- Salary: $70,304.00 – $92,900.00 Annually
- Location: Richland County, SC
- Job Type: FTE – Full-Time
- Job Number: 182233/61009660
- Agency: SCDES-Land & Waste
- Opening Date: 11/18/2025
- Closing Date: 11/30/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
- Class Code: LC30
- Position Number: 61009660 (182233)
- Normal Work Schedule: Monday – Friday (8:30 – 5:00)
- Pay Grade: GEN11
- Hiring Range – Min.: $70,304.00
- Hiring Range – Max.: $92,900.00
- Opening Date: 11/12/2025
- EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer
- Agency Specific Application Procedures: If you meet the requirements of the position and would like to be considered, you must submit a state application online. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position. The quality of the application presented (completeness and accuracy as well as grammar and spelling) will be considered prior to the offer of an interview. A criminal records check will be conducted prior to an offer of employment. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on the stated closing date.
- Veteran Preference Statement: South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.
Job Responsibilities
Careers at SCDES: Where Passion Meets Preservation
Do you love South Carolina and protecting the environment? Come join our team at SCDES, put your passion to work with us! We are dedicated to protecting the state of South Carolina and we would love to have you as a member of our team!
Science | Service | Sustainability
This position serves as the Geologist/Hydrologist III for the Bureau of Land and Waste Management. Under limited supervision of the section manager, you will be given considerable independence and discretion in performing routine project evaluations, database management, financial approvals, and field activities associated with releases from underground storage tanks and assists in their implementation of the established procedures in the Corrective Action Section of the Underground Storage Tank Management Division. Initiative and teamwork are encouraged in providing recommendations to improve efficiency of site rehabilitation activities for releases from underground storage tanks.Job Responsibilities:
- Project Management – Using Risk Based Corrective Action criteria and Standard Operating Procedures, initiate activity and maintain progress at UST release sites. Plans and reports will be reviewed for technical completeness and accuracy in accordance with the UST QAPP and any applicable contracts. Releases will be active during the review period and work directed accordingly.
- Initiate Cleanup Project Management – Using Standard Operating Procedures, initiate Active Corrective Action and Monitored Natural Attenuation on UST release sites. Active Corrective Action and Monitored Natural Attenuation will be initiated on UST releases by using computer modeling and standard operating procedures.
- Maintaining Cleanup Project Management – Using Standard Operating Procedures, maintain Active Corrective Action and Monitored Natural Attenuation on UST release sites. Maintain and evaluate Active Corrective Action and Monitored Natural Attenuation at UST releases by reviewing reports, contracts, writing review letters, and following standard operating procedures.
- Technical Assistance & Records Management – Provide technical assistance to the public, public officials, industries, consultants and peers; ensure database and project files are up to date. Contract manager for the groundwater sampling, analytical, and injection contracts. Manage the UST releases for the Department of Defense (DOD). Be professional and courteous in outreach with internal and external customers. Make sure the database is updated accurately with current information. The manage the state lead contracts for groundwater sampling, analytical, and injection. manage projects for UST releases at DOD sites.
- Financial Management of UST Sites – Review and approve cost estimates for remediation activities at sites that qualify for state funds. Review and approve cost agreements and invoices to process payment to contractors and tank owners.
- Other job duties – Assist management staff with special projects and duties as assigned.
Minimum and Additional Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in geology, hydrology, hydrogeology or geological engineering and two (2) years of related experience.
- A master’s degree in geology, hydrology, hydrogeology or geological engineering and one (1)year of related experience.
Institutions of Higher Learning must be recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application are encouraged to upload an unofficial copy of the transcript as an attachment to the application. Please note that the agency may require an official, certified copy of the transcript or diploma prior to hiring.Additional Requirements:
- Must have good oral and written communication skills,
- Experience with hydrogeological principles, geochemistry, computer and ground-water modeling programs, and the ground-water resources of South Carolina.
- Experience with environmental quality assurance and quality control practices.
- Experience with environmental investigations to determine the extent and severity of environmental impact.
- Considerable knowledge of ground-water protection regulations. Detailed knowledge of the Underground Storage Tank Regulations and the SUPERB Act.
- Must have a valid driver’s license, 10-year driving record that complies with State and Agency Fleet guidelines, and the ability to drive a state vehicle.
- May require:
- Daily travel throughout the state.
- Occasional overnight travel.
- Subject to on call or call back 24/7.
Preferred Qualifications
- Geologist-in-Training Certification (GIT or Professional Geologist License (PG)
Additional Comments
SCDES is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
The Department will not sponsor H1B visas for this position.
The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:
- Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children. Click here for additional information.
- 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
- 15 days sick leave per year
- 13 paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
- Retirement benefit choices *
- State Retirement Plan (SCRS)
- State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP)
- Remote Work: The option to work remotely 2 days per week is available after successful completion of 1 year of employment with SCDES, based on job functions.
*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.
Employer: State of South Carolina
Agency: SCDES-Land & Waste
Address: 2600 Bull Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201
Phone: 803-898-2687
The language used in this document does not create an employment contract between the employee and the agency. This document does not create any contractual rights or entitlements. The agency reserves the right to revise the content of this document, in whole or in part. No promises or assurances, whether written or oral, which are contrary to or inconsistent with the terms of this paragraph create any contract of employment.
