Water Quality Data Permit Steward (Natural Resource Specialist 2) w/ State of Oregon (Hillsboro, OR)

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Water Quality Data Permit Steward (Natural Resource Specialist 2)
State of Oregon - Hillsboro, OR
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality currently has a Full-Time opportunity for a Water Quality Data Permit Steward to join an innovative team, and work to advance our agency mission to protect and improve Oregon's environment.

What you will do
The selected candidate will directly support the activities of the water quality permitting programs by providing assistance with data compilation, analysis and review. The successful candidate will gather, review, and evaluate data for permit development. The successful candidate utilizes R, and other statistical programs to complete data reports, and assessments. In addition, the candidate will assist with data management, data interpretation, data review, and report writing related to NPDES issues.

What's in it for you?
The opportunity to join a dynamic team of mission focused individuals tasked with providing high quality environmental data needed for understanding and protecting Oregon's environment. Put your creative problem-solving and analytical skills to great use helping to keep Oregon green. We offer full medical, dental and vision health benefits with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and 10 paid holidays a year. Public service loan forgiveness program: If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). Learn more to see whether you qualify at PSLF Program. If you are passionate about Oregon's environment and have experience testing and regulating air quality, apply today!
This is a full-time, AFSCME represented position.
This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies.


Duties & Responsibilities

• Gathers and organizes data collection by various monitoring programs into databases or spreadsheets for analysis
• Completes quality assurance/quality control review for the data following established permit program and laboratory procedures
• Develops and maintains procedures to evaluate data to ensure completeness and accuracy
• Gathers data and determines the adequacy of data for use in permitting activities
• Evaluates and analyzes data through statistical analysis
• Works with permit staff, permittees, and lab data coordinator to upload ambient and effluent data collected by permittees into data system
• Supports NPDES permit writing activities by gathering, formatting, and consolidating data
• Completes split reports for permitted facilities under the guidance of the Lab data coordinator
• Uses R and other statistical tools to manage, format, and evaluate data collected by permitted facilities
• Provide input on assessment products developed by other members of the section
• Provide data processing assistance to other section staff as requested

Qualifications, Required & Requested Skills
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Two years of experience in an Environmental, Natural Resource or Water Quality monitoring field And

A Bachelor's degree in a Natural Resources or Environmental Science, or three additional years of related (pertinent) experience; OR

One year of experience in an Environmental, Natural Resource or Water Quality monitoring field And

A Master's degree in a Natural Resource or an Environmental Science field; OR

Desired Attributes - preference may be given to applicants who possess the following

• Experience with 'R' for data gathering, processing and analyzing.
• Excellent overall computer skills with expanded knowledge of Excel.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience working with geographic information or geo-referenced data including experience using GPS, GIS, maps, or other sources to track and communicate location information.
• Experience applying quality control information to define the quality of measurements or data.