Environmental Specialist I
State of Florida
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Kissimmee • Florida • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $22 per hour
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- This professional OPS Environmental Specialist I position functions independently for the DOH in Osceola County, Environmental Public Health division in the Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems (OSTDS) program.
- The duties include performing work in the Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems program.
- The OPS Environmental Specialist is expected to review septic applications and plans, issue permits, performs initial and final inspections of newly installed systems as well as inspections of repairs on systems, performs abandonment inspections, investigates sanitary nuisance complaints, and any enforcement duties to ensure compliance with public health standards.
- Perform site evaluations, and determines seasonal high-water tables and seasonally inundated areas to determine system suitability and compliance with 62-6, Florida Administrative Code and Florida Statutes.
- This position also completes permit reviews and private provider processing.
- Field work involves heavy lifting and physical activity in an often-strenuous environment.
Requirements
- A valid Florida driver’s license or a current valid driver’s license from another state
- Ability to work in the Florida environment that is subject to field work exposed to sun and heat
- At least 6 months’ experience with computers or tablets for data entry
- Willing to travel to various locations in Osceola County
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the physical or natural sciences or engineering
- Ability to lift a minimum 50 pounds
- Willing to work in special needs or Red Cross shelters, or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural.
Benefits
- State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (mandatory)
- Participation in state group insurance (upon meeting eligibility requirements. Consult with People First and/or the serving HR office)
- Workers’ Compensation (mandatory, if needed)
- Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) (mandatory, if needed)
- Deferred Compensation (voluntary)
- Employee Assistance Program (voluntary)
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Hard skills
septic applications reviewpermit issuanceinitial inspectionsfinal inspectionsabandonment inspectionssanitary nuisance investigationsite evaluationsdata entrycompliance with Florida Administrative Codecompliance with Florida Statutes
Soft skills
independent workability to lift 50 poundsability to work in strenuous environmentswillingness to travelemergency response
Certifications
valid Florida driver’s license