Environmental Specialist 2 (20039130)

State of Ohio • Bowling Green, OH

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ohio EPA wants you to join our team as a solid waste specialist in the Division of Materials and Waste Management (DMWM) at our Northwest District Office in Bowling Green, Ohio. For us, proper management of Ohio’s waste is critical. We’re looking for someone who enjoys fieldwork and attention to detail to assist with DMWM's mission to maintain safe waste management in Ohio. You’ll visit solid waste facilities, collect environmental samples, investigate complaints, and write clear reports of your findings. You’ll help facilities understand what they need to do to stay in compliance and support enforcement actions when they don’t. Back in the office, you’ll review engineering plans and permit applications for landfills, transfer stations, and construction and demolition debris sites to make sure they are accurate and meet state requirements. Part of your work will involve evaluating health districts approved to administer solid waste programs and facilities in their own areas. You’ll also offer technical guidance and assistance to health and local officials and industry partners regarding solid waste rules and best practices.

Requirements

• 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.
• Environmental Services
• Public Relations
• Engineering
• Equipment Operations
• Reasoning
• Verbal Communication
• Written Communication
• Customer Focus

Nice To Haves

• Registered Environmental Health Specialist-in-Training preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections of solid waste sites to ensure permit compliance.
• Review permit applications and technical documents for waste management facilities.
• Prepare reports and correspondence for non-compliance and enforcement matters.
• Evaluate the approval of health districts to manage their local solid waste programs.
• Provide technical assistance to boards of health, government officials, and industry professionals.

Benefits

• 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 )

What This Job Offers

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