Environmental Protection Compliance Specialist

THE POSITION

Would you thrive in a career where your decisions help protect communities and support safe environmental practices across the Northwest Region of Pennsylvania? Join the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as an Environmental Protection Compliance Specialist and support work that protects public safety. This position helps ensure that storage tank facilities follow important rules designed to safeguard land and water resources. Your efforts will guide field staff and facility owners through clear requirements. Apply today to bring your focus and determination to a role where your actions strengthen environmental protection every day!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This position focuses on enforcing storage tank rules, reviewing important documents, and coordinating actions that encourage safe and compliant operations. Through your work, you will collaborate with field personnel, facility operators, and technical experts to ensure all requirements are followed. As an Environmental Protection Compliance Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Enforcement Strategy: Develop and coordinate enforcement plans with technical and management staff
• Document Preparation: Draft violation notices, consent orders, agreements, and related legal documents
• Owner Meetings: Conduct meetings with storage tank owners to address violations and cleanup responsibilities
• Data Management: Enter and review information in e-FACTS and other systems to maintain accurate records
• Inspection Oversight: Review third party inspections, follow up on corrective actions, and recommend enforcement responses
• Penalty Negotiation: Calculate and negotiate civil penalty assessments during enforcement processes

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.
• This position requires travel.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week. 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 Meadville. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• 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.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of professional experience as a Sanitarian, Air Quality Specialist, Solid Waste Specialist, or Water Quality Specialist (Commonwealth job titles or equivalent Federal Government job titles, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training which affords the applicant the required knowledges, skills, and abilities.

Special Requirement:

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

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• 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.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience,