Program Area: Superfund Oversight Section (SOS)
As a valued new employee to the NMED, you will receive five (5) full days of leave in your leave balances right from your start date.
Job Description
This advanced professional position is responsible for performance of oversight and management assistance of remedial actions at Superfund sites, in addition to site investigations of environmental contamination for evaluation through the Hazard Ranking System (HRS) to determine Superfund eligibility. All work is performed in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as “Superfund” and the National Contingency Plan (NCP).
Duties
– Provide expertise in highly specialized technical fields of hydrology, geology, chemistry, and engineering for investigation of groundwater contamination sites
– Implement cleanup of Superfund sites in compliance with appropriate state and federal regulations
– Develop, conduct, and report on environmental investigations to evaluate risks to human health and the environment posed by contamination
– Review and comment on work plans and reports
– Participate in the remedial action selection process and public involvement events
Ideal Candidate Expertise
– Environmental assessment and remediation of hazardous waste contamination
– Evaluating groundwater hydrology with pertinent or similar regulatory
– Project management skills capable of leading site investigation and cleanup
– Possessing excellent technical writing skills
– Field sampling
– Public outreach
– Contributing within a team environment
Minimum Qualifications
These combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position:
| Education | Experience | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High School Diploma or Equivalent | AND | 6 years of experience |
| 2 | Associate’s degree | AND | 4 years of experience |
| 3 | Bachelor’s degree | AND | 2 years of experience |
| 4 | Master’s degree or higher | AND | 0 years of experience |
• Education and years of experience must be related to the purpose of the position.
• If Minimum Qualification requires a specific number of “semester hours” in a field (e.g. 6 semester hours in Accounting), applicants MUST have those semester hours in order to meet the minimum qualifications. No substitutions apply for semester hours.
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