New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Notice of Vacancy
Filling of this position is contingent upon further approval process

Title: Environmental Services Trainee

Posting Number: WRM-2024-21

Open to: General Public

Work Week: NE (35-hour) Work Week

Salary: (P95) $50,229.66 (Non-Negotiable)

Opening Date: 6/7/2024

Closing Date: 8/30/2024

Existing Vacancies: TBD

Program/Location
Department of Environmental Protection
Water Resource Management
The majority of positions are located in Trenton, while others may be located throughout the state.

Scope of Eligibility: Open to applicants who meet the requirements below.

Description: Under close supervision of a supervisory official, in an Environmental Services Program, learns to
conduct routine surveys, studies, inspections, and/or investigations relating to the improvement and/or monitoring of
environmental conditions, and/or the enforcement of environmental laws/regulations; does other related duties.

Specific to the Position: The Water Resource Management (WRM) Program offers a variety of exciting career
opportunities to help protect New Jersey’s waterways and shoreline; and, to enhance, protect, and restore the quality
of New Jersey's drinking, surface, and ground waters.

WRM positions support implementation of the Federal and State Safe Drinking Water Acts, New Jersey Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System/Surface Water Discharge permits; ensure the quality and quantity of the State’s drinking
water and water supply sources; ensure compliance with the Water Pollution Control Act and water allocation permits,
as well as acute drinking water standards that have immediate public health effects such as the Revised Total Coliform
Rule, Ground Water Rule, and Surface Water Treatment Rule; oversee licensed operator regulations; enforce State
Codes as related to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal based ‘Worker Protection
Standard’; administer financial assistance programs for wastewater treatment facilities; administer the Treatment Works
Approval, Capacity Assurance, and Sewer Ban Programs; ensure statewide ambient water quality monitoring to assess
and manage New Jersey’s water resources.

Environmental Services Trainee duties can include the review of water quality and drinking water data, field inspections,
preparation of NJPDES and Safe Drinking Water inspections, investigative reports, and enforcements actions in
coordination with one or more WRM divisions, as well as other State, Federal, and Local governments and agencies;
learning to analyze water samples in a laboratory setting; learning to statistically analyze water quality and biological
trends and correlations influencing these trends; ensure data quality; prepare reports, tables, graphs, maps, applications
and interactive user interfaces; conduct statistical analyses, maintain databases, and present scientific information to a
general audience; develop and implement regular compliance checks; provide technical assistance to systems to return
to compliance following violations; assist in the day-to-day review of well permits, records, and decommissioning plans

that will enable senior staff to develop and implement licensing testing requirements, as well as the Continuing
Education program to remain licensed in accordance with NJAC 7:9D; assist in scanning and digitally preserving
documents for the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program Grant; identify ways to improve
training materials for licensed operators including the new regulatory requirements; conduct site visits to evaluate
treatment units; compile and review effluent/ground water quality data, review technical reports; develop permit limits,
monitor requirements and conditions to effectively protect water quality; draft Environmental Decision Documents; and
review design documents.

These opportunities span WRM’s four divisions: Water Supply & Geoscience, Water Quality, Water Monitoring,
Standards, & Pesticide Control, and Water Enforcement; are located primarily in the Trenton area, but also several other
areas around the State of New Jersey.

Requirements
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in one of the Physical
Sciences, Environmental Sciences/Studies, Chemical Sciences, or Biological Sciences; or in Environmental Planning,
Environmental Policy, or Physical Geography; or, in Civil Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Chemical Engineering,
Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Mining Engineering, Industrial
Engineering, or Bio-resource Engineering.

NOTE: All U.S. degrees and transcripts must be from an accredited college or university. All foreign degrees and
transcripts must be evaluated for accreditation by a recognized evaluation service by the closing date of this posting.
Failure to provide documentation may result in ineligibility.

License: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a
vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

Residency: All persons newly hired on or after September 1, 2011, have one year from the date of employment to
establish, and then maintain principal residence in the State of New Jersey subject to the provisions of N.J.S.A.
52:14-7 (L.2011, Chapter 70), also known as the "New Jersey First Act".

Authorization to Work: Selected candidates must be authorized to work in the United States per the Department
of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations. Note: The State of New
Jersey does not provide sponsorship for citizenship to the United States.

Veteran's Preference: To qualify for New Jersey Veteran's Preference/status, you must establish Veteran's
Preference through the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. Please submit proof of your Veteran's
Preference along with your resume as indicated below. For more information, please visit
https://www.nj.gov/military/veterans/services/civil-service-preference/

Submit Letter of Interest, Resume, Unofficial Transcripts (if college degree is required), and the
Personal Relationship Disclosure Statement by 4:00 p.m. on the closing date to:

Talent Acquisition Team
Division of Human Resources
E-mail Address: DEP-HR-WRM.Resumes@dep.nj.gov
Please include the title and posting # of this Notice of Vacancy in the subject line of your e-mail.

SAME applicants: If you are applying under the NJ SAME program, your supporting documents (Schedule A or B
letter) must be submitted along with your resume by the closing date indicated above. For more information on the
SAME program, please visit https://nj.gov/csc/same/overview/index.shtml, email SAME@csc.nj.gov, or call CSC at
(609) 292-4144 and select Option #3.

Posting Authorized By:
Phiroza Stoneback, Manager
Division of Human Resources

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is
committed to inclusive hiring and a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds

to apply. Accommodations under ADA will be provided upon request.

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