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.
Most positions offer the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule that combines working from home with regular in-office and/or field work. In-person work requirements may change.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Will require statewide travel and unusual working hours. In addition to office work, will require working outside in varying weather conditions. Will require walking long distances in difficult terrain.
Who We Need:
Environmental Specialist 2 - 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.
Our Division on Materials and Waste Management (DMWM) has robust remediation programs to address abandoned landfills, open dumping sites, and illegal disposal of waste. DMWM has removed millions of scrap tires from dumps throughout Ohio to reduce the threat of mosquitoes, fires, and environmental contamination.
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.
What We Need YOU To DO:
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to join our team as an environmental specialist with DMWM at our Central Office in Columbus, Ohio.
Interested in traveling around Ohio to make it a healthier and safer place to live? If so, read on!
You’ll ensure remediation programs for scrap tire, solid waste, and construction and demolition debris (C&DD) dumps are operating correctly and are compliant with state and federal rules. You’ll travel to all of Ohio’s counties to conduct site evaluations, prepare scopes of work, and monitor contractor performance at job sites. When you’re not in the field, you will be responsible for project tracking, processing of applications and invoices, contract preparation, and assisting the team with enforcement actions.
You’ll educate the public, industry personnel, and officials on Ohio’s remediation programs by presenting at meetings and seminars and provide regulatory oversite and assistance to scrap tire generating businesses to curb tire dumping.
Let’s kick the tires on this job’s primary duties:
- Coordinate with and monitors contractor performance at scrap tire, solid waste and C&DD remediation projects.
- Review applications for inclusion into remediation program to determine compliance with state regulations.
- Provide outreach and technical assistance to industry, district office, health department staff, and the public regarding the scrap tire and remediation programs.
- Inspect scrap tire generating businesses to evaluate compliance with state regulations.
- Assist district staff in coordinating enforcement actions, case preparation, document drafting, tracking, and overall case management.
Don’t wait. Lay some rubber and apply for this job today!
- 12 mos. exp. as Environmental Specialist 1, 85861.
- OR 4 yrs. trg. or 4 yrs. exp. in position involving engineering or chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, geology or hydrogeology &/or other comparable physical or health science field &/or mathematics which included responsibility for conducting compliance monitoring surveys &/or inspections/reviews or investigations, or review of permit applications relative to oil & gas well operations or injection, annular disposal & saltwater injection wells & enhanced recovery projects or coal mining, or solid/hazardous waste sites or industrial & municipal wastewater dischargers, or collecting, compiling & preparing various environmental assessments, evaluations, reports & related documents. Training & experience must be commensurate with duties to be assigned.
- OR baccalaureate degree in engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, earth science &/or urban & regional planning, geology or other comparable physical or health science fields, with training to be commensurate with duties to be assigned.
Job Skills:Environmental Services, Equipment Operations, Interpreting Financial Statements, Public Relations, Planning and Development, Facilities Maintenance and Inspection, Law, Public Speaking, Written Communication, Customer Focus
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.
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 West 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.
