Transit Environmental Specialist
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At Regional Transportation District (RTD), We make lives better through connections!
When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD's values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community.
RTD Employee Benefits: https://www.rtd-denver.com/careers/benefits
(RTD Represented Employee Benefits: Please refer to the Labor Agreement included in the above link for details.)
This position is responsible for the administration of organizational environmental policies and procedures.The Transit Environmental Specialist supports the implementation and administration of RTD’s environmental programs to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations. This role works across transit operations and facilities to support hazardous materials management, environmental inspections, permitting, and reporting while helping reduce environmental impact across the District.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Competency
Supports environmental compliance activities pertaining to hazardous material management, storm water best management practices, stationary source air emissions, underground storage tank regulations, and infrastructure projects involving environmental concerns.
Administers environmental policies, procedures, and permits to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
Manages environmental risks to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the agency and its employees.
Conducts environmental inspections to ensure compliance with applicable State, federal, and local municipality regulations.
Manages hazardous materials through hazard identification, waste profiling, compliant packaging, accurate manifesting, and appropriate spill response measures.
Supports internal staff and contractors in environmental decision-making processes to achieve regulatory compliance, and reducing safety and environmental risks to the agency while making sound business decisions in allocation of taxpayer funds.
Ensures environmental compliance through proper sampling practices, field data collection, inspection reporting and documentation, facility site observations, regulatory reporting, and third-par
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