Environmental Program Specialist 1

Alaskajobs; Alaska; Hybrid; USD 57,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Drinking Water Program, seeks a qualified candidate to support public water systems in Anchorage, Soldotna, Wasilla, Fairbanks and Juneau. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with state and federal drinking water regulations, reviewing data, identifying errors, and providing technical assistance.

You will help with lead service line inventories, PFAS sampling projects, and training on program requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental, physical, biological, or natural science; engineering; planning; or natural resources.
• Valid driver's license.
• Experience with regulatory programs or public health is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Reviews laboratory data and compliance reports, identifies reporting errors, performs data entry, and verifies regulatory compliance.
• Provides technical and compliance assistance to small public water system operators and reviews inspection reports.
• Assists with lead service line inventory development and review to identify potential lead service lines.
• Contributes to PFAS sampling, developing templates and guidance materials, and training on forms and program requirements.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Reading

Conscientiousness

Problem Solving

Research

Oral Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental, physical, biological, or natural science; engineering; planning; or natural resources

Job description

Job Description

THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION EMPLOYEES ONLY

This position is being recruited for in Anchorage, Soldotna, Wasilla, Fairbanks, of Juneau.

Pay will be determined based on

location

of selected individual.

Anchorage, Soldotna, Wasilla salary: $27.46

Fairbanks salary: $28.28

Juneau salary: $28.83

What you will be doing:

This position supports the Division of Environmental Health’s Drinking Water Program by helping public water systems maintain compliance with state and federal drinking water regulations.

Reviews laboratory data and compliance reports, identifies reporting errors, performs data entry, and verifies regulatory compliance.

Provides technical and compliance assistance to small public water system operators, evaluates inspection reports, and supports corrective actions.

Assists with lead service line inventory development and review to help systems identify and remove potential lead service lines.

Contributes to special projects, including PFAS sampling, developing templates and guidance materials, and providing training on forms and program requirements.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

The Drinking Water Program implements the federal Safe Drinking Water Act in Alaska to ensure all residents have access to safe drinking water. It works with public water systems to maintain compliance with state and federal regulations, preventing waterborne disease outbreaks and exposure to contaminants. This position supports senior compliance and engineering staff and provides technical assistance to public water systems throughout the Anchorage area, southwestern Alaska, the Aleutians, and the North Slope.

The benefits of joining our team:

Collaborative Environment:

We value and support each member of the Drinking Water team and work collaboratively to implement drinking water regulations to help protect the public health of Alaskans and visitors to the state.

Support & Growth:

Benefit from accessible management, on-the-job training, and pathways for advancement in drinking water, as well as other environmental fields.

Comprehensive Benefits:

Enjoy State benefits including leave accrual, state holidays, and premium health benefits.

Flexible Work Arrangements:

We believe in a work-life balance and offer semi-flexible scheduling and the potential for a hybrid work environment once trained.

Meaningful Work:

Every individual deserves access to safe drinking water. Our mission is important and includes a variety of work in environmental assistance, enforcement, and engineering.

The working environment you can expect:

The position location depends on the selected candidate and provides professional support to Anchorage Compliance and Engineering staff in a primarily office-based role with potential part-time telework after training. Daily work involves independent task management, frequent collaboration with colleagues and public water systems, and occasional summer field inspections if desired.

We are looking for a candidate that has experience in the following areas:

Attention to Detail:

Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Reading:

Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.

Conscientiousness:

Displays a high level of effort and commitment towards performing work; demonstrates responsible behavior.

Special Notice:

A valid Driver's License is required

Minimum Qualifications

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with the following competencies

Problem Solving

• Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

Research

• Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; and the reporting of results.

Oral Communication

• Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college in an environmental, physical, biological, or natural science; engineering; planning; or natural resources.

Additional Required Information

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF THE INTERVIEW

Unofficial school transcripts if using education to meet minimum qualifications.

Contact information for three (3) professional references.

Pre-Employment Certification Form, a copy of which will be provided to you prior to the interview.

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT

The State’s online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.

THIS RECRUITMENT IS FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION EMPLOYEES ONLY

Candidates must currently work in the Department of Environmental Conservation and hold permanent employment status, or have transfer rights, or, if separated, have rehire rights to this job classification.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given