Environmental Analyst 2 (35 Hour) (Hybrid)

State of Connecticut - Department of Energy & Environmental Protection; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Hybrid/telework

Benefits overview

Job summary

The State of Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is seeking an Environmental Analyst 2 in Hartford to support the licensing and enforcement unit in the ERSPD. The role focuses on RBCRs compliance, PEP approvals, and processing GP applications, with emphasis on accurate data review and public access to up-to-date information.

The position offers a 35-hour work week with first shift, a hybrid/telework option, and opportunities for professional growth within MMCA's

Qualifications

• Six (6) years of experience involving technical analysis and interpretation of environmental program data.
• Experience interpreting and applying state/federal environmental statutes and regulations.
• Strong written and verbal communication and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Assist in reviewing and approving environmental permits and PEP processes.
• Support enforcement actions and recordkeeping for environmental compliance.
• Track and report metrics for unit operations and program deliverables.
• Conduct site investigations and prepare environmental impact summaries.
• Collaborate with staff to draft regulations and guidance materials.

Skills

Environmental policy analysis

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical skills

Oral and written communication

Tools

GIS

Job description

Introduction

The State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)�is currently seeking an Environmental Analyst 2 to join our team within the Bureau of Materials Management & Compliance Assurance's (MMCA) Emergency Response & Spill Prevention Division (ERSPD) located in Hartford, CT.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

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• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees
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POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

This position is within the ERSPD Prevention, Enforcement and Corrective Action’s, Licensing & Enforcement Unit.

This position is a 35 hour per week, first shift, full-time position. A flexible schedule is available subject to approval, working Monday to Friday. A hybrid/ telework option is available with this position.

YOUR ROLE

This Environmental Analyst 2 position will primarily focus on work in support of the newly promulgated Release-Based Cleanup Regulations (RBCRs) and assisting senior level staff as assigned by the Licensing & Enforcement Unit to approve Permitted Environmental Professional (PEP) courses, review and approve PEP applications and training materials, provide public access to up-to-date PEP lists, and approve and process General Permit (GP) applications for PEPs, audit submittals for emergent reportable releases (ERRs) to ensure compliant cleanup of ERRs in order to minimize and prevent environmental damage and public exposure to toxic hazards and taking office-based enforcement. Enforcement often includes assisting in the drafting and issuing of actions taken pursuant to formal and informal enforcement response policies, tracking enforcement actions to completion, researching and reviewing technical responses to actions issued, creating and tracking key metrics for unit operations, closing out enforcement actions, assisting with unit electronic recordkeeping and reporting needs and performing other similar duties as required.

OUR MISSION

DEEP is charged with conserving, improving and protecting the natural resources and the environment of the state of Connecticut as well as making cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available for the people and businesses of the state. The agency is also committed to playing a positive role in rebuilding Connecticut’s economy and creating jobs – and to fostering a sustainable and prosperous economic future for the state.

Within the MMCA, our mission is to work to ensure the proper management - handling, use, and disposal - of materials including water, wastewater, petroleum products, pesticides, mercury, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), and wastes.

OPERATIONS WITHIN OUR DIVISION

Through a number of different mechanisms - outreach and education, product handling efforts and phase outs, training, and regulatory activity - DEEP is working to develop better stewardship of these materials to protect environmental quality and public safety for Connecticut's current and future generations.

Nearly every day, despite preventative measures, there are incidents that threaten the environment. The ERSPD is prepared to limit the risks and handle incidents ranging from a spill of a few gallons to a tanker full of petroleum liquids, from abandoned or leaking underground storage tank or unknown drums of chemicals to anthrax or chemical fire.

Releases, even small ones, can endanger public health or the environment by making the water or air unsafe. Releases of hazardous materials can contaminate surface water, groundwater or soil, impact plants, fish and wildlife and their habitat or create unsafe exposure for the general public or emergency responders. The ERSPD responds 24 hours per day to emergencies that result from accidental and deliberate discharges and uncontrolled releases of oil, petroleum, hazardous wastes, and chemicals to the air, land and waterways from roadway incidents, industrials processes, oil and chemical spills, failed tanks/pipes and abandoned drums as well as biological and chemical weapons.

Purpose of job class (Nature of work)

In the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in the technical review and analysis of environmental program data and issues within the environmental field, developing recommendations on courses of action and assisting with the implementation of policy and program decisions.

In other state agencies this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in the technical review and analysis of environmental program data and issues, developing recommendations for courses of action and assisting with the implementation of policy and program decisions.

Examples of duties

• Assists in development of departmental, statewide or local environment and/or emergency response plans and programs;
• Researches, collects and analyzes resources, data and educational materials;
• Reviews and analyzes proposed projects for consistency with policies and statutes and assesses environmental impact;
• Conducts site investigations;
• Prepares environmental impact statements and recommends corrective actions and alternatives;
• Analyzes existing state policies, statutes, plans and regulatory programs and reviews pending legislation for environmental impact;
• Coordinates database maintenance and disseminates information;
• Assists in drafting new regulations, statutes, guidelines and other written materials;
• Assists in formulating policy options;
• Provides technical consultation to local, regional, state, federal officials and the public;
• Coordinates federal grant-in-aid programs and prepares related paperwork;
• Recommends enforcement actions and prepares reports;
• Reviews and makes recommendations on environmental permit requests;
• May prepare publications and guidelines on environmental protection, natural resources education and economic development issues;
• May develop and implement environmental and leisure service education programs;
• May testify at public hearings;
• May prepare enforcement actions;
• May serve as a legislative liaison;
• May serve as department representative on various regulatory and advisory boards and committees;
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge, skill and ability

Knowledge of

• principles and practices in fields relative to environmental protection;
• principles and practices of environmental and policy analysis;
• local, state and federal laws, statutes, regulations and policies pertaining to environmental protection;
• environmental program planning principles and practices;
• statistics;

Skills

• interpersonal skills;
• oral and written communication skills;
• in research and organization;

Ability to

• understand and interpret legislation and technical data;
• utilize computer software.

Minimum qualifications - general experience

Six (6) years of experience involving technical analysis and interpretation of environmental program data or planning and implementing environmental programs.

Minimum qualifications - substitutions allowed

• College training in a scientific or technical discipline related to the environmental field including but not limited to the biological, earth, or physical sciences; environmental planning; environmental law; economics; leisure services; geographic information systems; geography with a concentration in geographic information systems; natural sciences; or natural resources may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's degree in a scientific or technical discipline related to the environmental field including but not limited to the biological, earth, or physical sciences; environmental planning; environmental law; economics; leisure services; geographic information systems; geography with a concentration in geographic information systems; natural sciences; or natural resources may be substituted for five (5) years of the General Experience.
• NOTE: Education may only be substituted for a total of five (5) years.
• For state employees one (1) year of experience as an Environmental Analyst 1 may be substituted for the General Experience.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience interpreting and applying state and federal statutes, regulations and policies particularly those pertaining to the Release-Based Cleanup Regulations (RBCRs).
• Experience communicating verbally and in writing to the regulated community, environmental professionals, the public, and government officials.
• Experience interpreting and applying the Underground Storage Tank (UST) regulations, marine terminal licensing requirements, or Release Reporting Regulations (RRR).
• Experience reviewing, tracking, and approving release cleanup documentation.
• Experience reviewing, interpreting and presenting technical data in charts, graphs, data tables, drawings and site maps.