Environmental Program Consultant
About The Position
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s Office of Continuous Improvement is hiring an Environmental Program Consultant to serve as a subject matter expert for the Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (ECSDC) source assessment team. The consultant ensures that programmatic technical objectives, contractual obligations, and management directives are established, communicated, and achieved. The role is a primary liaison with ECSDC engineering contractors and contracted project management, audit, and grant reporting staff. Internally, the consultant collaborates with DEQ technical staff and reviews contractor source assessment processes and deliverables—including conceptual model development, PFAS fingerprint analysis, and use of multivariate statistical tools—to ensure they follow current, agency-accepted investigative processes. The position provides hydrogeological technical assistance to internal and external stakeholders, with an emphasis on PFAS assessment or remediation. It independently leads meetings and presents assessment results and other deliverables in writing and through presentations, evaluates exposure routes to prioritize sites, and systematically assesses project effectiveness and efficiency. The consultant may also organize community engagement events, collect and organize data, and support accurate reporting. This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week position with applicable State benefits. It currently qualifies for a hybrid telework option with routine office and remote workdays; telework arrangements may change at management’s discretion. The position is exempt from the Human Resources Act, except for Articles 6 and 7. The recruitment salary range is $63,927–$101,703.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in agricultural, biological, engineering, environmental, or natural resource sciences, or a closely related curriculum, from an appropriately accredited institution, and three years of experience related to the area of assignment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Valid driver’s license.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the subject matter expert for the ECSDC source assessment team and ensure technical objectives, contractual obligations, and management directives are established, communicated, and achieved.
- Act as a primary liaison with ECSDC engineering contractors and contracted project management, audit, and grant reporting staff.
- Collaborate with DEQ staff and review contractor source assessment processes and deliverables for adherence to current, agency-accepted investigative processes.
- Provide hydrogeological technical assistance to internal and external stakeholders, with emphasis on PFAS assessment or remediation of contaminated media.
- Independently implement processes, lead meetings, and present assessment results and other deliverables through presentations and written documents.
- Prioritize sites by evaluating routes of exposure through contaminated environmental media, with emphasis on PFAS.
- Systematically evaluate projects to determine their effectiveness and efficiency in achieving goals.
- Organize community engagement events as needed to supplement contractor outreach and ensure responsible DEQ representation.
- Collect, compile, and organize data to support accurate reporting.
Benefits
- Applicable State benefits
- Eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
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