- Salary: $50,242.00 – $88,526.00 Annually
- Location: Kanawha County, WV
- Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
- Job Number: DEP2600060 PSA
- Department: Environment – Environmental Protection
- Opening Date: 10/30/2025
- Closing Date: 11/13/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
- LOCATION OF VACANCY: KANAWHA
Nature of Work
***This job opportunity is not in the classified service and is not covered by the WV Division of Personnel merit system.***
DEP2600060 Environmental Resources Analyst
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Mining and Reclamation; Program Development
Office Location: 601 57th Street, Southeast, Charleston, WV 25304This position is classified exempt; therefore, is available to any applicant who meets the minimum requirements and/or special requirements or areas of assignment.
We welcome you to join our team where we value work/life balance and diversity. We offer a great benefits package that includes 12 paid holidays, insurance and flexible benefits, ample annual and sick leave accrual, flexible work schedules, an Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Initiatives, an optional 457 defined contribution retirement savings plan and more.
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If you want to be a part of this innovative team, apply today.
Employee will be assigned to Division of Mining and Reclamation (DMR), Program Development unit. Under administrative direction performs professional work at the expert level in a team environment using complex scientific principles in researching technical issues related to geology and hydrology and serve as a Technical Expert in the areas of computing, presenting, screening, and verifying hydrology and other environmental data.
- Develop or refine methodology for computing, presenting, screening, and verifying hydrologic and other environmental data.
- Assess the status and trends of water and other environmental resources using statistical and GIS programs.
- Develop high quality maps, digital geospatial datasets and other graphically based products using GIS and GPS techniques.
- Generate scientifically defensible information products and datasets describing status and trends of water and other environmental resources using a variety of sources.
- Perform technical review Permit Applications and conduct field investigations, collect field data and assess site conditions.
- Prepare written document including environmental assessment reports, CHIA, work plans, enforcement documents, orders, and correspondence.
- Develop internal program policies and procedures, and Establishes Strategic Standards, Goals and Objectives for Incorporation into the Agencies Strategic Plan.
- Assist in the developing and the implementation of agency rules.
- Attends Legislative, Public, and Advocacy Group Hearings.
- Present Information for Discussion and/or Decision-making Purposes. Serve on Interstate Agency Committees or Represents Agency in other Organized Groups in Developing New Technical Standards, Rules, Guidance and Procedures.
- Maintain specialized knowledge of developments in geo-hydrologic /biologic analysis, GIS, and geospatial analysis related to water resources by reading professional trade literature, attending conferences, workshops and training.
Employee must be able to use computers, especially with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, ARCGIS applications, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Experience in water loss and complex groundwater investigations is desirable.
Notes:
- Regular attendance is an essential part of this position.
- Qualifying applicants will be required to complete an internet-based profile assessment to compare the applicant’s thinking and reasoning skills, behavioral traits and the occupational interests against the traits determined to be important to the posted position.
- All new employees that are involved with Specific DEP programs subject to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMRCA) of 1977 must file prior to final appointment and annually thereafter, a Statement of Employment and Financial Interest (OSM 23).
- The recommended candidate will be subject to a search of his or her Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) prior to being hired and annually thereafter or as needed.
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IMPORTANT: You MUST complete ALL parts of the application, including the Work Experience section, or you may attach a detailed resume. Please make sure to review the “Other Information” section of this listing for any specific instructions of the hiring department.
ATTENTION: Applicants may provide verification of post high school education by submitting an official transcript or diploma, training or licensure earned pertaining to this position by the closing date of the posting, if not previously verified. Protecting your personal information is our highest priority. If your official transcript, training/licensure, or Veterans documentation contains your Social Security Number and/or birthdate, please redact any personal information before submitting it to the Division of Personnel.
Please attach documents to the online application before submitting it. Or, you may email it to: applicantservices@wv.gov or by U.S .mail to: WV Division of Personnel, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Building 3, Suite 500, Charleston, WV 25305.
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Minimum Qualifications
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:Â Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in the specialty area.
Employer: West Virginia
Address: 1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Building 3 Suite 500
Charleston, West Virginia, 25305Phone(304) 558-3950
Website: http://personnel.wv.gov
