ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I - 37020020
State of FloridaAbout the role
Requisition No: 868606
Agency: Environmental Protection
Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I - 37020020
Pay Plan: Career Service
Position Number: 37020020
Salary: 43,230.00
Posting Closing Date: 02/03/2026
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Environmental Specialist I
State of Florida
Department of Environmental Protection
This position is located in Tallahassee, FL
Position Overview and Responsibilities:
This Environmental Specialist I position is in the Water Compliance Enforcement Program (WCEP) under the Division of Water Resource Management. This position helps ensure quality reporting of compliance data from wastewater and stormwater facilities in Florida. This position is responsible for wastewater incident data that must be updated daily. Wastewater incidents, which include plant upsets, bypasses, sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and other wastewater spills can pose a threat to the environment and public health. To minimize the impact of a wastewater incident, an owner or operator must provide immediate notification and appropriate response. Additionally, this position assists the EzDMR Administrator and helps the Department in meeting our commitments made to the EPA under the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Utilizing wastewater and stormwater facilities policies and regulations to perform Quality Assurance on spill related data to verify the data entered is distinct, complete and accurate. Updating information as needed.
- Utilizing the State Watch Office Incident Tracker, Outlook, and OCULUS to obtain all necessary information for wastewater incident data entry. Requesting additional information from District staff, as needed.
- Identifying relevant information and entering it in DEP’s Oracle database, WAFR, and forwarding specified information to internal staff.
- Fulfilling data requests or other public record requests pertaining to spills or other wastewater data.
- Assisting the EzDMR Coordinator with duties, such as gathering and interpreting information, problem solving, identifying data discrepancies, processing information, testing enhancements, and providing customer service.
- Assisting with queries and Microsoft Access objects related to EzDMR and WAFR.
- Evaluating information and proposing enhancements to improve processes or to meet any other needs.
- Assisting with data entry of drinking water and wastewater monitoring reports as needed.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of physical and natural sciences.
- Knowledge of data collection and analysis principles and procedures.
- Knowledge of the general office practices.
- Knowledge of computer software and web-based tools.
- Ability to learn applicable permitting requirements for wastewater and stormwater facilities.
- Ability to learn functions and procedures for data processing.
- Ability to learn data management systems, procedures and workflows.
- Ability to follow instructions and directions.
- Ability to accurately read and record data.
- Ability to gather, evaluate, analyze, and interpret scientific or technical information.
- Ability to identify the nature of a problem, and to use logic and analysis to evaluate solutions.
- Ability to review data and written materials for accuracy and completeness.
- Ability to work quickly and accurately.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Ability to work in a team or independently.
- Ability to track and coordinate multiple work assignments.
Minimum Qualifications:
- At least 4 years of verifiable related experience, as described above. Post-secondary degrees may be used as an alternative for the required years of experience on a year-for-year basis.
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