Geologist I - Oahu (Ohhi)

State of Hawai'i • Island of Oahu, HI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The primary purpose of this position is to independently perform difficult and complex geologic studies, reviews, and investigations at hazardous waste, solid waste, and leaking underground storage tank sites and evaluate the environmental and health issues of those releases. In addition, this position is responsible for providing technical assistance on geological and hydrological issues as they pertain to corrective actions at various types of sites. This position is also responsible for providing technical support for the U.S. Navy Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Tanks Special Project. A position in this class represents the fully competent level in this series. This is NOT an entry level or trainee position.

Requirements

• Legal Authorization to Work: The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree and major in geology, hydrology or a related field of geoscience.
• Specialized Experience: Three (3) years of progressively responsible professional geological or hydrological work experience.
• Applicants must possess a valid driver's license at the time of appointment.

Nice To Haves

• Field or laboratory work of a technical geology nature, which has provided a means of obtaining a professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of geology and closely related sciences, e.g., geophysics, geochemistry and hydrology.
• Para-professional work which provided experience in only one phase of technical geological work, e.g., collecting samples, is unacceptable as a means of acquiring the required professional knowledge of theory and application of the principles of geology, and cannot be substituted for the required education.
• Professional geological or hydrological experience includes geologic or hydrologic mapping; making and recording geological or hydrological field observations and collecting samples for laboratory analyses; devising field and laboratory techniques and methods, observational and experimental, for use in the study of geologic or hydrological phenomena; preparing, identifying and studying samples of minerals, rocks and water; compiling and interpreting field, laboratory and published data for use by others or for publication; investigating the influences and interrelationships of climate, topography and water bodies on specific geological or hydrological processes and environments; and preparing professional scientific and economic reports.
• The experience must have demonstrated the ability to apply the principles and practices of physics, chemistry and mathematics to geological or hydrological studies and investigations.
• The experience must have also demonstrated ability to independently plan and organize difficult geological or hydrological and laboratory studies; conduct complex studies, including collecting, analyzing, evaluating, interpreting geologic or hydrologic data and preparing oral and written reports of findings and recommendations.
• The overall experience of the applicant must indicate ability to oversee the work of personnel who may be assigned to assist in the conduct of geologic or hydrologic study.
• Teaching experience in geology or hydrology may be considered qualifying professional experience in geology or hydrology, if accompanied by a significant amount of research, direction of research, advising students at the graduate level, investigative and consultative services on geological-hydrological problems.
• This experience must have included the actual conduct of field and laboratory studies of geological or hydrological phenomena.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform difficult and complex geologic studies, reviews, and investigations at hazardous waste, solid waste, and leaking underground storage tank sites.
• Evaluate the environmental and health issues of those releases.
• Provide technical assistance on geological and hydrological issues as they pertain to corrective actions at various types of sites.
• Provide technical support for the U.S. Navy Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Tanks Special Project.

Benefits

• Membership in the civil service upon satisfactory completion of an initial probation period of at least six months.
• Eligibility to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions.
• Rights and benefits afforded to an employee in a permanent position with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program

What This Job Offers

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