ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL SPECIALIST 3

TS314 $57,242 - $103,064
Creation Date: 09/28/1990
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To provide engineering support to the environmental programs which require knowledge of the chemical process industry and/or varied chemical processes.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Experienced

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General from a licensed engineer.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May exercise functional supervision over lower level engineering technicians and specialists.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Environmental Chemical Specialist 1 and 2 by responsibility for scientific projects.

Differs from Environmental Chemical Specialist Advanced by absence of responsibility for more complex projects of a larger scope.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Air Quality:
Performs inspections and engineering evaluation of industrial facilities for compliance with air quality regulations and permit limitations.

Performs technical review of permit applications requiring knowledge of varied chemical processes, chemical reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, mass transfer operations and air pollution control technology to determine pollutant emission rates and their effect on the air.

Recommends enforcement actions regarding items of non-compliance determined through inspections and engineering analyses and calculations.

Performs detailed engineering review of processes and/or emission control technology.

Evaluates new federal regulations relating to air emission abatement. Assists in development of state regulations and revisions to state implementation plans.

Performs engineering assessments, makes recommendations concerning alternative treatment methods, control strategies and test procedures.

Hazardous Waste:
Evaluates reports on engineering aspects of controls on processes used in storage or processing of hazardous waste, methods of recycling hazardous waste and methods to react substances or make them non-hazardous.

Evaluates chemical analyses programs required at permitted facilities.

Reviews engineering drawings, structural specifications, anti- pollution measures and pollution control devices.

Performs technical analysis of engineering proposals for detoxification and destruction of hazardous waste and new techniques associated with this process.

Water Quality:
Reviews plans and specifications for proposed treatment systems.

Evaluates design and process data for existing treatment systems to determine effectiveness in treatment.

Evaluates treatment systems to support or modify effluent guidelines.

Develops new effluent guidelines.

Assists in development of water quality models, a series of mathematical equations that represent chemical reactions, biological reactions, and physical transport actions that pollutants undergo in the receiving water body.

May represent section in meetings and seminars. May participate in public hearings.

Assists in answering questions on environmental matters from the general public, environmental groups and the regulated community.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A bachelor’s degree in an engineering field plus two years of experience in process design; OR

A master's degree in an engineering field or a chemical or physical science field plus one year of experience in process design; OR

A doctorate degree in an engineering field or a chemical or physical science field.