<p>What We Need YOU To Do:</p> <p>The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to be our newest environmental specialist in the Division of Drinking and Ground Waters (DDAGW), working at our Northeast District Office (NEDO) in Summit County.</p> <p>Finally. There you are.</p> <p>We are looking for an energetic, goal-focused, and determined go-getter (ahem, that's you) to help our DDAGW team in Northeast Ohio!</p> <p>As an environmental specialist, you will evaluate public water systems, conduct field inspections, and consult with owners and operators. You will participate in monitoring activities such as reviewing operational reports and water analysis to ensure compliance with drinking water regulations. You will perform investigations of public water systems, including proposed well sites, complaints, operational problems, and emergency situations - while also preparing written reports, recommendations, and letters.</p> <p>You are going to review the implementation of drinking water regulations and ensure enforcement, and you will participate in and provide input on policies and procedures used in the implementation of the public drinking water program.</p> <p>You will provide technical guidance for public officials, owners, the public, and operators of public water systems. You will also assist in the preparation of legal actions and present testimony at hearings and court cases.</p> <p>Let's run it back:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Evaluate public water systems, conduct field inspections.</p> </li><li> <p>Perform investigations of public water systems, like well sites, complaints, and operational problems.</p> </li><li> <p>Review the implementation of drinking water regulations and ensure enforcement.</p> </li><li> <p>Participate in and provide input on policies and procedures.</p> </li><li> <p>Provide technical guidance for public officials, owners, the public, and operators of public water systems.</p> </li></ul> <p>You. Us. The perfect combo!</p> <ul> <li>12 mos. exp. as Environmental Specialist 1, 85861. </li><li>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. </li><li>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. </li></ul> <p>Job Skills: Environmental Services, Engineering, Public Relations, Equipment Operations, Clerical & Data Entry, Facilities Maintenance & Inspection, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, Customer Focus</p>