Tech E7 Specialist Job at State of Indiana
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Grow your career with the State of Indiana! With more than 50 executive branch agencies, the State of Indiana is a diverse workforce offering employees stimulating and challenging projects across a broad scope of career opportunities. As a State of Indiana employee, you impact the well-being of Indiana’s communities every day.
At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion - Our goal is to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace, with a workforce that is representative of the State of Indiana population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process, as well as perform the essential functions of a role.
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Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM):
Our mission is to implement federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment while allowing the environmentally sound operations of industrial, agricultural, commercial, and governmental activities vital to a prosperous economy. We issue air, water, and solid and hazardous waste permits that restrict discharges to environmentally safe levels. Staff members inspect and monitor regulated entities; provide compliance and technical assistance; monitor and assess air, land, and water quality; use enforcement actions as necessary to ensure compliance; and respond to incidents involving spills to soil or waters of the state.
Salary:
The salary for this position traditionally starts at $67,314.00 but may be commensurate with education or work experience.
Role Overview:
This position will directly support the development and implementation of process and software solutions for the Office of Air Quality (OAQ) Compliance and Enforcement Branch. Being successful in this position will require a thorough understanding of Compliance and Enforcement work products, business processes, and software deployed including SharePoint, Power Automate, and Microsoft Teams specifically. This position will also be responsible for developing and updating branch guidance and training materials as well as facilitating ongoing staff training on technical, regulatory, and process subject matter.
About the Job:
As the Technical Environmental Specialist, you will be responsible for serving as a senior-level environmental technical advisor for program development and high-level technical decisions within the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). In this position, you will perform duties related to the development and implementation of rules and policies, and you will be expected to develop and implement approaches to assist facilities in complying with new requirements. In this position, you will interact with a wide variety of stakeholders to develop and implement new rules.
A Day in the Life:
The essential functions of this role are as follows:
- Research complex problems and provide guidance to senior management staff.
- Plan, coordinate, conduct assessment surveys and/or audits, including providing staff reviews for technical quality, content, and format. Prepare ad hoc or periodic written reports and/or updates.
- Provide sampling analytical method selection advice and assist in sampling project design. Review quality control data and suitability of sample analysis.
- Process analytical reports.
- Work with others within the Branch to design sampling projects.
- Complete data review and analytical reports based on priority.
- Review and respond to technical or legal issues from staff and/or the regulated community.
- Serve as a liaison or subject-matter expert representing IDEM.
- Provide suggestions, recommendations, and solutions to complex problems.
- Work with others to formulate and develop effective implementation strategies to achieve compliance.
- Work with the appropriate staff to provide training and assistance, program development, technical or legal knowledge and regulatory interpretation.
- Review overall program and suggest improvements; provide general, technical and/or regulatory assistance to the public and regulated community.
- Assist Branch Chief and others to develop and establish policies and SOPs.
- Coordinate inter-branch and inter-office projects.
- May assign work to staff, direct staff workload, mentor staff, perform quality review of staff’s work, and provide input on staff performance appraisals.
- Provide excellent customer service by serving as a technical resource for internal and external customers and serve as a technical negotiator and advisor for inter-office and/or inter-agency environmental issues.
- Review highly complex documents and/or other documents written by staff to ensure consistency and applicability of legal, technical and/or policy application.
- Respond to regulatory development queries and requests for information.
The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
What You'll Need for Success:
You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment:
- Extensive knowledge of and the ability to research, interpret and apply a wide variety of Federal and State laws, rules and regulations in order to provide technical or legal recommendations, propose/draft new rule language, SOPs, non-rule policies, etc.
- Ability to manage several projects simultaneously, establish short- and long-term project management goals and objectives, as well as the skill to plan and coordinate varied and changing operations in order to achieve these goals and objectives.
- Working knowledge of using word processing, database and spreadsheet software applications, and other available information in order to complete work assignments.
- Excellent communication skills, especially on high level technical or legal/enforcement issues; this includes the effective use of diplomacy, procedure and protocol, negotiation, debate, reading comprehension, and consensus building. Writing skills must demonstrate the ability to produce clear, concise, and correct letters, instructions, fact sheets, reports, permits, grants and other documents for the agency.
Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:
The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees which includes:
- Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans
- Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards
- Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution
- Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities
- Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match
- Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options
- A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid new parent leave
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave
- Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off
- 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years
- Education Reimbursement Program
- Group life insurance
- Referral Bonus program
- Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
- Free Parking for most positions
- Free LinkedIn Learning access
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.
The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.
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