Environmental Compliance Specialist II

The Environmental Compliance Specialist II will serve as an inspector focusing on animal feeding operations (AFO) compliance enforcement. In this role, they will evaluate, recommend, and maintain effective best management practices on production and land application areas of AFOs, while enforcing the General Discharge Permit and other environmental laws to protect human health and the environment.

This position involves the following working conditions:

• Exposure to uncomfortable or unpleasant surroundings.
• Exposure to agricultural production environments, including waste storage and handling areas.
• Required use of protective equipment—such as goggles, gloves, hearing protection, steel toe shoes, hard hats and masks—during site visits when required.
• Bio-Security is mandatory at AFO’s to prevent or reduce the transfer of contaminants between AFO’s. Bio-Hazard Gear may be required when entering some facilities.
• Exposure to all types of weather conditions.

The incumbent will be required to drive a State vehicle. If you hold an out-of-state driver’s license, you must provide a certified copy of your driving record from the issuing state’s  Motor Vehicle Administration at the time of hire. All individuals must maintain a driver's license with no more than 5 points on their driving record to operate a State vehicle.