Program Area: Superfund Oversight Section
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 purpose of this position is to support the Superfund Oversight Section of the Ground Water Quality Bureau. This technical staff position is responsible for performance of oversight and management assistance of remedial actions at Superfund sites.
Duties
-Develop, conduct, and report on environmental investigations to assess risks to human health and the environment posed by contamination, including site investigations evaluated through the —-
-Hazard Ranking System (HRS) to determine Superfund eligibility.
-Review and provide comments on work plans and reports related to environmental investigations.
-Participate in the remedial action selection process.
-Engage in public involvement events related to environmental issues.
-Perform all work in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or ¿Superfund¿) and the National Contingency Plan (NCP).
-Provide expertise in highly specialized technical fields such as hydrology, geology, chemistry, and engineering for investigating groundwater contamination sites.
-Implement cleanup activities at Superfund sites in compliance with appropriate state and federal regulations.
Ideal Candidate Experience
-Expertise in environmental assessment and remediation of hazardous waste contamination, with experience in evaluating groundwater hydrology and relevant regulatory experience.
-Proven project management skills, including leading site investigations and cleanup efforts.
-Excellent technical writing skills
-Field sampling experience
-Public outreach experience
-Ability to contribute effectively in a team environment.
Minimum Qualifications
Substitution Table
These combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position:
| Education | Experience | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High School Diploma or Equivalent | AND | 8 years of experience |
| 2 | Associate’s degree | AND | 6 years of experience |
| 3 | Bachelor’s degree | AND | 4 years of experience |
| 4 | Master’s degree | AND | 2 years of experience |
| 5 | PhD degree | 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.
Employment Requirements
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