Tdec-Environmental Consultant 3

Job Information

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION, AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY

For more information, visit the link below:

https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/environment/job-announcements-/preferred-service/00127472_env_con_3_apc_tdec-job-opp_ps.pdf

Qualifications

Necessary Special Qualifications: Applicants for this class must:

• Applicants for this class must possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license at the time of appointment in some positions.

Examination Method: Education and Experience, 100%, for Preferred Service positions.

Summary

Summary: Under direction, serves as an Environmental Consultant dealing with issues of unusual difficulty within a division. Performs scientific and technical work of unusual difficulty associated with or related to technical oversight, planning, reviewing, negotiating, coordinating, program and process development and performs related work as required.
Distinguishing Features:This is the third level technical consultant in the Environmental Consultant sub-series. An employee in this class performs professional environmental consultant duties in environmental regulatory, radiological health, natural areas and/or sustainability programs by serving as an Environmental Consultant and technical or regulatory expert addressing complex issues. An incumbent in this classification functions as a technical consultant working within a division dealing with issues of unusual difficulty, and may train or lead a large or complex process or project team or function as technical expert for a regional or Statewide program and/or industry section. This classification differs from Environmental Consultant 4 in that an incumbent of the latter functions as a lead over two or more large and complex project or process teams or regional or Statewide programs, or has expertise in two or more industry sectors. The Environmental Consultant 3 differs from Environmental Consultant 2 in that an incumbent of the latter serves as a technical expert and may train or lead two small work units or project teams.

Responsibilities

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others:

• Communicates and/or presents interpretation of regulations, policy, guidance, etc. to stakeholders.
• Interprets findings, results, etc. to stakeholders (i.e. site inspections, permits, lab results, etc.)

Getting Information:

• Performs research on regulatory information sources, to provide assistance and stay current with local, state, and federal standards and/or procedures.
• May search for entities that should be regulated, to identify and inform those that need to be brought into compliance.
• Conducts and/or oversees environmental surveys, inventories or monitoring, including site evaluations that may be of conservation interest.
• Review rules, track updates, and assess impacts to stakeholders.
• Obtains and receives records, data, operational plans, enforcement action requests, etc.
• Attend meetings (such as, but not limited to: board meetings, regulatory meetings, association meetings, etc.).

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment:

• Operates personal or assigned vehicles (such as, but not limited to watercraft, all-terrain vehicles, tractors, etc.), in accordance with agency policy and procedures, as well as all traffic laws.

Performing General Physical Activities:

• Performs physical activities, such as, walking (i.e. ditches, uneven terrain, etc), wading in water, swimming, climbing, lifting, operating soil evaluation equipment (i.e. auger or probe), etc.
• Performs physically demanding, ecologically-based stewardship and natural resource management on state natural areas, (utilizing equipment, such as backpack sprayer, chainsaw, bush hog, lawnmower, tractor, etc. in the management of rare species habitat, controlled fire, trail maintenance, boundary maintenance, invasive species control, etc.).

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work:

• Implements state and/or federal grant/loan projects, including planning, researching, field work, data management, report writing, and public outreach.
• Prioritizes work assignments to ensure goals are met.
• Assists in the development of administrative policy drafts.
• Performs natural areas planning, including the preparation and updating of management plans and ensuring annual reports are compiled and submitted, each year.

Scheduling Work and Activities:

• Schedules work week when overseeing projects to address regular and complaint inspections, tasks, directives, correspondence, etc.

Staffing Organizational Units:

• Assist with the recruiting, interviewing, and selection of employees for the work unit.
• May discuss with management recommendations on employment actions.
• May discuss with program management training needs for new and incumbent staff.

Developing and Building Teams:

• Encourages and works harmoniously with team members by listening, sharing, and/or brainstorming.
• Continually seeks out ways to involve staff and seeks their commitment to departmental goals.
• Willingly volunteers and participates in work groups, special assignments, planning teams, etc., as opportunities arise that further established goals.

Thinking Creatively:

• Actively seeks opportunities to improve processes to ensure goals and/or mission of the department are met or exceeded.
• May create and design outreach material (i.e. websites, social media, etc.) and/or regulatory assistance/training programs that apply to stakeholders.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public:

• Schedule, participate in, and/or lead public meetings/hearings, as required.
• Schedule, participate in, and/or lead public outreach presentations, (such as, but not limited to: school presentations, guided hikes, special events, etc.).

Interacting With Computers:

• Designs or develops databases, for stakeholders.
• Develops and maintains at least a general knowledge and use of various software programs, such as word processing, spreadsheets, databases, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), etc.
• Enters time and leave within the designated computer program, in a proper and timely manner.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge:

• Update and determine application of regulatory information.
• Fulfills established educational/training requirements.
• May assist management with ensuring department staff maintain at least minimum standards in training and certification.
• Seeks opportunities for professional development.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material:

• Conducts inspections of equipment, structures and/or material, to ensure proper installation, maintenance, and/or operation.
• Evaluates performance of equipment, structures, and/or materials.

Performing Administrative Activities:

• Draft and/or develop documents (such as, but not limited to administrative orders, letters, permits, etc.), for review and signature.
• Assist management with review, response, and/or analysis of legislation, public correspondence, etc.
• Ensures confidential material is not disclosed or made accessible to unauthorized personnel.
• Supervises the preparation and maintenance of operating records and reports.
• Ensures files are managed according to the Records Disposition Authorization (RDA).
• Recognize and coordinate interpretation or translation services, as needed.
• Completes required documentation for travel and/or field use of vehicle (i.e. mileage logs, travel time, vehicle inspection checklist, etc.)
• Ensures all activities, contacts, and meetings are properly filed.
• Distributes documents to appropriate parties to ensure proper routing.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization;

• Ensures all internal and external customers are serviced in a timely, professional and knowledgeable manner, so as to meet the mission.
• Follows established policy for media/legislative contacts, which may include providing a response.
• Provides high-quality outreach, including design, distribution of information, and technical assistance to stakeholders.
• Use tools, such as GIS, etc., to inform and educate stakeholders and improve or maintain environmental resources.
• May coordinate with local, state, and/or federal agencies, and/or non-governmental organizations, for consultations and/or joint projects.
• Update and inform stakeholders of policy and/or regulation changes, as they occur.

Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment:

• Maintain and calibrate electronic equipment (such as, but not limited to: radiation detection meter, photo ionization detector, pH meter, GPS, etc.), as needed.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others:

• Provides technical expertise in handling disasters involving nuclear, transportation, and industrial accidents as well as natural catastrophes.
• May serve as a technical advisor/expert to a moderate program or section providing consultative, technical, or educational information to other environmental staff, industries, municipalities, counties, individuals, or groups.
• Provides consultative, technical, or educational services to industry, municipalities, counties, individuals, or groups in the necessity and methodology of enhancing environmental stewardship, health or other standards, practices, and safety.
• Participates in enforcement actions to bring non-compliant entities into compliance.
• Responds to environmental or other requests/inquiries, in a timely manner.
• Assists central office personnel with the development of and/or revisions to regulations and guidance documents.
• Updates regulatory information to stakeholders.

Coaching and Developing Others:

• Addresses and/or recognizes the performance of employees assigned to special projects and provides input in employee performance to managers and supervisors for consideration during the performance management process.
• Provides and/or participates in training TDEC staff.
• Provides coaching/mentoring to TDEC staff on specific technical environmental issues.
• Recommends professional development opportunities for project team members based upon observation of performance on special projects.
• May oversee the development and presentation of an orientation program for new staff in specific areas of technical expertise.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships:

• Ensures healthy relationships with stakeholders.
• Works with other agencies and organizations to ensure that operational and programmatic activities receive early concurrence and input from regional and statewide authorities.
• Relates observations, conclusions, and opinions to co-workers/internal customers in a respectful and professional manner.

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment:

• Calibrate mechanical equipment (such as, but not limited to: ozone monitor, etc.), as needed.
• Maintains equipment (such as, but not limited to air monitoring, laser level, boats, etc.), needed to perform duties.

Processing Information:

• Compiles, processes, and reviews records, data, operational plans, enforcement action requests, etc.
• Compiles all required technical information for environmental or other documents.
• Manages databases, as designated, to meet agency requirements.
• Generates queries and develops reports for stakeholders.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources:

• Provide technical oversight, review, and/or project management of ongoing state and/or federal grant/loan programs.
• Ensures contractors' proposed work activities comply with established rates.
• Manages fee programs to ensure that funds are properly and accurately distributed and tracked.
• Assist management with budget development.
• Determines eligibility to participate in fund reimbursement programs.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates:

• Communicates regularly with project team members, coworkers, and/or supervisors to ensure consistent program operation, (i.e., staff meetings, performance evaluations, etc.).
• Provides effective communication to supervisors, peers, or teams being lead on special projects by telephone, email, verbally, etc.
• Advises management about issues of concern, as they occur.
• Recognizes, provides, and communicates areas of improvement.

Documenting/Recording Information:

• Prepares and/or maintains complete and accurate records and reports, (such as, but not limited to the NEPA Administrative record, enforcement action request, grant applications, etc.).
• Documents all relevant work activities, contacts, and meetings.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems:

• Analyzes available information/data, to ensure the best solution is chosen, to meet regulatory and/or stakeholders (such as, but not limited to: the public, legislators, other government agencies, coworkers, non-governmental organizations, etc.), needs.
• Determines if compliance violation warrants an enforcement order.
• Review plans and reports to determine future regulatory actions required.

Training and Teaching Others:

• Provides high-quality education and training to stakeholders (i.e. public, regulated community, first responders and staff).
• Identifies training needs and develops plans to ensure staff are adequately trained to perform their work.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others:

• Oversees and/or investigates complaints; develops and/or reviews corrective recommendations for identified problems, and if necessary, initiates legal action to effect compliance of established standards, laws, rules, regulations, or policies.

Analyzing Data or Information:

• Oversees environmental compliance monitoring and inspection work or independently performs inspection duties in areas such as air pollution, water resources, remediation, underground storage tanks, solid waste management, radiological health, natural areas, etc.
• Determines if the documents (i.e., permits, applications, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), licenses, etc.) may be approved by reviewing and evaluating information submitted by applicant or acquired by site inspections and/or other informative sources used for determining minimum environmental or other compliance with established standards.
• Oversees environmental compliance monitoring and inspection work in a small to moderate program or section within air pollution, water resources, remediation, underground storage tanks, solid waste management, radiological health, natural areas, etc.
• Enforces established environmental or other standards, laws, rules, regulations, and/or administrative policies and procedures, taking corrective action as warranted.
• Ensures statutory obligations are fulfilled.
• Reviews staff reports, performance review documents, and other submitted documentation for accuracy and completeness in conjunction with supervisors and/or managers in areas related to projects lead by the TDEC Environmental Consultant 3 or related to the TDEC Environmental Consultant 3 areas of expertise.
• Coordinates environmental project management duties at assigned sites; including interaction with responsible parties and review of relevant documents and information pertinent to the site.
• Assures that completed budgets are properly justified and submitted in a timely manner with properly coded expenditures, as warranted.
• Coordinates and/or leads meetings with stakeholders.
• Coordinates committee meetings to develop policies, procedures, and plans.

Selling or Influencing Others:

• Builds consensus among stakeholders, in order to further Department environmental mission and goals.
• Makes presentations to internal and external stakeholders.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings:

• Independently performs environmental or other compliance monitoring.
• Performs environmental investigation, remediation, and/or monitoring work, including sampling and evaluation of pollutants and/or ionizing radiation to determine compliance with environmental or other standards.

Developing Objectives and Strategies:

• Develops standard operating procedures to ensure compliance with established standards and consistency with divisional and departmental policies.

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment:

• Prepares documentation (such as permits, designs, layout, blueprints, soil evaluations, etc.), in a concise and defensible manner, to ensure missions are met.

Competencies

Tools & Equipment

• Personal Computer/ Calculator Table
• Telephone/Cell Phone/Pager
• Printer/Scanner/Copier/Fax
• Water Craft/Motor Vehicle
• Sampling, Monitoring Equipment and Supplies/Tools
• Radiation Detection Meter/ Radiation Survey Equipment/Personal Dosimetry
• Tractors/All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)
• Two-way Radios
• Cameras and Optical Equipment
• Film Processing Equipment
• Global Position System (GPS)
• Surveying and Measuring Equipment
• Safety and/or Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Outdoor Power Equipment and Hand Tools
• Projector
• Laboratory Equipment
• Maps/Plans
• Fluorometer
• Electroshocking Equipment
• Compass
• Graphic Software

TN Driver Standards

State of Tennessee positions that may involve driving responsibilities require candidates to meet the following minimum driver qualifications:

• A valid driver's license
• For the past five years, the candidate's driver record must not have record of the following violations: driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, license suspension for moving violations, more than 4 moving violations.

Please include your Driver's License Information under the Licenses and Certifications section of your application.

**Agencies may allow an exception based on other factors.