Solid Waste Specialist Trainee (Environmental Trainee)

Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference by helping others achieve organization and cleanliness, thereby safeguarding the health and safety of residents and environment? Do you thrive on traveling, advising, and educating people about the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's solid waste management regulations? The Department of Environmental Protection is searching for an enthusiastic individual like you to join our vibrant team! If you are ready to play a vital role in creating a cleaner and brighter future, seize this opportunity and apply today!

As a Solid Waste Specialist Trainee, you will embark on a robust one-year journey of formal training and hands-on experience, preparing yourself to conduct compliance inspections for our environmental program and excel in your role.

As a Solid Waste Specialist, you will be instrumental in driving the waste management program's implementation, monitoring, and enforcement. Relying on a commonwealth-issued vehicle, you will confidently travel to various sites to conduct comprehensive inspections of both permitted and non-permitted solid waste generators and treatment and disposal facilities. Additionally, you will actively address public complaints regarding solid waste, meticulously document your findings, and decisively recommend enforcement actions based on your thorough reports. Your contributions will be key to ensuring a safer and more compliant environment.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) full-time. You will not report into an in-office location on a regular basis. Instead, you will primarily travel to assigned geographical sites, but will be able to work from home when not in the field. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Four years of technical experience in environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental health, geology, biology, ecology, or a closely related field; or
• A bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental health, geology, biology, ecology, or a closely related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

Special Requirement:

• This position requires possession of a valid Pennsylvania Class C Driver's License.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.