Agency: Department of Environment
Posting End Date: 05/05/2023
Job Posting Type: Standard Requisition
Job ID: 132927
Location: Santa Fe
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Regular/Temporary: Sponsored Term
Salary
$24.31 – $38.89 Hourly
$50,560 – $80,895 Annually
This position is a Pay Band EE
Posting Details
Department Name: Water Protection Division
Program Area: Ground Water Quality Bureau
Looking for a rewarding career and growth opportunity? The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is seeking highly engaged talent to assist us in our mission to protect and restore the environment and foster a healthy and prosperous New Mexico for present and future generations. Come be a part of our great team for change! Learn more at: https://www.env.nm.gov/
As a valued new employee to the NMED, you will receive five (5) full days of leave in your leave balances right from your start date.
Interviews are anticipated to be conducted within two weeks of closing date.
Why does the job exist?
We are growing and seek highly engaged talent to assist us in our mission to protect and restore the environment and foster a healthy and prosperous New Mexico for present and future generations. The Ground Water Quality Bureau is seeking applications for the position of Water Resources Professional II.
The position is a mid level professional position in the Pollution Prevention Section and is responsible for ensuring consistency and timely agency action regarding protection of ground water quality, operations and closure at wastewater discharge sites. This is accomplished through the evaluation of complex technical documents including; treatment plant operational plans, groundwater and surface water abatement plans, environmental investigations and feasibility studies, closure plans, project management and regulatory oversight.
How does it get done?
This position provides expertise in highly specialized technical fields of Geology, Hydrology, Geochemistry, Hydrogeology, Chemistry, or Environmental Science for assessing appropriate actions for operations and closure of domestic, industrial and wastewater reuse facilities and whether those facilities are in compliance with their discharge permits.
– Review discharge permit applications, treatment facility operations and closure plans, water quality investigations and monitoring reports
– Draft permits
– Inspection of facilities
– Oversee corrective actions and abatement plans
– Review and evaluate closure activities for sites that discontinue discharging
– Maintain organized and regularly updated paper and electronic files for each assigned discharge permit and abatement plan, including monitoring reports and permitting actions.
Who are the customers?
– New Mexicans to protect and restore the environment.
– Occasional contact with external Federal, State and Local regulatory bodies to include contractors, and environmental not for profit organizations.
– Internal staff
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have experience in the following:
– Regulatory oversight and providing critical review and written comment on technical water resources documents
– Project management
– Wastewater treatment plant operations
– Groundwater investigations
– Closure design
– Oversight of wastewater facilities
Minimum Qualification
Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Science, Hydrology, Geology, Environmental Science, Water Resources, Watershed Management, Physics, Natural Science, Physical Science, Life Science, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Forestry/Forest Science, Conservation Science, Wildlife Science Emergency Management or Engineering and two (2) years of relevant experience. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling six (6) years may substitute for the required education and experience. Substitutions Apply. See Substitution Table below.
Substitution Table
These combinations of education and experience qualify you for the position:
| Education | Experience | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High School Diploma or Equivalent | AND | 6 years of experience |
| 2 | Associate’s degree | AND | 4 years of experience |
| 3 | Bachelor’s degree | AND | 2 years of experience |
| 4 | Master’s degree or higher | AND | 0 years of experience |
• Education and years of experience must be related to the purpose of the position.
• If Minimum Qualification requires a specific number of “semester hours” in a field (e.g. 6 semester hours in Accounting), applicants MUST have those semester hours in order to meet the minimum qualifications. No substitutions apply for semester hours.
Employment Requirements
Must possess and maintain a valid New Mexico Driver’s License. Must possess and maintain a current Defensive Driving Course certificate from the State of New Mexico or must pass and receive a Defensive Driving Course certificate as a condition of continued employment.
Working Conditions
State of New Mexico employees may be impacted by the Public Health Order dated December 19, 2022, which requires facilities licensed or certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), including all hospital types, long-term care facilities, nursing homes, hospice facilities and rehabilitation facilities, as well as assisted living facilities and adult day care settings, to adhere to all COVID-related requirements prescribed by CMS, including, but not limited to masking and staff vaccination.
Work will primarily be performed in an office setting during normal business hours. This position will require extended periods of sitting, typing and reviewing documentation, working on a computer and attending meetings both virtually and in person. There may be repeated periods of bending, squatting, and walking in the building. In-state travel, including some overnight travel is required. Outdoor field work is required in all types of weather conditions.
Supplemental Information
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Agency Contact Information: Avery Young 505-699-8564 Email
For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.
Bargaining Unit Position
This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.
