Agency: Dept of Environmental Quality
Division: Mitigation Services
Job Classification Title: Environmental Program Consultant (NS)
Position Number: 65038373
Grade: NC18
About Us
The primary mission of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is to provide science-based environmental stewardship for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead stewardship agency for the protection of North Carolina’s environmental resources. The organization, which has offices from the mountains to the coast, administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water quality, and the public’s health, and works to advance in all-of-the-above energy strategy that fits North Carolina’s needs. DEQ also offers technical assistance to businesses, farmers, local governments, and the public and encourages responsible behavior with respect to the environment through education programs provided at DEQ facilities and through the state’s school system. DEQ touches the lives of all North Carolinians in many ways to enhance and ensure our quality of life.
Description of Work* This is a time-limited position. It is full-time (40 hours per week) with State Benefits for a limited time. Although the length of time this position will be active cannot be determined, it has the potential to extend up to 3 years (36 months). If you have questions concerning the time-limited status of this position, you may inquire at the interview. *
As part of the Statewide Flood Resiliency Blueprint Program, this position will provide flood resilience planning and implementation expertise and services for the Division of Mitigation Services.
Key Responsibilities:
Coordinate development of Flood Resiliency River Basin Action Strategies (Action Strategies), which are comprehensive flood planning documents with emphasis on stakeholder engagement, flood resilience problem solving, and project implementation.
Support implementation of Action Strategies, including managing flood resilience consultant contracts and project implementation, providing project support to local communities, coordinating funds from various entities to develop and implement plans and projects, supporting grant applications for communities, and tracking flood resiliency projects.
Develop and supply support for innovative flood resilience approaches that can quickly improve the state’s flood resilience.
Help develop, implement, and utilize the program’s Flood Resiliency Online Decision Support Tool by providing technical input, verifying data, and training local and regional end users.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences
Recruitment Range: $61,545.00 – $77,250.00
Important: This posting closes at 11:59:59 PM the night BEFORE the End Date above.
Supplemental Information:
The Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) provides comprehensive mitigation for the State of North Carolina as required under the Clean Water Act. The DEQ division is responsible for providing compensatory mitigation for streams, wetlands, and riparian buffer that are unavoidably impacted by development and transportation projects. The Division provides cost effective mitigation options through planning, implementation, and disposition of project sites in the 54 cataloging units (watersheds) in the State. DMS manages the development of comprehensive mitigation projects that will facilitate numerous statewide infrastructure improvements. Failure to provide mitigation can delay or prevent implementation of projects that impact the Waters of the United States resulting in significant hindrance or prohibition of transportation and development projects. The DMS positively influences North Carolina’s economic growth, environmental protection, and quality of life.
The DMS closely coordinates its activities with a number of regulatory agencies and stakeholders including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department of the Interior, U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality – Division of Water Resources, Division of Coastal Management and Marine Fisheries, non-governmental and land trust organizations, mitigation bankers, contractors, and full delivery mitigation providers. Click here to learn more about Mitigation Services | NC DEQ.
In 2021, Session Law 2021-180 tasked DMS with developing a Statewide Flood Resiliency Blueprint (Blueprint) and River Basin Flood Resiliency Strategies and allocated $96 million to implement projects once the draft Blueprint was completed in December 2023. Six new time-limited positions were created within DMS to manage these efforts. These team members will continue to refine the Blueprint, manage the development and implementation of an online decision support tool, develop Action Strategies for each river basin that identify flood resilience projects and approaches based on input from stakeholders, the online decision support tool, and the flood resilience planning approached identified within the Blueprint. Flood Resiliency Blueprint | NC DEQ
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This position currently qualifies for a hybrid telework option with routine office and remote workdays. The NC Department of Environmental Quality trusts our employees to be self-motivated and successful in hybrid/remote roles. Telework options are subject to change at the discretion of management.
Minimum Education and Experience
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.Master’s degree in one of the agricultural, biological, engineering, environmental or natural resource sciences or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of experience related to the area of assignment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
EEO Statement
The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.
Recruiter: Malik Ragler
Recruiter Email: hrrecruitment@deq.nc.gov
