Environmental Manager (20047822) - Hybrid

Environmental Manager (20047822) - Hybrid

What We Need:

Environmental Manager

What We Do:

At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws.

What We Need YOU To Do:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to join our team as an Environmental Managerwith the Division of Surface Water (DSW) at our Central Office in downtown Columbus.

You are EXACTLY who we’ve been waiting for.

In this role you’ll manage personnel, projects, and surface water permits in the Central Office permits section to ensure conformance with procedures and regulations related to water pollution control.

You’ll recommend actions on Permits to Install (PTIs), certifications, and plan approvals including permit issuance/denial and QA/QC procedures for PTIs, tax certifications, and other related program activities.

You’ll maintain consistency on division implementation of antidegradation, PTI, operation certification and pretreatment programs, and develop standard operation policies and procedures.

You’ll coordinate with U.S. EPA, other divisions and agencies, and represent Ohio EPA in negotiations, meetings, hearings, and conferences. As a subject matter expert, you’ll provide technical assistance and guidance to public officials, owners and operators, industry representatives, and the public.

Let’s run that all back:

• Manage personnel, projects, programs, and surface water permits in the Central Office.
• Recommend actions on program permits, certifications, and plan approvals.
• Maintain implementation of antidegradation, PTI, operation certification, and pretreatment programs.
• Provide technical assistance to internal and external customers.

What’s In It For You:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period. Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Employee Development Funds

• The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

• ENGINEERING PREFERRED
• 6 yrs. trg. or 6 yrs. exp. in position involving engineering or chemistry, physics, biology &/or comparable science field &/or mathematics &/or history &/or archaeology which included responsibility for developing, coordinating & implementing programs for specific environmental area (e.g., air pollution; water pollution; solid/hazardous waste planning; ecological impact assessment; water quality monitoring & assessment; ground water or laboratory services); AND 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. as lead worker or supervisor or in administrative capacity. Note: Training &/or experience must correspond to environmental area to be assigned. Positions in Environmental Protection Agency's solid waste program, excluding positions in solid waste planning unit, also require valid Ohio certificate of registration as sanitarian or valid Ohio certificate as sanitarian-in-training.
• OR 12 mos. as Environmental Supervisor, 85865.
• OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Environmental Services, Customer Focus

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.

Knowledge of engineering, chemistry, physics, biology &/or other comparable science field &/or mathematics &/or history &/or archaeology; impact of environmental pollution sources on environment; applicable state & federal laws, rules & regulations & standards relative to environmental control & public health; engineering principles & current practices; inspection & investigation techniques & procedures; computer simulations & predictive modeling; supervision; management*. Skill in operation & maintenance of sampling &/or surveying equipment; operation of computer terminal. Ability to understand technical field of study; analyze & interpret scientific & technical data; formulate &/or edit technical &/or scientific policies/procedures/regulations governing activities of assigned areas; prepare & maintain correspondence & detailed & comprehensive reports & records technical & scientific in nature; use statistical analysis; establish & maintain favorable public relations with public officials, facility operators &/or owners, plant managers &/or their representatives; establish friendly atmosphere as unit manager. (*)Developed after employment.