Senior Environmental Analyst: Lead, Water Compliance

State of Connecticut; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Connecticut Department of Public Health is seeking an Environmental Analyst 3 to lead the Lead and Copper Rule Implementation Unit within the Drinking Water Section. This role guides analysts, oversees regulatory implementation, and ensures statewide monitoring and reductions in lead and copper.

The position is Hartford-based with a Monday–Friday schedule, full-time 35 hours; telework/flex options may be permitted to support public health goals and ongoing staff development.

Qualifications

• Experience applying environmental regulations and interpreting data to support public health decisions.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory concepts into actionable guidance for staff and stakeholders.
• Experience developing training materials and guides for staff and external water systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the work of lower level environmental analysts in the LCRIU.
• Ensure consistent implementation of current and new lead and copper rules statewide.
• Develop and provide materials to train DWS staff, public water systems, and certified operators on current and new lead and copper rules.
• Generate lead and copper rule compliance reports to create candidate violations and review calculations to determine lead and copper action level exceedances.
• Oversee LCRIU staff review and actions taken on all candidate violations and exceedances.
• Update and maintain public water system information in DWS databases and tracking applications.
• Oversee the designation of optimal water quality parameter ranges for corrosion control treatment systems.
• Review water quality data to determine compliance with corrosion control treatment technique requirements.
• Review and process monthly operation reports for corrosion control treatment systems.
• Review and process lead and copper monitoring reduction requests for public water systems.
• Review and process requests from public water systems to deem to have optimized corrosion control treatment.
• Review public water system sampling site plans and verify compliance with lead and copper sample site selection requirements.
• Develop new forms, operating procedures, and guidance for internal and external use necessary to implement the current and new lead and copper rules.
• Provide regulatory and technical assistance to staff, public water systems, water system operators, consultants, and local health on issues related to lead and copper.

Skills

Regulatory analysis

Data interpretation

Training development

Lead and copper rules

Education

Bachelor's degree in a scientific or technical discipline

Master's degree in a related scientific field

Tools

SDWIS

Job description

The Connecticut Department of Public Health is seeking an Environmental Analyst 3 to lead the Lead and Copper Rule Implementation Unit within the Drinking Water Section. This role guides analysts, oversees regulatory implementation, and ensures statewide monitoring and reductions in lead and copper.

The position is Hartford-based with a Monday–Friday schedule, full-time 35 hours; telework/flex options may be permitted to support public health goals and ongoing staff development.