Environmental Specialist Trainee, DMVA

Full Job Description

Are you ready to turn your passion for a healthier planet into a career?

Become an Environmental Specialist Trainee with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) and help safeguard military and veteran facilities by ensuring environmental compliance.

As an Environmental Specialist Trainee, you will participate in a 12-month on-the-job training program and be part of a supportive team that is dedicated to your professional growth.

Your work will have a lasting impact on our state as you help ensure that department properties and activities comply with environmental laws, regulations, and polices.

Watch this video to see how you can make a difference working for the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Come join the DMVA team, apply today!

Requirements

As an Environmental Specialist Trainee, you will play a crucial role in ensuring that all properties and activities related to the agency adhere to federal, state, local, and military environmental laws, policies, and regulations. You will collaborate with agency staff, military personnel, other government agencies, and the general public to carry out tasks related to environmental planning and compliance. Your responsibilities will also involve monitoring and ensuring compliance with a variety of environmental regulatory programs and laws to promote the safety and sustainability of DMVA and the PA Army National Guard. Some examples of work include conducting environmental impact assessments for proposed actions; aiding in the collection and organization of geospatial data held by the agency; and communicating environmental requirements for activities such as construction, renovation, maintenance, and demolition. Other tasks may include assisting with land conservations programs; contributing to the preparation of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLA)/Environmental Condition of Property (ECP) documentation; and completion of facility environmental compliance assessments.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 45-minute lunch.

Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time.

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 Annville. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.

Additional details may be provided during the interview.Due to the trainee nature of this position, approval to telework may not be granted until you have completed a sufficient period of training.

Once approved for telework, you must work in the office at least 50% of the time within each pay period, subject to supervisory/management approval.

• 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

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree in the physical, biological, or environmental sciences; 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:

• This position requires possession of an active motor vehicle license.

Other Requirements:

• You must possess a valid federal or state-issued photo ID and pass a favorable NCIC screening for admittance to Fort Indiantown Gap.
• 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 be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirement:

• A conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports. See hiring agency contact information.

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.

Veterans:

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

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.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

• 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.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.