ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST SENIOR--DCL B

TS317 $70,138 - $126,256
Creation Date: 12/27/1999
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To perform as the State expert in environmental programs and advises all interested parties of environmental impacts and the possible consequences of those impacts from industrial, commercial, governmental, or land use activities through permitting, certification, investigation, inspection, enforcement, emergency response, data collection and assessment, quality assurance, facility classification, laboratory analysis, and environmental assessment programs. To perform as the state expert in specific areas of environmental policy or other areas of technical or regulatory expertise.

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 Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Undersecretary, Assistant Secretary, or Division Administrator.

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

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Environmental Scientist Staff by responsibility for serving as the expert in the state for a departmental program as defined by an Assistant Secretary of an Office or the Secretary.

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.

Ability to act as the top-level expert for the state in a specific area of environmental science, or regulatory expertise.

Develops and coordinates technical programs within the Department of Environmental Quality.

Consults with DEQ Secretary, and/or Assistant Secretaries on programs requiring knowledge of varied, complex technical or regulatory processes.

Represents the DEQ on behalf of the Governor or Secretary on national advisory committees, commissions, task forces, or foundations.

Acts as technical expert for the department in reviewing court documents, expert testimony, and technical evidence submitted to support court proceedings.

Prepares requests for proposals and scopes of services describing technical specifications. Selects contractors, monitors progress and quality of work and drafts status reports, drafts position papers on technical issues.

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 four 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 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 doctorate in any of the qualifying educational fields 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.