Open to: General Public

Work Week: NE (35-hour) Work Week

Salary: (P95) $51,987.70 (Non-Negotiable)

Opening Date: 11/4/2024

Closing Date: 12/13/2024

Existing Vacancies: TBD

Program/Location

Department of Environmental Protection

Water Resource Management

The majority of positions are located in Trenton, while others may be located throughout the state.

Scope of Eligibility

Open to applicants who meet the requirements below.

Description

Under the close supervision of a supervisory official, in an Environmental Services Program, learns to conduct routine surveys, studies, inspections, and/or investigations relating to the improvement and/or monitoring of environmental conditions, and/or the enforcement of environmental laws/regulations; does other related duties.

Specific to the Position

The Water Resource Management (WRM) Program offers a variety of exciting career opportunities to help protect New Jersey’s waterways and shoreline; and, to enhance, protect, and restore the quality of New Jersey's drinking, surface, and ground waters.

WRM positions support implementation of the Federal and State Safe Drinking Water Acts, New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System/Surface Water Discharge permits; ensure the quality and quantity of the State’s drinking water and water supply sources; ensure compliance with the Water Pollution Control Act and water allocation permits, as well as acute drinking water standards that have immediate public health effects such as the Revised Total Coliform Rule, Ground Water Rule, and Surface Water Treatment Rule; oversee licensed operator regulations; enforce State Codes as related to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal based ‘Worker Protection Standard’; administer financial assistance programs for wastewater treatment facilities; administer the Treatment Works Approval, Capacity Assurance, and Sewer Ban Programs; ensure statewide ambient water quality monitoring to assess and manage New Jersey’s water resources.

Environmental Services Trainee duties can include the review of water quality and drinking water

data, field inspections, preparation of NJPDES and Safe Drinking Water inspections, investigative

reports, and enforcements actions in coordination with one or more WRM divisions, as well as other State, Federal, and Local governments and agencies; learning to analyze water samples in a laboratory setting; learning to statistically analyze water quality and biological trends and

correlations influencing these trends; ensuring data quality; preparing reports, tables, graphs, maps, applications and interactive user interfaces; conducting statistical analyses, maintaining databases, and presenting scientific information to a general audience; developing and implementing regular compliance checks; providing technical assistance to systems to return to compliance following violations; assisting in the day-to-day review of well permits, records, and decommissioning plans that will enable senior staff to develop and implement licensing testing requirements, as well as the Continuing Education program to remain licensed in accordance with NJAC 7:9D; assisting in scanning and digitally preserving documents for the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Grant; identifying ways to improve training materials for licensed operators including the new regulatory requirements; conducting site visits to evaluate treatment units; compiling and reviewing effluent/ground water quality data, reviewing technical reports; developing permit limits, monitoring requirements and conditions to effectively protect water quality; drafting Environmental Decision Documents; and reviewing design documents.

These opportunities span WRM’s four divisions: Water Supply & Geoscience, Water Quality, Water Monitoring, Standards, & Pesticide Control, and Water Enforcement.

Requirements

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in one of the Physical Sciences, Environmental Sciences/Studies, Chemical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Environmental Planning, Physical Geography or in Civil Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Mining Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Bio-resource Engineering.

NOTE: All U.S. degrees and transcripts must be from an accredited college or university. All foreign degrees and transcripts must be evaluated for accreditation by a recognized evaluation service by the closing date of this posting. Failure to provide documentation may result in ineligibility.

License

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

Advancement

Appointees who successfully complete the twelve (12) month training period will be eligible for advancement to the Environmental Specialist 1 title in accordance with New Jersey Civil Service Commission procedures. The inability of an employee in this trainee title to attain a level of performance warranting advancement to the above-listed titles shall be considered as cause for separation.

SAME Applicants

If you are applying under the NJ SAME program, your supporting documents (Schedule A or B letter) must be submitted along with your resume by the closing date indicated above. For more information on the SAME program, please visit SAME Program , email , or call CSC at (609) 292-4144 and select Option #3.

Veteran's Preference

To qualify for New Jersey Veteran's Preference/status, you must establish Veteran's Preference through the Department of Military and Veteran's Affairs. Please submit proof of your Veteran's Preference along with your resume as indicated. For more information, please visit

Residency

All persons newly hired on or after September 1, 2011, have one year from the date of employment to establish, and then maintain principal residence in the State of New Jersey subject to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L.2011, Chapter 70), also known as the “New Jersey First Act”.

Authorization to Work

Selected candidates must be authorized to work in the United States per the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship, and Immigration Services regulations. NOTE: The State of New Jersey does not provide sponsorship for citizenship to the United States.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of New Jersey seeks to increase the richness and diversity of its workforce, and in doing so, become the employer of choice for all people seeking to work in State Government. To evaluate the effectiveness of our efforts to attract and employ a diverse workforce, applicants are asked to voluntarily answer a few brief questions on the NJ Affirmative Action Information Form . All information is considered confidential and will be filed separately with the agency's affirmative action officer. This information will not be part of your application for employment and will not be considered in any hiring decision.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to inclusive hiring and a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Accommodations under ADA will be provided upon request.