Environmental Resources Analyst

1 Vacancy Kanawha County This position serves as an advanced technical expert to ensure the implementation of the Environmental Protection Act’s (EPA’s) Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in an assigned District Office area. This position performs EPA mandated Sanitary Surveys of public water systems (PWSs) including, but not limited to, evaluations of the source, treatment, distribution, storage, pumping, monitoring/reporting, operation/management, and operator compliance. This also includes a comprehensive report documenting observations, findings, deficiencies, etc. In addition, this position will conduct other formal and informal site visits, provide technical assistance to public water systems related to treatment and distribution of public drinking water, respond to emergency situations including on-site and collecting of critical data during emergencies (floods, blizzards, spills, droughts, etc.) relating to public health protection, provide routine and emergency technical assistance to PWS operators, assist in teaching PWS operator training courses, conduct complaint investigations, advise and consult with public officials, consulting engineers, utility operators, property developers and the general public regarding the best available public health practices pursuant to 16-1-9 of the West Virginia State Code, and may be required to testify as an expert witness at legal hearings. Other duties may be required as necessary to protect public health related to public drinking water. This position is a field position and is required to be on call 24/7/365 for emergency response and disaster relief. **Training:** Master’s degree from an accredited college or university. **OR** **Substitution:** Additional experience as described below may substitute for the required training at a rate of one (1) year of experience for every fifteen (15) semester hours of graduate training and/or every thirty (30) semester hours of undergraduate training. **AND** **Experience:** Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in the specialty area.