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Job Description
Job Summary
The City of Grand Prairie is looking for a highly motivated professionals to be part of its Public Health and Environmental Quality Department as an Environmental Specialist.
The City of Grand Prairie offers great retirement and healthcare benefits. This is a GRAND opportunity to work for a secure employer.
The purpose of this position is to protect public health and the environment by ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local health and environmental regulations. This is accomplished by conducting various environmental, industrial, or stormwater inspections; monitoring stream quality and stormwater quality; conducting public education activities; responding to citizen complaints; and conducting environmental and stormwater investigations. Other duties include assisting with the administration of various programs and completing administrative duties.
Essential Job Functions- Conducts industrial inspections by observing practices, processes, equipment, records, and site compliance with federal, state, and local rules.
- Oversees sanitary sewage cleanup and hazardous waste pickup by documenting and controlling cleanup activities; testing surface water for impact; collecting samples; picking up household hazardous waste; transporting waste to the Environmental Collection Center; transporting containers back to storage; and responding to environmental emergencies on a rotational basis.
- Responds to citizen complaints; conducting tests or inspections as needed; providing information to the public; and assisting with the resolution of the complaint.
- Completes administrative duties by maintaining records; writing various reports; completing forms and paperwork; writing standard operating procedures; entering data into computer; writing letters and memos; writing program descriptions; and coordinating training programs for City employees or the public.
- Assists with the administration of various programs by developing brochures and teaching materials; making various presentations; developing and writing the Storm Water Management plan and ordinances; representing the department in various meetings and special events; and assisting with City operations with environmental compliance.
Minimum Qualifications- Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's degree Natural Science with knowledge of environmental regulations.
- One year of experience or equivalent.
- Valid Texas Class C Driver's License and other license/certifications within six months of employment.
Closing Date/Time: 3/14/2025 5:00 PM Central -
Special Instructions
3/14/2025 5:00 PM Central -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Grand Prairie
Show moreWelcome to the City of Grand Prairie! We Live Life Grand here – about 200,640 residents call Grand Prairie home, and we’re still growing. Grand Prairie is the 16th largest city in Texas and the 125th largest city in the United States, but we still have small town values. We are rated the #1 Best Place to Retire in the U.S., 2nd Happiest City in Texas, 5th Best City for First-Time Home Buyers in Texas, 7th Safest Large City in Texas, and in the Top 50 U.S. Best Place to
Raise a Family!We have attractions that draw almost 10 million visitors a year to:
- Epic Waters Indoor Water Park showcasing 80,000 square feet of year-round water fun referred to as a “cruise ship on land”
- The Summit Active Adult Center with state-of-the-art fitness training, indoor infinity edge pool with lap lanes and exercise vortex, theater, game room, sauna
- PlayGrand Adventures (10-acre, all-accessible playground) is an exciting opportunity to provide a safe and fun playground experience for all ages and abilities (open late 2019)
- Firehouse Gastro Park restaurant downtown (conversion of historic Firehouse #1)
- Lone Star Park Thoroughbred Horse Race Track
- The Theatre at Grand Prairie concert venue
- Historic Uptown Theater in downtown
- IKEA, Living Spaces and the Premium Outlet Mall
- Traders Village
- Lake Joe Pool
- Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! And Palace of Wax
- Epic Central Park, a 172-acre park with five lakes, a Grand Lawn amphitheater, trails and a water and light show
- Chicken N’ Pickle
- Bolder Adventure Park
- The Epic Arts, Fitness and Entertainment Center with $1 million in cardio and strength training equipment, indoor walking/jogging track, group fitness and more
Grand Prairie recently welcomed more than 50 new restaurants and retail stores along SH 161, and development continues at a brisk pace. The city offers a vibrant lifestyle, with the best parks in the nation, more amenities than most, affordable to affluent housing and friendly neighbors.
City employees work hard to ensure Grand Prairie is known as an organization that creates Raving Fans by delivering world-class service. Our employee family and elected officials constantly live our values, aggressively move toward our vision and are always looking for ways to make the business of running a city even better.The hard work, positive input and optimism of all our city employees all play a key role in our success. We look forward to you joining our
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