ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST STAFF--DCL A

TS314 $57,242 - $103,064
Creation Date: 12/27/1999
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To perform as a staff advisor and expert to agency staff and the public in the regulation of environmental impacts and the possible consequences of those impacts from industrial, commercial, governmental, or construction activities. To perform as a high level advisor for the state on a specific area of environmental policy or other areas of technical or regulatory expertise and in the process serves as a mentor to lower level Environmental Scientists. To coordinate/monitor the technical aspects of various teams in the Regional Office(s).

This job is designated a Dual Career Ladder job as defined in CS Rule 1.14.1.1 requiring performance of higher level more complex duties and possession of advanced specialized skills. A Civil Service Commission approved agency policy is required prior to implementation.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Expert

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Broad direction from an Environmental Scientist Supervisor, Environmental Scientist Manager or Environmental Division Administrator.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
May exercise functional/project supervision over Environmental Scientists of a lower level.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Environmental Scientist Senior by absence of responsibility for serving as the Departments state expert.

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.

Manages contractual agreements.

Represents the department at meeting with citizen groups, news media, educational forums, and the regulated community regarding complex environmental issues.

Initiates, negotiates, and manages settlement agreements for environmental violations and problems.

Provides technical testimony and serves as an expert witness at hearings and enforcement proceedings.

Makes technical decisions related to the granting of permits, variances, exemptions and enforcement action.

Directs the technical operations of delegated federal programs.

Formulates and establishes technical standards and necessary operating procedures and compulsory scientific testing methods.

Directs activities related to the researching, drafting, and promulgation of rules, regulations, and guidelines.

Directs the implementation of quality control and quality assurance procedures necessary to ensure that scientifically sound and reproducible dates are provided.

Performs related work as assigned.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A bachelor's degree in an environmental, biological, atmospheric, chemical, health, nuclear or physical science field, an engineering field, a geography/geosciences field, a natural resources field, or in a statistics or quantitative methods field plus three years of experience in an environmental program, nuclear energy or radiation protection program; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); an environmental, analytical, or research laboratory, LIMS (Lab Integrated Management Systems), or laboratory auditing; OR

A master's degree in an environmental, biological, atmospheric, chemical, health, nuclear or physical science field, an engineering field, a geography/geosciences field, a natural resources field, or in a statistics or quantitative methods field plus two years of experience in an environmental program, nuclear energy or radiation protection program; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); an environmental, analytical, or research laboratory, LIMS (Lab Integrated Management Systems), or laboratory auditing; OR

A doctorate in an environmental, biological, atmospheric, chemical, health, nuclear or physical science field, an engineering field, a geography/geosciences field, a natural resources field, or in a statistics or quantitative methods field plus one year of experience in an environmental program, nuclear energy or radiation protection program; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); an environmental, analytical, or research laboratory, LIMS (Lab Integrated Management Systems), or laboratory auditing.