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DEP2400207 Environmental Resources Specialist 1
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
Permitting Section / Stormwater Team
Office Location: 601 57th Street, Southeast, Charleston, WV 25304
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***Please refer to Posting DEP2400208, Environmental Resources Specialist 2. Only one position will be filled with either title. ***
Employee will be assigned to the Division of Water and Waste Management’s (DWWM) Permitting Group. Duties will be performed in office and field environments to protect state water resources. The work requires application of complex scientific principles and a working knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations. Employee will serve as a permit writer for the Stormwater Permitting Program. The position requires occasional travel and field work.
Under direct supervision, these positions perform beginning level professional work in a specialty area in the acquisition, preservation, management and enhancement of the state’s environmental/natural resources. The employee will function as a permit writer of Minor Construction Applications for the Stormwater General Permit for Construction Activity and Notice of Intent Applications for the Stormwater General Permit for Oil and Gas Construction Activity. The employee will receive applications, conduct reviews, issue comments for incomplete applications, draft permits, oversee public notice, attend public hearings, prepare responses to public comments, and submit permits for consideration and signature by the Division Director.
The employee will provide compliance assistance to permittees and will conduct outreach and education to the consulting engineers/geologists preparing permit applications. The employee will occasionally travel to facilities to evaluate compliance status, explain regulatory and permit requirements, and strive to improve the State’s compliance rates in the field of Surface Water Protection. Will maintain records, file documents, and perform routine office duties related to the permitting program, including answering phone calls and email inquiries.
***Note: Regular attendance is an essential part of this position. ***
***Note: Qualifying applicants will be required to complete an internet-based profile assessment to compare the applicant’s thinking and reasoning skills, behavioral traits and the occupational interests against the traits determined to be important to the posted position. ***
***Special Note for Internal State Applicants: Applicants without an environmental related degree or environmental work experience will be required to complete and pass the DOP skills test to be eligible for this position.***
DOP Purposes Only – 0313P00932
Minimum Qualifications
Training: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
OR
Substitution: Full-time or equivalent part-time paid technical or paraprofessional experience in the acquisition, preservation, protection and enhancement of environmental/natural resources may be substituted for the required training at a rate of one (1) year of experience for every thirty (30) semester hours of training.
Promotional Only: Two (2) years as an Environmental Resources Associate may substitute for the required training.
Note: At the appointing agency’s discretion, competitive candidates may receive probationary appointment pending official verification of the qualifying training or certification. The qualifying training or certification must be verified before the employee may be certified permanent.
Other Information
PG: 14 $34,261 – $63,382
Market Rate: $55,844
Special Hiring Rates:
$37,386.128 – Department of Environmental Protection (SPB 2969)
$37,386.128 – Office of Environmental Health Services (SPB 2969)
Note: To be considered for this position, applicants must have permanent civil services status (this includes reinstatements) and meet the minimum requirements or be within the top ten percent of the Division of Personnel Competitive Register for this job classification. Applicants who are current state employees or previous state employees with permanent civil services status may complete an application (Download PDF reader) and apply directly to DEPprehire@wv.gov
Please include posting number DEP2400207 on application.
Applications from covered state employees, mailed to DOP or completed via DOP’s online method, are not forwarded to DEP.
We welcome you to join our team where we value work/life balance and diversity. We offer a great benefits package that includes 12 paid holidays, insurance and flexible benefits, ample annual and sick leave accrual, flexible work schedules, an Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Initiatives, an optional 457 defined contribution retirement savings plan and more.
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