GENERAL SUMMARY

The Environmental Specialist is responsible for inspecting, sampling, and monitoring of environmental activities, and ensuring compliance with Federal, Tribal, and other related regulations and ordinance. In addition, provides general administrative support duties for assigned department or functional area. The duties include taking meeting minutes, writing correspondences, preparing quarterly reports, managing files, and performing general office tasks. 

CORE SCOPE OF POSITION

Monitors and maintains environmental protection and monitoring systems including but not limited to soil, groundwater, surface water and air monitoring systems as required. Inspects and investigates sources of pollution to protect the public and environment and ensures conformance with Federal, Tribal and other related regulations and ordinances. Operates, maintains, and performs minor repair of environmental monitoring and testing devices. Collects environmental samples for compliance. Compiles, evaluates, and analyzes data as required. Assists in preparing reports to Federal and State agencies regarding specific environmental monitoring program. Conducts and participates in community presentations, forum, and education activities. Maintains all related files in a neat and orderly condition at all times. Ensures files contain all pertinent documentation and information, including support documentation, correspondence, fiscal budgets and notifications.  Ensures confidentiality of all files and information concerning environmental activities, including the contents of grants, and any issues involving violations, mitigation and remediation in accordance with the policies governing confidentiality. Performs a variety of clerical duties, such as composing and preparing documents, correspondence and quarterly reports, creating forms, faxing, copying, and filing. Takes meeting minutes and maintains attendance logs, notifies appropriate stakeholders of upcoming meetings through mail, e-mail, and telephone. Screens incoming phone calls and routes to appropriate team member. Prepares check requests and tracks expenses. Complies with and follows departmental policies and standard operating procedures, and any applicable governmental laws and regulations. Ensures that a clean, safe, hazard-free work environment is maintained. Maintains the highest level of confidentiality, impartiality, and reliability. Performs all other duties as assigned.

INTERACTION

Works with the allied agencies, internal and external stakeholders.

SUPERVISION

Does not provide supervision to others.