West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
Permitting Section/Groundwater/UIC Program
Office Location: 601 57th Street, Southeast, Charleston, WV 25304
The employee will be assigned to the Division of Water and Waste Management, Permitting Group, Groundwater and UIC Program. The general focus of this position is to protect groundwater. Under administrative direction, in the Geologist 2 role, the employee will perform professional work including review, evaluation, and recommendations under limited supervision. At this level they will provide assistance of environmental services during the permit application review stage prior to drafting of the permit. The preferred employee would exhibit a solid understanding of groundwater protection rules and regulations to ensure groundwater protection is achieved.
Duties include:
- Reviewing Groundwater Protection Plans (GPPs) required for individual permits authorized under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. These facilities are for large or complex industrial sites.
- Review GPPs for industrial facilities that operate under general permits authorized by NPDES. These facilities certify discharges consisting of stormwater only.
- Review GPPs associated with Class D Solid Waste Facilities. These facilities are small disposal areas for construction and demolition wastes.
- Report the results of GPP reviews to the appropriate permit writers and/or managers.
- Communicate with applicants on GPP requirements and corrections needed for complete plans.
- Assist in the development, testing, and training for an on-line permitting system and follow the standard protocols for the system.
- Travel to sites for field inspections, including to sites with: GPPs, sensitive receptors, groundwater remediation activities, groundwater protection activities, or permitted injection points.
- Research, collect, and document groundwater characterization parameters, remediation activities/sites, and UIC Class 5 injection points for mapping activities.
- Other duties as assigned.
***Note: The recommended candidate will be subject to a search of his or her Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) prior to being hired and annually thereafter. ***
***Note: Qualifying applicants will be required to complete an internet-based profile assessment to compare the applicant's thinking and reasoning skills, behavioral traits and the occupational interests against the traits determined to be important to the posted position. ***
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IMPORTANT: Your eligible score will be based on information provided in your application; therefore, make sure your application is detailed and complete. You MUST complete ALL parts of the application, including the Work Experience section.
ATTENTION: Applicant must verify post high school education by submitting an official transcript or diploma, training or licensure earned pertaining to this position by the closing date of the posting, if not previously verified. If you are claiming Veterans preference, please submit "MEMBER 4" form and/or your VA Letter. Protecting your personal information is our highest priority. If your official transcript, training/licensure, or Veterans documentation contains your Social Security Number and/or birthdate, please redact that information before submitting it to the Division of Personnel.
Please attach documents to the online application before submitting it. Or, you may email it to: applicantservices@wv.gov or by mail to: WV Division of Personnel, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Building 3, Suite 500, Charleston, WV 25305.
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Minimum Qualifications
Training: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in Geology.
Experience: Two years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in geology, soil mechanics or related field.
Substitution: Successfully completed graduate study in Geology from an accredited college or university may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the experience requirement.
Select Certification-Areas of Assignment: Applicant must have completed six (6) semester hours or have one (1) year of professional geologic experience in the area of specialization to be eligible.
Select certification may be requested in the following six (6) areas of specialization: (1) Coal Geology; (2) Environmental Geology; (3) Hydrology, Water Resources Geology, Hydrogeology/Groundwater Geology; (4) Petroleum Geology; (5) Land Reclamation and Soil Geology; (6) Structural Geology.
****DETAILS OF RELATED EXPERIENCE MUST BE SHOWN IN THE WORK EXPERIENCE SECTION OF YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION
Other Information
Preference will be given to applicants who have degree(s) in Geology, Hydrogeology, Environmental Geology, Geophysics; experience with geologic or hydrogeologic concerns in KARST Environments; experience with reservoir geology; experience with Geographic Information Systems and or modeling.
Special hiring rates:
- $42,538.496 - Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
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