Environmenatlist II

The mission of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is to help sustain a high quality of life for all citizens by protecting and restoring the environment and public health in New Hampshire.

The protection and wise management of the state of New Hampshire's environment are the important goals of the NH Department of Environmental Services (DES). The department's responsibilities range from ensuring high levels of water quality for water supplies, ecological balance, and recreational benefits, to regulating the emissions of air pollutants, to fostering the proper management of municipal and industrial waste, to managing water resources for future generations.

Position Overview:

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES), Waste Management Division, Oil Remediation and Compliance Bureau has an immediate opening for a full­time Environmentalist II.

Responsibilities: 

• Assisting spill response project managers with enforcement of the hazardous waste, petroleum and solid waste rules.
• Work will include preparing emergency response planning documents.
• Assisting in coastal spill response planning, preparedness and exercises at the DES Portsmouth field office.  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with a major study in hydrology, geology,biology, water resources management, environmental conservation or related environmental science.
• 2 years experience as an Environmentalist in a field related to hydrology, geology, biology, water resources management or other related environmental science.
• Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
• Must possess a valid driver's license for performing professional field work.
• Must be proficient in the use of computers and peripheral devices.
• The selected candidate must be able to pass a baseline medical examination confirming physical ability to perform all duties required, including wearing respiratory protective equipment in accordance with the recommendations of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and able to deploy spill response equipment weighing 30 pounds or more.
• Experience with the operation and maintenance of equipment typically used in spill response, including, but not limited to, small engines, pumps, communications equipment, field detection equipment and the operation and maintenance of boats, boat motors,and trailers preferred.
• The successful candidate must satisfactorily pass criminal background and motor vehicle checks and will have to pay a union/agency fee in the future.

Additional Information:

Formed in January 1987 by state statute RSA 21-O, DES was legislatively created through the consolidation and reorganization of four previously separate agencieEach of these groups is now represented within the department's three divisions: Air Resources, Waste Management, and Water. Also, DES has units within the Office of the Commissioner whose roles are to coordinate such activities as agency-wide planning, enforcement, permitting, public information, laboratory services, geologic services, information resources,and financial and personnel management. s: the Air Resources Agency, the Office of Waste Management,the Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission, and the Water Resources Board.

Each of these groups is now represented within the department's three divisions: Air Resources, Waste Management, and Water. Also, DES has units within the Office of the Commissioner whose roles are to coordinate such activitiesEach of these groups is now represented within the department's three divisions: Air Resources, Waste Management, and Water. Also, DES has units within the Office of the Commissioner whose roles are to coordinate such activities as agency-wide planning, enforcement, permitting, public information, laboratory services, geologic services, information resources,and financial and personnel management.  as agency-wide planning, enforcement, permitting, public information, laboratory services, geologic services, information resources,and financial and personnel management. 

Compensation: The salary range for this position is $34,866.00 - $41,086.50.

To Apply:

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Application deadline is April 19, 2013.