Are you looking for a career where you can lead and make an impact on the environment?
If so, we may have the opportunity for you!
The State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is seeking an experienced and motivated individual to join our team as a Supervising Environmental Compliance Specialist within the Bureau of Materials Management & Compliance Assurance's (MMCA) Emergency Response & Spill Prevention Division in Hartford, CT.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
- The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule
- Professional growth and development opportunities
- A healthy work/life balance to all employees
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
- Full Time (35 hours per week)
- First shift, Monday through Friday with a flexible schedule available between the hours of 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- This is a field-based position, branched out of Hartford, CT
YOUR ROLE
CT DEEP is dedicated to conserving, improving and protecting our natural resources and the environment and increasing the availability of cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy.
Within the MMCA, our mission is to work to ensure the proper management - handling, use, and disposal - of materials including water, wastewater, petroleum products, pesticides, mercury, Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), and wastes.
This position is within the Emergency Response & Spill Prevention Division, Licensing & Enforcement Field Operations Unit.
As assigned, this position will have the opportunity to be responsible for:
- Acting as supervisor to ensure inspections, primarily UST compliance inspections, are conducted in a safe manner consistent with applicable OSHA requirements;
- Developing logistical plans for field inspections that ensure inspection commitments are accomplished pursuant to federal grant commitments, including USEPA LUST Prevention Grant;
- Performing compliance inspections, and documenting relevant enforcement data;
- Issuing, authorizing, or recommending enforcement actions when violations are found;
- Scheduling, assigning, overseeing and reviewing work of lower-level staff;
- Prioritizing, assessing, monitoring, and managing unit workload, personnel time off, job performance, and training;
- Related activities, such as acting as a fact witness in hearings;
- Maintain and troubleshoot mechanical and electronic tools used for conducting inspections;
- Training, leading, or supervising staff, including prioritizing, assigning and managing workloads and measuring staff performance and goals.
If you have experience with environmental compliance programs related to licensing and enforcement, including pollution control studies, inspections and/or enforcement activities, we invite you to apply!
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Seven (7) years of experience in environmental compliance programs relevant to assigned bureau including pollution control studies, inspections and/or enforcement activities.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
College training in natural, chemical, biological, environmental engineering, environmental sciences or engineering technology may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's Degree.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience training, leading, or supervising staff;
- Experience communicating in person, by phone, and in writing with the public, the regulated community, and government agencies regarding Underground Storage Tanks (USTs);
- Experience conducting fieldwork independently, including UST inspections;
- Experience organizing technical information and enforcement data;
- Experience reading and interpreting statutes, regulations and reports pertaining to UST compliance;
- Experience with tank and piping construction materials for UST systems, methods of release detection and prevention including interrogating Automatic Tank Gauging (ATG) systems, and alarm system configurations;
- Experience using hand tools including crow bars and manhole lifting devices;
- Experience with environmental fieldwork safety precautions including OSHA requirements, personal protective equipment (PPE), safe lifting techniques and traffic control;
- Experience using and troubleshooting tablet computer systems containing UST inspection software; and
- Experience with databases, word-processing, or Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some danger of injury or physical harm from on-site environments and a moderate degree of discomfort from exposure to year-round weather conditions.
