Environmental Business Specialist
Description:
- Provides conuslting to industries, businesses, and institutions (e.g. performs waste reduction and recycling assessments); assists with implementing waste reduction, reuse, composting, and recycling programs; provides accurate advice on waste disposal practices according to state and federal law; disseminates information pertinent topics).
- Acts as the District coordinator and liaison for the Southwest Ohio Pollution Prevention Internship program. Develops long term relationships with businesses to host interns; Recruits, trains, and advises summer interns as they complete sustainability projects at their host companies.
- Establishes and maintains rapport with business, industrial, institutional representatives; attends related meetings; gives presentations; develops and prepares workshops on waste reduction, recycling and related topics. Manage special projects related to business waste reduction, reuse, and recycling; performs research on topics related to business waste reduction programs.
- Assist in preparing the annual report to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (e.g., conducts commercial and industrial recycling survey).
- Work collaboratively and provide support to other staff; assist with special projects and programs; evaluate program effectiveness and create reports; other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in related field
- two (2) years relevant experience
- or equivalent combinations of education, training and/or experience which indicates a thorough knowledge of program/functional area issues and operations, government structure and process and an advanced knowledge of public relations
- Must have valid driver’s license issued by the state of residency