Environmental Analyst - Environmental Quality - Air Monitoring Division

Pima County; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pima County Environmental Quality seeks an Environmental Analyst to support ambient air quality monitoring and compliance with federal regulations. The role involves data analysis, data collection system design, and overseeing field instrumentation calibration and maintenance.

The candidate will review local, state, and federal regulations, prepare reports, and help develop environmental quality control strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an environmental field and one year of related technical experience.
• Or one year with Pima County in an Environmental Health Specialist I or related position.

Responsibilities

• Collects and analyzes environmental data for compliance and research.
• Maintains, repairs, installs, calibrates, and QC field environmental instrumentation.
• Reviews laws and assists management with comments on regulations.
• Designs data collection systems and QC methods using databases and research techniques.
• Prepares reports and interprets data for environmental quality control strategies.

Skills

Data analysis

Report writing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science or closely related field

One year of related technical experience OR one year with Pima County in Environmental Health Specialist I

Tools

Air monitoring equipment

Field instrumentation calibration

Job description

Environmental Analyst – Environmental Quality

This position ensures the County's ambient air quality monitoring network is operating effectively and remains in compliance with federal air monitoring regulations.

Essential Functions

• Collects, compiles, classifies and analyzes data related to environmental research and compliance activities;
• Performs technical work in repair, maintenance, installation, calibration, modification, and quality control checks of field environmental instrumentation;
• Reviews and analyzes local, state and federal laws, regulations and proposals, and assists management in developing departmental comments on proposed regulations;
• Designs environmental quality data collection systems and specialized environmental quality control methods, using computer automated systems, databases and research techniques;
• Assists management and engineering staff in writing critiques and recommendations on specific environmental projects and plans, determining cost and impact of implementation;
• Prepares written reports and correlates resulting scientific data for use in the development of environmental quality control strategies;
• Recommends and initiates planning activities, data requests and data analysis methods for compliance related purposes;
• Provides information to the public and news media concerning environmental quality including the interpretation of scientific data and trends in pollution control or forecasting;
• Interprets county ordinances, state and federal laws, rules and regulations affecting environmental quality;
• Advises and consults with management, public officials, vendors, professional, civic and other groups, organizations and individuals in the area of specialization;
• May participate in the development of department policy and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in an environmental science, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, biochemistry, bio systems analysis, or a closely related field, AND one year of technical experience in wastewater, water treatment, drinking water, groundwater, surface water, air quality control, solid waste, hazardous waste, sustainability or general environmental management;
• Alternatively, one year with Pima County in an Environmental Health Specialist I or related position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating and maintaining systems used to collect and validate air monitoring data;
• Experience with/knowledge of installing, calibrating, troubleshooting, and repairing scientific, laboratory, and industrial process control instrumentation, including environmental monitoring equipment;
• Experience performing routine field activities to maintain safe and accessible environmental work sites;
• Experience organizing, analyzing, and documenting technical or scientific data, including preparing reports and maintaining accurate records;
• Experience in environmental sample collection, scientific testing, and interpretation of analytical data.

Licenses and Certificates

• Valid driver license at time of application and appointment;
• 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine suitability to operate county vehicles.

Physical/Sensory Requirements

• Action Activity – bending, kneeling, reaching, squatting, stooping;
• Motion Activity – grasping;
• Hearing Activity – in noisy areas, behind themselves;
• Speaking Activity – in person and on phone;
• Vision – operate a motor vehicle;
• Frequently required to lift, push or pull objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

EEO Statement

Pima County Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce and will not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, kinship, political interest, or any other characteristic protected by law.