
2.Conductcomputermodeling,orreviewmodelingresultsproduced byother individuals,toassesswater quality, including flow, groundwater contribution, pollutant loadings and hydrology;
3.Conductreviewstoensurethatdataqualityrequirementsaremetin conformance with quality assurance protocols for modeling activities;
4.Develop standard methods, guidelines, and protocols for watershed analysis includingwaterqualitymodelsforTMDLevaluationsinlakes,rivers,andmarine waters;
5.Developworkplans,reviewenvironmentalconsultingservice proposalsand contracts, and recommend changes to technical specifications;
6.Analyze and determine the applicability of environmental data in preliminaryandfinaltechnicalreportsto make appropriate recommendations;
7.Provide functional supervision of consultants and project management to ensure successful projects;
8.Determine the need for surveys or investigations and assist in developing water qualitymonitoringplanstosupportTMDLdevelopment,modelcalibration,and validation;
9.Prepareand/orreviewplans,specificationsandcostestimatesforTMDL development and planning projects;
10.Determinewaterqualitymonitoringneedsandassistinthedevelopmentof sampling plans to evaluate the effectiveness of restoration and protection measures, including post-TMDL implementation activities;
11.Conductplanningactivitiestoprioritizewatershedsforprotectionandrestoration in the Commonwealth, including TMDL development or alternative plans;
12.EnsureallagencyQualityAssuranceprotocolsandguidelinesarefollowed;
13.Review,compileandreducewaterqualitydataandperformnecessary calculations;
14.Writetechnicalreportsandsupportnecessarywaterqualitymodelingactivities; and
15.Waterqualitymodeldevelopmentandtheinterpretationofresultsproducedfrom a variety of water quality tools (HSPF, QUAL-2E, CE-QUAL-W2, WASP, SWAT, LSPC, LLRM and BATHTUB).
RequiredQualifications at Hire:
·Applied knowledge of the CWA, including water quality standards.
·Knowledgeofwater quality standardsandassociated procedures for use attainment decisions (including CWA Sections 303(d) and 305(b)).
·Strong experience in water qualitymodelsandothermathematicalcomputationsthatareutilizedinTMDL development at various scales and waterbody types.
·Experienceinthewaterqualitymodelingprocess(e.g.,modeldevelopment, calibration, validation, and scenario analysis).
·Experience applying statistical and other quantitative techniques to complex chemical, physical, and biological water quality data.
·Experience developing project plans for water quality sampling, modeling,andTMDLplanningeffortssuchaswatershedcharacterizationand data compilation
·Effective project management skills.
·Ability to evaluate the adequacy and competency of environmental work conducted by others, whether data collection, analysis, or reporting.
·Supervisory, managerial, or administrative experience.
·Strong and effective writing, editing, and oral communication skills, including the ability to successfully convey complex issues to technical and non-technical audiences.
·Ability to work independently, efficiently, and in an organized manner with very strong attention to detail.
·Knowledgeoftheprinciplesofhydrology,including the hydrologiccycle,groundwater flow, flood and flood control, and runoff storage.
·Knowledge of the chemical, physical, and biological properties of inland and/or coastal and marine aquatic systems, including their interactions.
·Backgroundinqualityassurance/qualitycontrol principles.
·KnowledgeofandproficiencyinMSWord,Excel,Access,andDesktop Geographic Information systems.
Preferred Qualifications at Hire:
·Demonstrated experience and ability in developing, calibrating, validating, and implementing a range of watershed models and surface water quality models, especially those typically used for the development of TMDLs (e.g., QUAL2E/QUALK, HSPF, BASINS, WASP, LSPC, SWAT LLRM, BATHTUB, CE-QUAL-W2, HEC 1, etc.).
·Experience using R, or another programming language with the ability to quickly learn advanced R skills.
·Proficiency in the ESRI suite of ArcGIS software and geoprocessing tools, including experience developing geoprocessing scripts and performing complex queries within ArcGIS using Python.
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MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS\: Applicants must have at least (A) five years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, technical or professional experience in the field of environmental science, biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental health, meteorology, natural science, toxicology or public health, of which (B) at least three years must have been in a professional capacity, and of which (C) at least one year must have been in a supervisory, managerial or administrative capacity, or (D) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the following substitutions.
Substitutions\:
I. An Associate's degree with a major in the field of environmental science, biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental health, meteorology, natural science, toxicology or public health may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.*
II. A Bachelor's degree with a major in the field of environmental science, biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental health, meteorology, natural science, toxicology or public health may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.*
III. A Graduate degree with a major in environmental science, biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental health, meteorology, natural science, toxicology or public health may be substituted for a maximum of three years of the required (A) experience and one year of the required (B) experience.*
*Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.
NOTE\: Educational substitutions will only be permitted for a maximum of one year of the required (B) experience. No substitutions will be permitted for the required (C) experience.
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