ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST III - 42005742 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

Requisition No: 846048 

Agency: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST III - 42005742 (FOR INTERNAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES ONLY)

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 42005742 

Salary:  $53,000.22 

Posting Closing Date: 02/10/2025 

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ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST III
 

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
 

DIVISION OF AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
 

***INTERNAL AGENCY OPPORTUNITY--
ONLY CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES WILL BE CONSIDERED.***
 

CONTACT:
 

Quentin Cooper, 850-617-7804
 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
 

A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college and six (6) months of experience in environmental protection, regulation, or health; one of the physical or natural sciences; or engineering; or
 

One and a half (1.5) years of experience as an Environmental Specialist I or higher with the State of Florida; or
 

Two (2) years of experience as described above.
 

EDUCATIONAL NOTE: Graduates utilizing education attained in the United States to meet the minimum requirements of a position will not be appointed until verification of the applicable degree has been obtained. Foreign trained graduates utilizing a degree attained outside of the United States to meet the minimum requirements of a position must be prepared to provide a copy of a credential evaluation conducted by an Approved Credential Evaluation Agency.  A list of approved agencies can be viewed at “Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies, Florida Department of Education.” Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies (fldoe.org) 
 

***ATTENTION CANDIDATES***
 

To be considered for a position with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:
 

• All fields in the Candidate Profile must be completed (an attached resume is not a substitution for the information required on the candidate profile).
• Work history, duties and responsibilities, hours worked, supervisor, and formal education fields, etc. must be filled out to determine qualifications for this position.
• Responses to Qualifying Questions must be verifiable in the Candidate Profile.
   

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services values
and supports employment of individuals with disabilities. Qualified
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
 

Occasional travel required.
 

NOTES:
 

Successful applicants must pass a background screening, including fingerprinting, as a condition of employment.
 

Flextime schedule.
 

JOB DUTIES:
 

General: Assists the Bureau of Agricultural Environmental Laboratories' (BAEL) Quality Assurance Officer (QAO)/Quality Manager in implementing Quality Assurance (QA) Program policies and procedures, including good laboratory practice standards for chemical and biological analyses.  Assists in maintaining the Laboratories' Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's).  Performs analytical evaluation of laboratory data and validates analyses.  Evaluates data trends for environmental ground water studies and laboratory quality control samples. Assists in the development, adaptation, and standardization of analytical methodology utilized for sample testing in the Bureau o