Job Posting Title

Environmental Chemical Lab Scientist

Agency

292 DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Supervisory Organization

Environmental Quality–Customer Services

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Compensation

Hiring Rates:
Level I - $60,944.00
Level II - $64,001.60

Job Description

This is for two positions in the State Environmental Laboratory Services Division - Field and Laboratory Customer Assistance Section in Oklahoma City.

All applicants must be able to pass a background check and must be able to legally work within the United States. DEQ does not allow sponsorship for those on a H1B visa. This position requires in-office work Monday - Friday.

Application Requirements

All applicants must upload a resume, transcript and cover letter to be considered for the position.

Basic Purpose

This position is essential for providing technical assistance, managing monitoring schedules, providing collection materials, and sampling public water supplies to ensure compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Typical Functions

• Maintain drinking water competency in accordance with the monitoring rules of the Safe Drinking Water Act

  • Coordinate drinking water sample schedules to support public water systems in meeting monitoring requirements while aligning with internal and external laboratory capacity restrictions.

  • Log projects in our Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and build/mail kits to customers in a timely manner

• Customer support and Technical Assistance

  • Routinely provide technical expertise and consultations in support of various programs and customer types via phone, email, or on-site consultation. Technical expertise includes but is not limited to interpretation of lab reports and compliance monitoring schedules, diagnosis of private well water issues, sample collection protocol, and water treatment options

  • Maintain knowledge of wastewater and stormwater monitoring and rule requirements according to OPDES and NPDES

• Field Operations

  • Ensure field readiness is maintained to support various program responses by maintaining collection and measurement equipment

  • Intermittent travel throughout the state of Oklahoma

  • Assisting with the collection of samples for analysis and facilitating sample delivery to the laboratory for analysis

  • Assisting with sampling vessel maintenance and repair

Travel Requirements

• This position requires intermittent travel throughout the State of Oklahoma. In some cases, travel, overtime, and weekend work will be required to maintain basic operations or to meet emergency demands. 

Education and Experience

Level I - bachelor's degree in chemistry, biological or environmental science.

Level II - those identified in Level I plus one year of professional level experience in a laboratory; OR a master’s degree in chemistry or biological or environmental science.

To be considered for this position applicants must be within 60 days of obtaining their degree.

Physical Requirements

Applicant must be able to:

• work under a variety of normal laboratory conditions which include the presence and use of chemicals, energized equipment, non-ionizing radiation (radio frequency, microwave and sound), low-activity radioactive sources, and sources of extreme temperature, pressure and pH

• work under a variety of outdoor conditions including

• lift 30 pounds independently

• stand several hours per day

• perform repetitive tasks

• wear personal protective equipment to include coats, gloves, and eyewear.

• manual dexterity and visual acuity to perform routine laboratory tasks, such as pipetting, instrument maintenance, accurately reading narrow glass