Environmental Resources Specialist 3

State-of-West-Virgini; West Virginia; On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 paid holidays

Insurance

Flexible benefits

Annual and sick leave

Flexible work schedules

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection seeks an Environmental Resources Specialist 3 to oversee certification processes for laboratories. The role involves evaluating QA data, SOPs, and proficiency testing, and coordinating statewide on-site assessments with substantial travel.

The position requires strong communication, lab chemistry knowledge, and ability to manage documentation and data entry for the certification program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Four years of professional environmental resources experience or related field.
• Knowledge of organic and inorganic chemistry and public health sanitation.
• Willingness to travel extensively and operate in a lab setting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Review QA manuals (QAM), SOPs and PT results for labs seeking certification.
• Perform on-site laboratory assessments statewide, including multi-day travel.
• Enter laboratory data into program databases and prepare deposit memoranda and payments.
• Draft guidance for laboratories and maintain certification records.

Skills

Verbal comm

Written comm

Statistics

Chemistry knowledge

Laboratory QA

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Environmental Resources Specialist 3

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. We offer a great benefits package that includes 12 paid holidays, insurance and flexible benefits, ample annual and sick leave accrual, flexible work schedules, an Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Initiatives, an optional 457 defined contribution retirement savings plan and more.

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Employee will be assigned to the Division of Water and Waste Management, State Revolving Fund, Quality Assurance Program. At the advanced level and serving as a lead worker, 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.

Expectations:

• 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.

Training:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

OR

Substitution:

Additional full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience as described below may substitute for the required training at the rate of one (1) year of experience for every thirty (30) semester hours of training.

AND

Experience:

Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in the acquisition, preservation, protection and enhancement of environmental resources, or in environmental protection, or in an agency specific area related to environmental impact.

OR

Substitution:

Graduate coursework from an accredited college or university may substitute for the required experience at the rate of fifteen (15) semester hours of training for every one (1) year of experience.