Environmental Specialist II - Public Information Office

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Hiring Agency:

Environment and Energy - Agency 84

Location:

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate:

$25.120

Job Posting:

JR2025-00014013 Environmental Specialist II - Public Information Office (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

03-25-2025

Job Description:

Under general supervision, coordinate, facilitate and provide the delivery of proactive environmental assistance to the regulated community and the public. The assistance activities include, but are not limited to, the following: small community assistance, assistance to any business or industry that is subject to Department regulations, assistance to the public and assistance to those involved with releases into the environment. This involves coordination with numerous entities including, but not limited to: federal agencies, other state agencies, local governments, trade associations, the public and non-governmental organizations.

 

Job Duties: 
•    Lead agency efforts to proactively provide environmental assistance to Nebraska businesses, regulated community and the public.  
•    Design and develop assistance for small communities, business and the public related to pollution prevention, energy conservation and waste reduction in addition to assistance with permit compliance.
•    Coordinate and/or conduct compliance assistance/permit assistance visits to business/industry and the regulated community. Provide onsite regulatory training as requested. 
•    Organize and support the activities of internal and external state agency teams collaborating to provide environmental permitting information to business interests.  
•    Attend and make presentations at various meetings and conferences to explain NDEE assistance programs. 
•    Coordinate and support environmental partnership efforts with local, state, federal and private organizations. 
•    Coordinate agency environmental assistance outreach training opportunities to the regulated community and public. Provide marketing and technical support for online training planned.
•    Develop educational and informational materials; maintain and update assistance website content.
•    Prepare guidance documents, news items and reports.
•    Provide support to the Nebraska Small Business Compliance Assistance Panel activities.
•    Research technical and programmatic questions from teammates, the regulated community and the public to provide accurate information on matters related to environmental and public health requirements.
•    Provide support to agency’s public information/communications team; 
•    Complete special duties/projects as directed.

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Are you passionate about preserving, enhancing, and protecting Nebraska’s environment? Protection of Nebraska’s water is more important than ever, and this position will be an integral part of its defense.  If you want to work to help our state’s water, please consider a career with the State of Nebraska at the Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE). At NDEE, employees have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and supportive team of mission-focused individuals tasked with maintaining, restoring, and enhancing the quality of Nebraska’s air, land, water, and energy resources. 

It is a very exciting time at our agency! Some of the things you can look forward to as an employee with the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy:

•    A new office building at Fallbrook with free parking.
•    Flexible work schedules.
•    You will be doing work knowing you are making a difference for current and future generations.

What you will do!
You will serve as an Environmental Specialist II to support NDEE’s efforts to provide small business assistance, advocacy, and outreach.  You will be responsible for providing environmental permitting information to new and expanding businesses in Nebraska and work closely with sister agencies recruiting new business to Nebraska.  This position will also coordinate department outreach activities to offer and conduct regulatory assistance to small businesses through compliance assistance visits and be responsible to support the activities of the Small Business Compliance Advisory Panel.  Additionally, this position will provide communications support the the public information team.

What’s in it for you!
The opportunity to work in a productive and creative environment where no two days are ever the same! We offer a competitive benefits package.  
12 days of vacation during first year of service (accruals increase with years of service), 12 days of sick leave during