Environmental Analyst 2

State of Connecticut • Hartford, CT

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Office of Innovative Partnerships and Planning (IPP) in the Commissioner’s Office at the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) seeks an Environmental Analyst 2 to be a part of the Client Concierge Service as a member of the Concierge Team. This is a full-time, 35 hour per week, hybrid, Monday-Friday position. The Concierge Team provides critical support to DEEP’s state and federal statutory and regulatory permitting requirements across the Environmental Quality Branch, including Air, Water, Materials Management, and Land Resources—as well as the Environmental Conservation and Energy Branches. This team plays an essential role in improving the predictability, efficiency, and transparency of DEEP’s regulatory processes, helping ensure that businesses can grow and thrive while meeting environmental standards and protecting public health and natural resources. Concierge Team Members serve as DEEP’s central point-of-contact for high-visibility and complex projects, supporting applicants as they navigate environmental permitting processes in a timely and coordinated manner. The role involves tracking project timelines and permit status, providing project management and coordination within DEEP and between DEEP and other state and federal agencies, and contributing to the agency’s strategic planning, process improvements, and innovation initiatives. This position also supports DEEP’s Permit Assistance function through participation in pre-application permit meetings, gathering data for legislative reporting, and helping standardize permit applications and operating procedures. In addition, the Concierge Team contributes to broader agency planning and program development by conducting stakeholder engagement processes and supporting the integration and implementation of permitting and program processes across DEEP’s three branches. Concierge projects span a wide range of priority areas, including critical economic development, complex infrastructure projects, renewable energy development, and municipal initiatives.

Requirements

• Six (6) years of experience involving technical analysis and interpretation of environmental program data or planning and implementing environmental programs.
• College training in a scientific or technical discipline related to the environmental field including but not limited to the biological, earth, or physical sciences; environmental planning; environmental law; economics; leisure services; geographic information systems; geography with a concentration in geographic information systems; natural sciences; or natural resources may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's degree in a scientific or technical discipline related to the environmental field including but not limited to the biological, earth, or physical sciences; environmental planning; environmental law; economics; leisure services; geographic information systems; geography with a concentration in geographic information systems; natural sciences; or natural resources may be substituted for five (5) years of the General Experience.
• Education may only be substituted for a total of five (5) years.
• For state employees one (1) year of experience as an Environmental Analyst 1 may be substituted for the General Experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in coordinating projects with two or more permitting requirements and involving internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience with permitting programs and processes for air, waste, and water management, federal permits, other state agency permits, and municipal permits.
• Experience in process improvement, including the ability to provide innovative approaches to address environmental, natural resources, energy challenges.
• Experience working independently and as part of a team.
• Experience organizing events, conducting stakeholder outreach, and communicating with other state, federal, and municipal officials.
• Experience communicating technical, regulatory, and policy information to a wide variety of audiences through presentations and written correspondence or reports.
• Experience in the use of project tracking tools, use of the Microsoft Office Suite, and web content management.

Responsibilities

• Permit Assistance, including serving as a member of the Client Concierge Service Team conducting project management of high visibility, complex, multi-permit projects; liaising with other federal, state, and local governments; coordinating multi-program pre-application meetings; and coordinating permit transfers.
• Stakeholder Engagement, including participation in STEPS (Sustainable, Transparent, Efficient, Practices) for Solar Development, Innovation Fairs, and other public presentations.
• Supporting Agency-wide Information Technology initiatives, including electronic permitting, geographic information systems, use of permitting management system, and web content management.
• Supporting central office functions, including producing permitting and enforcement and compliance metrics and reporting to the legislature and EPA.
• Assistance with broader agency planning, including development of process improvement strategies and performance measures and standardization of permitting, enforcement, and compliance assurance policies, practices, and tools.
• Perform related duties as required.

Benefits

• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees
• The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level