Environmental Scientist Advisor - Remote & Impactful Work

Commonwealth of Kentucky; Hazard (KY); On-site; USD 61,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Energy & Environment Cabinet seeks an Environmental Scientist Advisor in Perry County to support drinking water compliance for public water systems. The role involves field-ready expertise, strong communication, and collaboration with state agencies.

The position may allow telecommuting; work includes occasional travel and field duties in a statewide program. An opportunity to advance in a mission-driven environment awaits.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a natural, biological or physical science or equivalent with 20 semester hours in those sciences.
• Experience: Five years of experience in natural resources, environmental control, or related area.
• Substitutions: Graduate study in natural, biological, or physical science substitutes for experience; experience substitutes for education.

Responsibilities

• Area-Wide Optimization Program (AWOP) point of contact for assigned regions.
• Representing the Kentucky Division of Water in meetings with government officials, public water systems, and the general public.
• Training agency staff and public water system operators.
• Developing presentations for trainings and professional conferences.
• Overseeing sanitary survey report communication with public water systems and tracking responses and compliance for assigned regions; issuing ASP and water treatment chemical approvals.

Skills

Excellent communication

Attention to detail

Critical thinking

Data analysis

Teamwork / independence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in natural/biological/physical science

Bachelor’s degree with 20 semester hours in natural/biological/physical science

Job description

Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Energy & Environment Cabinet seeks an Environmental Scientist Advisor in Perry County to support drinking water compliance for public water systems. The role involves field-ready expertise, strong communication, and collaboration with state agencies.

The position may allow telecommuting; work includes occasional travel and field duties in a statewide program. An opportunity to advance in a mission-driven environment awaits.