Environmental Program Specialist 4030037

We respect and embrace the experiences, knowledge and contributions of our team members. We strive for a culture of belonging and balance by upholding our values : Stewardship, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Innovation. We are passionate about Missouri, our role to preserve, protect and enhance our environment and we are committed to serving its’ citizens. We believe our mission and vision serves a greater purpose and will be felt for generations to come.

This position will be located at Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Quality, Air Pollution Control Program and will be located at 1659 East Elm St., Jefferson City, Missouri.

• This position is an advanced specialist position that works with the unit to develop technical demonstrations and strategic plans. A critical component of this position is air quality modeling using the Linux operating system. This includes compiling model inputs such as emissions and meteorological data from large data sets, creating code to execute the model, running the models and evaluating their performance, reviewing and interpreting model outputs, developing modeling protocols and documentation, and collaborating with other state agencies and the Environmental Protection Agency on regional modeling efforts.
• Work closely with the team to evaluate air monitoring measurements, emission inventories, emission growth and control factors, and emission control strategies to support the core functions of the unit. This includes: determining areas of the state that meet and do not meet federal air quality standards; developing infrastructure plans that explain how Missouri will implement any new or revised standard; developing plans to ensure emissions in Missouri are not negatively impacting outdoor visibility in any federally protected class I areas; developing nonattainment area plans to return areas in the state that are not meeting an air quality standard back to compliance; and developing maintenance plans for areas of the state that once violated a standard but have since returned to compliance.
• Use mobile emission models to quantify emissions from the mobile source sector (including on-road vehicles like cars, trucks, and buses, and nonroad equipment such as construction equipment, tractors, lawnmowers, etc.)
• Use air dispersion models to calculate air pollutant concentrations around regulated facilities based on known or assumed emission release points and quantities.
• Use ArcGIS software to create maps that display air quality modeling results or other air quality related information for use in plans, technical demonstrations, and reports the team develops.
• Consult with officials, owners and operators of emission sources, members of the public, engineers, scientists, and specialists with regard to laws, regulations, and technical requirements relating to the federal Clean Air Act and Missouri Air Conservation Law.
• Attend training and seminars to continuously work on professional development, expand technical knowledge and skills, and identify process improvements and efficiencies.

• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, consider the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.
• Computer Skills: Uses computers, software applications, databases, and automated systems to accomplish work.
• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Data Management: Knowledge of the principles, procedures, and tools of data management, such as modeling techniques, data backup, data recovery, data dictionaries, data warehousing, data mining, data archiving, data disposal, and data standardization processes.

Benefits & Work-life Balance

Our benefits package and flexible 40-hour work week promotes the mental and physical health of you and your family as you work towards achieving your professional goals. Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance. Learn more here .

How we invest in you:

• Exceptional professional development: mentoring from experienced professionals, cross-media training, career advancement opportunities, paid trainings and continuing education tuition assistance.
• Support for professional registrations when required, through paid study materials, fees, study time, test time, exam fees and licensure renewal fees.

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• State of Missouri

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