Air Quality Specialist Trainee (Environmental Trainee)

THE POSITION

Are you ready for a rewarding career which will teach you the skills necessary to help protect the air we all depend on? Join the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as an Air Quality Specialist Trainee and play a key role in safeguarding public health. Within this role, you will learn how to evaluate industrial facilities, support clean air initiatives, and ensure regulatory compliance throughout the southwest region. Your work will promote safer communities and stronger environmental standards. Apply today to step into a profession where your efforts help shape a cleaner future!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

This is a 12 month trainee position in which you will receive formal and on-the-job training to learn the specialized duties of an Air Quality Specialist. Your work will focus on learning how to inspect industrial facilities, investigate complaints, review emissions data, and support compliance programs designed to uphold air quality standards. This position helps to ensure regulated facilities operate responsibly and follow all applicable environmental laws. As an Air Quality Specialist Trainee, you will learn how to perform the following duties:

• Compliance Inspections: Conduct inspections at industrial facilities to verify adherence to air quality requirements
• Complaint Review: Investigate air pollution complaints and prepare documentation for follow-up actions
• Data Verification: Review emission inventory data and update facility information in eFACTS andAir Information Management System (AIMS) systems
• Sampling Activities: Monitor stack tests and collect samples to support compliance determinations
• Asbestos Monitoring: Evaluate asbestos notifications and inspect demolition or removal operations
• Enforcement Collaboration: Document violations, assist in enforcement actions and participate in meetings with facility representatives

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.
• Travel is required.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, and report to the office 1 day per 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 New Stanton. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $46,827.00 (before taxes).
• 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:

• Four years of technical experience in environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental health, geology, biology, ecology, or a closely related field; or
• A bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental health, geology, biology, ecology, or a closely related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

Special Requirement:

• All positions require possession of an active motor vehicle license.

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 transcr