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North Carolina Department of Environment Quality
Division of Water Resources: Water Sciences Section, Water Sciences Section
Environmental Specialist I - - Temporary Solutions
Location: Wake County, NC
Recruitment Range: $22.08 - $28.00 Hourly
Closing Date: 05/26/2025 5:00 PM Eastern
The purpose of this position will be to perform work duties required by multiple EPA monitoring and competitive wetland grants. The ESI will be trained in DWR standard operating procedures (SOPs) for work in wetlands, streams, lakes, and estuaries. The ESI will maintain study sites and monitor water levels in wetlands in the Walnut Creek watershed in Raleigh, assist with data analysis related to flood water storage in urban wetlands, and prepare for field verification of mapped NC mountain wetlands. Tasks include, but are not limited to, performing site reconnaissance, sampling soil and water, maintaining sampling supplies, submitting samples and compiling data on wetlands, streams, rivers, estuaries, lakes, and reservoirs. The ESI must follow safety guidelines and sampling requirements. If time and interest allow, the ESI may assist with GIS and drone imagery analysis, and draft and review grant reports, grant applications, and presentations of research results.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies
NOTE: Qualified applicants must meet and CLEARLY reflect on their application training and experience and all knowledge, skills, abilities, and any experience or competencies specified in the posting and/or supplemental question(s) to be considered. NOTE: "See Resume" is not acceptable to show work history.
• Knowledge of wetland ecology, environmental science, water quality, and/or water sampling methods.• Ability to work safely outdoors and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Skills in data analysis and/or GIS.
• Ability to present information in written and/or verbal forms.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.
Bachelor's degree in one of the agricultural, biological, engineering, environmental or natural resource sciences or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
Environmental Analysis Unit
Environmental Specialist I
Location: Wake County, NC
Recruitment Range: $45,926.00 - $80,369.00 Annually
Closing Date: 01/30/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
This Environmental Specialist I position is within the NCDOT EAU Environmental Coordination and Permitting Group. The Environmental Specialist I will ensure that natural resources associated with transportation projects are properly accounted for and that any impacts to those resources are avoided, minimized, or appropriately mitigated.
In this role you will:
- acquire all environmental permits to enable projects to be constructed.
- plan, schedule, track, and report on the status of work on project tasks.
- participate in project team meetings and coordinate as necessary with project teams and the Transportation Divisions.
- ensure natural resource investigations are conducted in compliance with applicable laws, NCDOT policies, and in keeping with project schedules.
- work independently while interacting with engineers, project managers, and regulatory agencies to collect, evaluate, analyze, and tabulate data for inclusion into project environmental documents and permits.
- provide general environmental guidance during the planning, design, and implementation of transportation projects.
- perform other tasks and assignments as required by NCDOT management.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of wetland and stream systems, biological communities, and the impact of development on those resources.
- Knowledge of federal and state environmental laws and regulatory requirements – including the National/State Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and Coastal Area Management Act.
- Knowledge of techniques and methods employed in conducting ecological field inventories, stream delineations, wetland delineations and protected species surveys.
- Experience solving problems, resolving conflicts and applying critical thinking to environmental issues.
- Experience effectively communicating technical information in writing and verbally to varied audiences.
Education and Experience Requirements
A bachelor's degree in one of the agricultural, biological, engineering, environmental, or natural resource sciences or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
