Environmental Specialist 2: Hazardous Site Cleanup & Compliance

State of Ohio; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,174,000 - 132,170,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Ohio’s Ohio EPA seeks an Environmental Specialist 2 in the Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization at the Central Office in downtown Columbus. You will assess hazardous waste sites, coordinate cleanup projects, review documents, and help ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.

This role offers mission-driven work, collaboration with regional offices, and opportunities to advance environmental investigations and enforcement when needed.

Qualifications

• 12 mos. exp. as Environmental Specialist 1, 85861.
• OR 4 yrs. trg. or 4 yrs. exp. in position involving engineering or chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, geology or hydrogeology & /or other comparable physical or health science field & /or mathematics which included responsibility for conducting compliance monitoring surveys & /or inspections/reviews or investigations, or review of permit applications relative to oil & gas well operations or injection, annular disposal & saltwater injection wells & enhanced recovery projects or coal mining, or solid/hazardous waste sites or industrial & /municipal wastewater dischargers, or collecting, compiling & preparing various environmental assessments, evaluations, reports & related documents.
• OR baccalaureate degree in engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, earth science & /or urban & regional planning, geology or other comparable physical or health science fields, with training to be commensurate with duties to be assigned.
• THIS POSITION MAY REQUIRE PARTICIPATION IN OHIO EPA'S MEDICAL MONITORING PROGRAM.

Responsibilities

• In this role, you’ll assess and inspect hazardous waste and remedial action sites to ensure they meet state and federal environmental requirements.
• You’ll coordinate and monitor cleanup projects of contaminated sites and work with staff and regional offices to ensure they meet timelines and objectives.
• You’ll review technical documents and permit applications for hazardous waste facilities and respond to complaints and inquiries regarding compliance issues and applicable regulations.
• When necessary, you’ll help bring enforcement actions for sites in violation and work with responsible parties to get them back into compliance.
• As a subject matter expert, you’ll work with property owners, officials, and participants in assessing brownfields and other contaminated sites for cleanup and remedial actions through the state’s Voluntary Action Program (VAP).
• You’ll also provide staff with technical expertise, consult on environmental issues at project sites, and respond to inquiries from interested parties.

Skills

Engineering

Environmental Services

Equipment Operations

Planning and Development

Public Relations

Facilities Maintenance & Inspection

Job description

State of Ohio’s Ohio EPA seeks an Environmental Specialist 2 in the Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization at the Central Office in downtown Columbus. You will assess hazardous waste sites, coordinate cleanup projects, review documents, and help ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.

This role offers mission-driven work, collaboration with regional offices, and opportunities to advance environmental investigations and enforcement when needed.