Environmental Compliance Specialist 1/2/3 Land Protection Branch-Southern/Coastal Area

State of Georgia; Brunswick (GA); Remote; USD 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Georgia is seeking a qualified candidate for a remote position in the Environmental Protection Division. This role involves conducting inspections, enforcing regulations, and providing education on lead-based paint and asbestos management. Applicants should possess a relevant bachelor's degree and experience in customer relations and compliance inspections. The position requires travel within Southern/Coastal Georgia and offers teleworking capabilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer relations and compliance inspections.
• Knowledge of federal and state regulations related to lead and asbestos.

Responsibilities

• Conduct survey inspections of pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities.
• Enforce rules and provide education on hazardous management.
• Respond to complaints and conduct outreach.

Skills

Customer Relations

Enforcement and Compliance Inspections

Community Outreach

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, physics, geology, or engineering

Job description

Position Overview

This position reports to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division - Land Protection Branch Recovered Materials Program - Lead-based Paint and Asbestos Unit. It involves planning and conducting survey inspections of pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities, enforcing rules, providing education on Georgia's Lead-Based Paint Hazardous Management and Asbestos Removal and Encapsulation rules, responding to complaints, conducting outreach, and offering technical assistance to the regulated community and other EPD programs.

Work Location and Travel

This is a remote position covering the Southern/Coastal areas of Georgia, particularly east of I-75 and south of I-16, with approximately two days of travel per week to locations such as Savannah, Brunswick, and Valdosta. The role requires the use of a state vehicle housed within the coverage area and teleworking capabilities with reliable internet access. Initial training and occasional refreshers may require overnight travel to the metro region.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in internal and external customer relations
• Experience in enforcement and compliance inspections
• Knowledge of federal and state regulations related to lead and asbestos
• Community outreach experience

Additional Notes

This posting may close early once a suitable applicant pool is identified. Due to high application volume, status updates are not provided via phone or email. Qualified applicants will be considered, but not all will be interviewed. Selected candidates will be contacted for next steps. Non-selected applicants will not receive notification.

Applicants with degrees obtained outside the USA must submit an International Education Evaluation Letter to verify degree equivalency, available from:

• https://www.naces.org/members
• https://aice-eval.org/evaluation-guides/

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, physics, geology, or other natural or physical sciences or engineering from an accredited institution.

Additional Information

• Requisition ID: REG047Z
• Number of Openings: 1
• Salary Range: $41,600.00 - $50,336.00
• Shift: Day Job
• Posting End Date: May 29, 2025