[Oct 12] Environmental Specialist (Environmental Compliance Specialist)

Iowa Department of Natural Resources; Iowa, Northern (LA, KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Iowa Department of Natural Resources is seeking an Environmental Compliance Specialist in Manchester, Iowa. The role involves on-site inspections across a range of facilities and responsibilities to help facilities meet environmental regulations.

After training, you will learn to conduct inspections, interpret regulations, utilize GIS tools, and participate in emergency response as needed to support statewide compliance efforts.

Qualifications

• Experience conducting on-site environmental inspections and ensuring compliance.
• Ability to interpret and apply environmental regulations.
• Willingness to participate in emergency response and incident reporting.
• Ability to analyze environmental data and sampling results.

Responsibilities

• Perform on-site inspections of regulated facilities (e.g., animal feeding operations, water systems, wastewater, air sources, stormwater, solid waste, USTs).
• Understand state environmental regulations and apply them to facilities.
• Address emergency response incidents and complaints as they arise.
• Help facilities achieve and maintain regulatory compliance.

Skills

Environmental inspections

Regulatory understanding

Emergency response

Data interpretation

Geographic Information Systems

Tools

GIS

Job description

[Oct 12] Environmental Specialist (Environmental Compliance Specialist)

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has an environmental compliance specialist position available at the Field Services and Compliance Bureau Field Office 1, located in Manchester, Iowa. Within this position you will be involved in furthering the DNR’s mission to conserve and enhance our natural resources by providing environmental compliance assistance and enforcement throughout the northeast Iowa region.

After training, you will be tasked with conducting on-site inspections of regulated facilities, including animal feeding operations, public water supplies, wastewater treatment plants, air pollution sources and control equipment, storm water permitted facilities, solid waste disposal sites, and underground storage tank facilities. You will become adept in understanding state regulations, scientific principles, facilities, geography information systems, and environmental sampling and interpretation of scientific data. Additionally, you will be trained to address emergency response incidents and complaint situations as they arise. In turn, your role as an environmental compliance specialist will assist and direct regulated facilities to achieve compliance with environmental regulations.

Job Number: 27-00898
Location: 1101 Commercial Ct, Suite 10, Manchester, Iowa, 52057
Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, Plus 24/7 on-call emergency response, statewide travel for meetings, and occasional evening for public/other meetings
Closing Date: October 12, 2026, 11:59 PM