Environmental Resources Analyst

WV Department of Human Services; West Virginia; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

WV Department of Human Services is seeking an advanced technical expert to ensure the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) implementation across a District Office area. The role conducts EPA-mandated Sanitary Surveys of public water systems, evaluating source, treatment, distribution, storage, and operator compliance, and documents findings in comprehensive reports.

The position is field-based and requires on-call 24/7/365 for emergency response and disaster relief, providing technical assistance,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent paid professional experience in the specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Perform Sanitary Surveys of public water systems (PWSs) and document observations and deficiencies.
• Provide routine and emergency technical assistance to PWS operators.
• Assist in teaching PWS operator training courses and participate in investigations.
• Advise public officials, engineers, and operators on best public health practices; may testify as an expert witness.

Skills

Emergency response

Public health liaison

Technical writing

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

Nature of Work

This position serves as an advanced technical expert to ensure the implementation of the EPAs Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in an assigned District Office area. This position performs EPA mandated Sanitary Surveys of public water systems (PWSs) including, but not limited to, evaluations of the source, treatment, distribution, storage, pumping, monitoring/reporting, operation/management, and operator compliance. This also includes a comprehensive report documenting observations, findings, deficiencies, etc. In addition, this position will conduct other formal and informal site visits, provide technical assistance to public water systems related to treatment and distribution of public drinking water, respond to emergency situations including on-site and collecting of critical data during emergencies (floods, blizzards, spills, droughts, etc.) relating to public health protection, provide routine and emergency technical assistance to PWS operators, assist in teaching PWS operator training courses, conduct complaint investigations, advise and consult with public officials, consulting engineers, utility operators, property developers and the general public regarding the best available public health practices pursuant to 16‑1‑9 of the West Virginia State Code, and may be required to testify as an expert witness at legal hearings. Other duties may be required as necessary to protect public health related to public drinking water. This position is a field position and is required to be on call 24/7/365 for emergency response and disaster relief.

Minimum Qualifications

• Training: Master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• OR Additional experience as described below may substitute for the required training at a rate of one (1) year of experience for every fifteen (15) semester hours of graduate training and/or every thirty (30) semester hours of undergraduate training.
• AND Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in the specialty area.