Environmental Protection Specialist

If you have a background in general operations and administration, along with a passion for investigative and research tasks, the Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Investigation (BOI) within the Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) is looking for you. We invite you to apply for the position of Environmental Protection Specialist and become a vital part of our committed team. Seize this chance to embark on a rewarding and meaningful career!

In this position, you will be responsible for a range of operational and administrative duties, as well as investigative and research tasks for the BOI, providing support to both the Chief Counsel and the Director. Investigative work may require addressing issues as directed during evenings, weekends, and holidays. You will conduct thorough interviews to collect evidence, coordinate evidence collection activities such as photography, sampling, and surveillance, and perform site visits. You will serve documents on businesses and private individuals. Additionally, you will assist departmental staff with inspections and investigative efforts, which includes coordinating investigations with agencies like the federal Environmental Protection Agency, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Game Commission, and Public Utility Commission, working alongside legal counsel and program staff, supporting other investigators with search warrants, organizing evidence, and interviewing individuals.
Individuals possessing experience in police, military, or law enforcement are strongly urged to submit their applications.
Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.
Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• You may be required to work evenings and weekends.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) full-time, but you will be required to work from office at least once a month. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Wilkes-Barre.
• This position will require travel throughout the region to include Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming counties.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience as a journey-level specialist in a waste management program; or
• Two years of experience in environmental protection and a bachelor's degree with major course work in biology, chemistry, or in a field closely related to environmental protection. A master's degree with major course work in any of the fields closely related to environmental protection may be substituted for one year of the required experience; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which affords the applicant the required knowledges and abilities.

• This position requires possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must reside in or be willing to relocate to Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wayne, or Wyoming county within 60 days of start date.
  
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

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If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.