Environmental Resources Specialist

SOWELA Technical Community College; Charleston, Northern (WV, KY); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 paid holidays

Insurance and flexible benefits

Annual and sick leave accrual

Flexible work schedules

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness Initiatives

457 retirement plan

Job summary

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection invites qualified applicants for a laboratory QA certification specialist within the Division of Water and Waste Management. The position focuses on evaluating QA manuals, SOPs, proficiency test results, equipment suitability, and data to support statewide laboratory certifications.

The role requires extensive travel, including overnight trips, and on-site audits, with the ability to prepare concise summaries of evaluations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Substitution: one year of environmental experience for every 30 semester hours of training.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate QA manuals (QAM), SOPs, proficiency test results, equipment suitability, personnel qualifications, laboratory performance data, and related data.
• Perform on-site assessments of laboratories seeking certification; maintain correspondence and prepare evaluation summaries; manage related database entries and deposit memoranda.
• Draft guidance for laboratory and regulated community use in complying with state and federal rules and regulations; maintain files for certification activities.
• Travel extensively, including overnight trips; ensure compliance with audit schedules and communicate findings clearly.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

and the job listing Expires on September 19, 2026

Classified-Exempt – This Position is Not Covered Under the DOP Merit System

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Division of Water and Waste Management; SRF; Quality Assurance Program

Office Location: 601 57th Street, Southeast, Charleston, WV 25304

This position is classified exempt; therefore, does not fall under the classified service.

We welcome you to join our team where we value work/life balance and diversity.

• 12 paid holidays
• Insurance and flexible benefits
• Ample annual and sick leave accrual
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Initiatives
• Optional 457 defined contribution retirement savings plan
• and more

Employee will be assigned to the Division of Water and Waste Management, State Revolving Fund, Quality Assurance Program. At the training level, performs complex professional work in a statewide specialty area evaluating documentation associated with the certification process for laboratories.

This evaluation involves the review of Quality Assurance Manuals (QAM), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Proficiency Test (PT) results, equipment suitability, personnel qualifications, laboratory performance data, quality assurance/ quality control (qa/qc) data, and all other associated documents and data.

Employee will perform on-site assessments of laboratories seeking certification under 47csr32. This activity involves extensive travel with many multi-day overnight trips to evaluate laboratories. Will review checklists completed during the on-site audit and write a summary of the evaluation; review applications submitted to the program and enter information into the database used by the program to track laboratory certifications; process checks for certification fees; enter the laboratory information in program database and tracking spreadsheets and prepare deposit memoranda for accounts receivable.

Employee will maintain correspondence with laboratories and adhere to audit schedules; draft guidance for laboratory and regulated community use in complying with state and federal rules and regulations; maintains files, both hard copy and electronic for all activities associated with the certification process for laboratories. Employee will perform other duties as assigned and/or required.

Must be licensed to operate a motor vehicle or provide other acceptable means of conducting business travel.

The recommended candidate will be subject to a search of his or her Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) prior to being hired and annually thereafter or as needed.

Position requires extensive travel, including overnight and out-of-state.

Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Experience in the use of computer and statistical analysis is desired.

Must possess considerable knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures of organic and inorganic chemistry and public health sanitation program at the local level.

Work will be performed in a laboratory environment where processing of hazardous or unknown chemicals and samples (within accepted safety procedures is typical).

Regular attendance is an essential part of this position.

Qualifying applicants will be required to complete an internet based profile assessment to compare the applicant’s thinking and reasoning skills, behavioral traits and the occupational interests against the traits determined to be important to the posted position.

Minimum Qualifications

Training: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

OR

Substitution: Full-time or equivalent part-time paid technical or paraprofessional experience in the acquisition, preservation, protection and enhancement of environmental/natural resources may be substituted for the required training at a rate of one (1) year of experience for every thirty (30) semester hours of training.