Environmental Resources Specialist 3

SALARY: $43,357.00 – $75,789.00 Annually

LOCATION: Various Locations, WV

JOB TYPE: Full-Time Permanent

JOB NUMBER: DEP2600172

DEPARTMENT: Environment – Environmental Protection

OPENING DATE: 04/02/2026

CLOSING DATE: 4/16/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

LOCATION OF VACANCY: FAYETTE, KANAWHA

Nature of Work

DEP2600172 Environmental Resources Specialist 3
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
Watershed Improvement/In-Lieu Fee Program
Office Location: 601 57th Street, Southeast, Charleston, WV 25304
Or
1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV 25840

This position is classified exempt; therefore, does not fall under the classified service.

This position has been designated as eligible for some telework. All new State employees and reinstatements are not eligible for telework until they successfully complete a training period. Additional requirements regarding employee approvals for telework can be discussed during the interview.

Under the supervision of an Environmental Resource Analyst, performs professional work statewide and at the
advanced level within a team environment for the agency’s In Lieu Fee Mitigation Program. The In Lieu Fee Mitigation
Program carries out select portions of the Us Army Corps of Engineers Federal Clean Water Act responsibilities to effect
compensatory mitigation for unavoidable impacts to the state’s waters.

Duties:

• Employee will work to assist in the development and implementation of policy, track in lieu fee monies received
  and expended, identify and evaluate proposed mitigation projects for consistency with federal and state
  regulations, develop and oversee the issuance of grant awards for mitigation projects and oversee contractor’s
  performing site acquisition, design, construction, and monitoring.
• Employee will be responsible for scheduling site selection field visits and project reviews with The Interagency
  Review Team (IRT).
• Employee will be responsible for scheduling design reviews, construction inspections, and approving grant
  agreement payments to contractors.
• Employee will coordinate activities as needed within DEP and with external agencies including Us Army Corps of Engineers, US EPA, WV DNR, NRCS, and US Fish and Wildlife.
• Employee will coordinate with a variety of internal and external contacts to actively seek proposed mitigation
  opportunities and to follow projects through to completion.
• Employee will update and maintain project crediting via RIBITS, webpage, and database as well as maintain the
  electronic filing systems in which all projects will be housed.
• Employee will perform other duties as assigned.

Expectations:

• Employee must have a deep-rooted understanding of all rules and regulations associated with section 404
  permits, 2008 mitigation rule, section 401 permits, NPDES permits, DNR stream activity permits, state historic
  preservation office requirements, federal endangered species act as well as other state, federal and local permits
  and regulations as they pertain to stream and wetland mitigation activities.
• Employee must be able to communicate clearly orally and in writing. Must be available for overnight travel, must
  have a valid driver’s license, and must be capable of conducting field work in adverse conditions and locations.
• Preference will be given to applicants with a bachelor degree in a natural resource based field of study such as
  earth sciences (geology, physical geography, soil science, ecology, and hydrology); agricultural/plant sciences
  (agronomy, forestry, horticulture, and botany), landscape architecture, environmental sciences, or related field.
• Preference will be given candidates that have experience in Natural Stream Channel Design, Permitting and
  Construction, GIS and mapping experience.
• Regular attendance is an essential part of this position.
• The recommended candidate will be subject to a search of his or her Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) prior to be hired
  and annually thereafter.
• Qualifying applicants will be required to complete an internet-based profile assessment to compare the applicant’s
  thinking and reasoning skills, behavioral traits and the occupational interests against the traits determined to be
  important to the posted position.

Minimum Qualifications

Training: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.

OR

Substitution: Additional full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience as described below may
substitute for the required training at the rate of one (1) year of experience for every thirty (30) semester hours of
training.

AND

Experience: Four (4) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional experience in the acquisition,
preservation, protection and enhancement of environmental resources, or in environmental protection, or in an agency
specific area related to environmental impact.

OR

Substitution: Graduate coursework from an accredited college or university may substitute for the required experience at
the rate of fifteen (15) semester hours of training for every one (1) year of experience.
Promotional Only: Three (3) years of experience as an Environmental Resources Specialist 1 and/or 2 may substitute for
the required training and experience.

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