ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST II

Requisition No: 794500

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST II - 60010692

Position Number: 60010692

Salary: $1,542.86 - $1,697.15 Bi-weekly

Posting Closing Date: 03/09/2023

Environmental Specialist II

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• Reports to Quality Improvement Department
• Inspects, reports, and makes recommendations with Environmental, Health & Safety regulations and/or NEFSH policies
• Prepares documentation (reports, correspondence, photographs, and forms) accurately and in a timely manner
• Performs daily inspections of residential living areas and staff working environments.
• Must be able to function with limited supervision by planning and scheduling work independently.
• Knowledge of general office equipment. PC operation, word processing, and data management using MS Office applications
• Must be able to communicate information both written and verbally to persons of a wide range of educational and socioeconomic levels
• Ability to attend and contribute to monthly meetings
• Conducts environmental site inspections of above ground storage tanks, dental and radiology waste, biomedical waste, and other potentially hazardous waste.
• Coordinate storage and disposal of HAZWASTE with approved waste disposal facility.
• Coordinates and maintains electronic database of MSDS program for the facility.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Driver’s License
• A Bachelor’s or higher degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the physical or natural sciences or engineering
• Two years of professional experience in environmental protection, regulation, or health; one of the physical or natural sciences or engineering
• Professional experience in environmental protection, regulation of health; one of the physical or natural sciences; or engineering can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required college education

Preferred qualification or experience

• Industrial Hygienist
• Registered Sanitarian
• Environmental Health Specialist

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.