172050
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 4
TS312 $50,003 - $90,022
Creation Date: 12/19/2008
Change Date: 01/01/2025
FUNCTION OF WORK:To utilize advanced technical environmental knowledge to perform at an advanced level in permitting, certification, enforcement, emergency response, data collection and assessment, quality assurance, facility classification, laboratory analysis, and/or environmental assessment, and to assist in the development of lower level Environmental Scientists by serving as a leader and mentor.
LEVEL OF WORK:SUPERVISION RECEIVED:Direct from an Environmental Scientist Supervisor or comparable level supervisor. May be supervised by higher level personnel.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:JOB DISTINCTIONS:Differs from Environmental Scientist 3 by the presence of specialized tasks that relate to complex regulatory work and by the presence of tasks related to staff development.
Differs from Environmental Scientist Supervisor by absence of overall supervisory responsibility for a functional unit or geographical area.
Differs from Environmental Scientist Staff DCL-A by the absence of specialized technical knowledge at the expert level and designation as a dual career ladder job.
CORE COMPETENCIES: CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE.
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EXAMPLES OF WORK:EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST/GENERIC OPTION: Establish a mentoring relationship with lower level Environmental Scientists providing guidance, technical expertise, support, training and career development. Assists in the evaluation of procedures to ensure quantity and quality of work is consistent among lower level Environmental Scientists. May review and monitor the work of lower level Environmental Scientists to ensure technical accuracy and completeness as well as consistency with department, office, division, and section policies. Assists in the assessment, coordination and monitoring of training for staff members. Conducts training of lower level staff on procedures applicable to the unit. Provides support to lower level Environmental Scientists through oversight and on-the-job training in the evaluation and drafting of air/water/waste permits. Perform first line technical review of complex permit applications requiring knowledge of varied complex processes and pollution control technology. Serve as coordinator and lead worker over complex inspections, investigations, and/or environmental incidences ensuring compliance with surveillance procedures. Prepares and/or reviews reports and develops appropriate enforcement actions for highly complex or controversial cases, including coordination and technical support with staff, Attorneys, and Administrative personnel. Evaluates new federal regulations and develops state regulations, new effluent guidelines, water quality models, or revisions to state implementation plans and prepares draft position papers or otherwise communicates relevant issues to management. Evaluate reports or recommendations concerning alternative treatment methods, control strategies and test procedures. Represent the department at meetings with citizens' groups and fact-finding hearings. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST/LABORATORY OPTION: May coordinate/organize workload, including planning, scheduling, and setting priorities, etc. for the Air Quality, Water Quality, or Organic Analysis laboratories. Serve as lead worker over the activities of the various analytical work units in the laboratory through the review of work and evaluation of results. Researches and develops new and alternative analytical methods. Trains lower level scientists in analytical methods, safety procedures and the application of environmental methods, laws, and regulations. Performs the analysis of samples by outside laboratory consultants insuring proper quality assurance and technical methods are correct. May be the lead assessor in the auditing of laboratories. Represents the Laboratory Services Division at meeting/hearings.
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 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 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 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; 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.