Sewage Planning Specialist Trainee (Environmental Trainee)

Full Job Description

Are you a dedicated professional who is passionate about protecting the health and welfare of Pennsylvania's citizens and its natural environment? The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is seeking an enthusiastic and ambitious Sewage Planning Specialist Trainee who wants to learn the skills necessary to become a vital part of our committed team. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to essential environmental initiatives, ensuring sustainable practices that benefit both the community and the ecosystem. If you share our vision for a healthier, cleaner Pennsylvania, we invite you to apply today and help us make a positive impact throughout the Commonwealth!

Requirements

As a Sewage Planning Specialist Trainee, you will participate in a 12-month training period to learn the specialized job duties of a Sewage Planning Specialist 1.

You will learn how to educate, evaluate, and manage local agencies, sewage enforcement officers, and municipal officials in their responsibilities and administration of the planning and permitting functions of Act 537.

You will also learn how to conduct and document evaluations of local agencies and sewage enforcement officers to determine the agency's overall organization and ability to plan, permit, and enforce.

You will acquire the skills needed to provide detailed recommendations for corrective actions to be taken when problems or concerns are identified.

Special attention must be given towards reviewing and referring sewage complaints within the allotted timeframes.

Additional areas of focus will include learning to assist with the development of program guidance documents for statewide program use, assisting with regional training for sewage enforcement officers, and eventually meeting with governmental officials to explain departmental programs and functions. You will also learn how to properly prepare case documentation including case history, past violations, and other pertinent information for use by the Compliance Specialist, legal staff, and management in the preparation of legal documents.

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.

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 Williamsport. 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.

Qualifications

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 Requirements:

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

Other Requirements:

• You must possess and maintain a REAL ID for this position. Proof of possession will be needed at the time of a conditional offer of employment
• 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.

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:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

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.