ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 4

　　APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY - $66,043.44 to $98,783.28 PAY GRADE: 38

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　　In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

　　JOB INFORMATION

　　Work Type: A Permanent, full time vacancyDepartment: Conservation and Natural Resources (http://dcnr.nv.gov/)

　　Division: Environmental Protection Administration

　　Location: Carson, Minden, Gardnerville, Genoa

　　Job Class Code: 10.545

　　RECRUITMENT INFORMATION

　　Announcement Number: 45990

　　Open to current classified employees in the specified Department, with at least 6 months of continuous, full-time equivalent service.

　　Posted 01/23/2024

　　Close Date: 01/30/2024

　　Recruiter:

　　JON TERRAZAS

　　Phone: (775)684-0116

　　Email: [email protected]

　　Applications accepted for another 3 Days 23 Hrs 25 Mins

　　The Position

　　Environmental Scientists perform program research, planning and development, permitting, compliance monitoring, inspections/enforcement, and technical support services in relation to air, water, waste, federal facilities, corrective action, mining, biology and other environmental programs.

　　Incumbents function as first-line supervisors who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; assign and review work; and initiate disciplinary action; OR incumbents serve as the technical scientific expert for a bureau within the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. This position oversees the scientific and engineering aspects of all grant and loan projects within the Office of Financial Assistance (OFA) in the Bureau of Administrative Services, including supervision of an Environmental Scientist 3 and a Professional Engineer. This includes interagency coordination, regulatory revisions, public education and outreach, ensuring program compliance with federal and state regulations, and all reporting requirements. This position also serves as the state capacity development coordinator, ensuring that the technical assistance provided to water and wastewater systems is well coordinated and managed for effective utilization of multiple funding sources.

　　This position also serves as the State Historic Preservation Office Liaison to ensure programmatic requirements are met on all federally funded projects related to historic preservation. This will involve coordination with tribal governments, federal agencies, and relevant state agencies to ensure that OFA federal funding conditions are maintained. This position requires frequent interaction with the public; state, local, and federal stakeholders; and existing and potential grant and loan recipients. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. * THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE*

　　To see full Class Specifications visit: http://hr.nv.gov/Resources/ClassSpecs/Class_Specifications-10_0/

　　To Qualify:

　　In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:

　　Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)

　　Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the physical, natural resource or life sciences, engineering or closely related field and four years of professional environmental experience which involved environmental program research and planning; OR graduation from high school or equivalent and six years of professional environmental experience as described above; OR one year of experience as an Environmental Scientist III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.Additional Position Criteria

　　This recruitment is only open to current classified employees in state service with at least six months of continuous, full-time equivalent service.The Examination

　　Application Evaluation Exam

　　The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.

　　The following additional questions are part of this Recruitment

　　1) Describe your experience with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

　　2) Describe your project management experience.

　　3) Describe your experience in researching and/or enforcing statutes and regulations.

　　INFORMATIONAL LINKS

　　For more information about state employment, visit the following:

　　Division of Human Resource Management: http://hr.nv.gov

　　Public Employees Retirement System: http://www.nvpers.org

　　Public Employees Benefits Program: http://pebp.state.nv.us

　　More Benefits Information: http://nvjobs.nv.gov/Applicants/EB

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　　Direct Inquiries or Correspondence to:

　　Division of Human Resource Management Northern Nevada 209 East Musser Street, Room 101 Carson City, Nevada 89701-4204TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868 Division of Human Resource Management Southern Nevada 555 East Washington Avenue, Suite 1400 Las Vegas, Nevada 89101-1046TDD for the Hearing Impaired (800) 326-6868

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