Environmental Scientist 4 (Supervisory)

Nevada Division of Environmental Protection; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 73,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection is seeking a qualified Environmental Scientist to advance watershed health and water quality in Carson City. You will communicate with stakeholders, develop improvements, coordinate grant-supported efforts, and help manage contracts and subawards to ensure compliant, timely results.

This role also supports program updates, informs the public about nonpoint source pollution and water protection, and prepares quarterly and annual reports in alignment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in physical, natural resource or life sciences, engineering or related field with four years of professional environmental experience.
• Alternative: high school or equivalent with six years of professional environmental experience.
• One year of Environmental Scientist 3 experience in Nevada State service.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience accepted.

Responsibilities

• Communicate and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Develop plans to improve watershed health and water quality.
• Coordinate grant-supported efforts addressing watershed improvement.
• Administer grant subawards including workplans and budgets.
• Manage contracts to ensure outcomes and grant compliance.
• Assist with special projects (e.g. SMP updates).
• Inform audiences about nonpoint source pollution, watershed stewardship and water quality protection.
• Report quarterly and annually and maintain records in EPA Grants Reporting and Tracking System.

Skills

Communication with stakeholders

Grant management

Planning and reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in physical, natural resource or life sciences, engineering or related field

High school diploma + 6 years of professional environmental experience

One year as Environmental Scientist 3 in Nevada State service

Job description

Position Tasks and Duties

Specific duties of this position include communication and coordination with stakeholders, developing plans to improve watershed health and water quality, coordinating grant supported efforts that address improvement of watersheds. Additional work includes administering grant subawards- including the development of workplans and budgets and managing contracts to ensure successful outcomes and compliance with grant terms and conditions; assisting with special projects (e.g. updating the SMP); informing audiences about NPS pollution, watershed stewardship, and water quality protection; reporting quarterly and annually as well as record keeping within EPA's Grants Reporting and Tracking System.

Location, Salary, Benefits

This is a permanent, full‑time position located in Carson City, Nevada. The capital of Nevada is uniquely situated on the east side of the Sierra Nevada mountains, 15 minutes from the Lake Tahoe watershed, 30 minutes from Reno, 3.5 hours from Yosemite/Bishop.

Pay ranges from approximately $73,300 - $109,600 based on qualified experience.

The State of Nevada offers a wide array of benefits to employees including paid holidays, annual and sick leave, health coverage, retirement, and many other additional options.

• Benefits include medical, dental, life and disability insurance program
• eleven paid holidays a year, three weeks of annual leave
• three weeks of sick leave
• State retirement system (PERS)
• a tax-sheltered deferred compensation plan available

State employees do not contribute to Social Security, but a Medicare deduction is required. Long‑term employees enjoy additional benefits. Nevada does not have a state income tax. More info at: https://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB/.

Essential Qualifications

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the physical, natural resource or life sciences, engineering or closely related field and four years of professional environmental experience which involved environmental program research and planning; OR graduation from high school or equivalent and six years of professional environmental experience as described above; OR one year of experience as an Environmental Scientist 3 in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.