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State of Tennessee · 1 day ago

TDEC-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 2* - 01062026-73913

Davidson County, TN

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

1+ years exp

The State of Tennessee is seeking a TDEC-Environmental Scientist 2 to perform a variety of professional environmental and natural resource program work. The role involves conducting inspections, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, and providing technical expertise during emergency events.

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Responsibilities

Conduct inspections and/or investigations of equipment, structures, materials, and/or sites/facilities when required by a specific TDEC program area (e.g. air pollution, water resources, mineral and geologic resources, remediation, underground storage tanks, solid waste management, radiological health, natural areas, etc.) to ensure proper installation, maintenance, and/or operation and determine compliance with laws, regulations, or standards. Perform laboratory or field tests in accordance with requirements and analyze and interpret the environmental data and/or other information (e.g. monitoring records, site inspections, sampling data, etc.) using relevant methods to evaluate data trends, data quality, and usability for determining if further action is necessary

Adhere and enforce environmental or other federal and/or state standards, laws, rules, regulations, and/or administrative policies and procedures (e.g. Standard Operating Procedures) through investigation of complaints; overseeing environmental sampling; and reviewing and evaluating applications, forms, plans, inspection documents, general correspondence, reports, or other records and taking corrective action as warranted, and if necessary, initiate legal action to effect compliance of established standards, laws, rules, regulations, or policies

Review, analyze, and maintain relevant documents or data submitted by applicants or acquired by site inspections and/or other informative sources used for determining minimum environmental or other compliance with established standards. Prepare various publications, reports, and technical documents (e.g. permits, designs, layout blueprints, soil evaluations, maps, plans, etc.) in a concise and legally defensible manner to ensure Agency's missions are met. Reviews records, data, operational plans, enforcement action requests, reports, Quality Assurance/Quality Control parameters, etc. and interpret findings and results (i.e. site inspections, permits, lab results, etc.) to ensure acceptable methodologies are performed and communicates interpretation of findings and results using regulations, policy, guidance, etc. to stakeholders

Performs environmental or health investigations, remediation, natural resource management, and/or collection of environmental samples and/or monitoring data (e.g. soil, rock, air, water, sediment, sludge, biological, etc.) under physically demanding conditions (i.e. ditches, uneven terrain, wading in water, climbing, lifting/carrying equipment weighing up to 50 pounds, etc.) and evaluates the results/data as required to determine compliance with permits, environmental or other standards, and/or ecological condition requirements

Maintains, repairs, and calibrates electronic equipment [e.g. radiation detection meter, photo ionization detector, pH meter, GPS, and X-ray fluorescence (XRF)], scientific instruments, and mechanical equipment (e.g. ozone monitor, air monitor, laser level, watercraft, etc.), and inventories chemicals and supplies, disposing of expired materials in accordance with safety rules and regulations

Provides technical expertise to emergency responders, stakeholders, and any other personnel during emergency events, industrial incidents/accidents, and natural catastrophes where impacts to the environment (e.g. release radiation and radioactive material, air contaminants, water contaminants, etc.) are imminent. Provide consultative, technical, or educational services to stakeholders (i.e. industry, municipalities, counties, individuals, or groups), the public, and/or staff regarding regulatory information and/or proper procedures for performing environmental work in an effort to enhance environmental stewardship, health or other standards, practices, and safety

Qualification

Environmental Science DegreeRadiation Safety ComplianceGeologic LicenseBiology KnowledgeChemistry KnowledgeGeology KnowledgePhysics KnowledgeActive LearningJudgementCritical ThinkingTime ManagementDecision Making

Required

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's or higher of science or arts degree in environmental science, physical sciences (e.g. physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology), ecology, sustainability or applied science in sustainability, life sciences (e.g. biology, microbiology, agricultural science, agronomy, health physics or biophysics), environmental health, pre-medicine, engineering or other acceptable science or natural resource related field and one year of full-time professional environmental program, natural resource conservation work or full-time professional work that involved ensuring compliance with radiation safety standards and/or regulations

Possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license at the time of appointment in some positions; if position requires operating a boat, must obtain a boater's license

Applicants for the TDEC Environmental Scientist 1 in the Division of Radiological Health must successfully complete the training courses offered by the Division of Radiological Health, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or other federal agencies

TDEC Environmental Scientist's 1 performing geologic duties the major portion of their time must: have completed the required college course work at the time of appointment to be eligible to take the licensing examination offered by Tennessee's Department of Commerce and Insurance's Board of Professional Geologists, or hold and maintain a current Geologic license from the State of Tennessee during employment or hold a current Geologic license from another State that Tennessee has evaluated and granted reciprocal licensing rights

Some TDEC Environmental Scientist 1 positions assigned to function as Biologists must meet the specific educational requirements for Biologists, as follows: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree, including at least 36 quarter hours (or 24 semester hours) in biology, in one of the following areas: (1) biology or biological sciences, (2) botanical sciences, (3) environmental or conservation sciences, (4) zoological sciences, or (5) aquatic, terrestrial, or wetland biology or ecology or other acceptable biological science related field

Company

State of Tennessee

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State government is the largest employer in Tennessee, with approximately 43,500 employees in the three branches of government.

Founded in 1796

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tn.gov/

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