STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ENVIRONMENTALIST I
Class Code: 4094-16 Date Established: 07-10-74
Occupational Code: 7-6-2 Date of Last Revision: 02-08-08
BASIC PURPOSE: To collect data for use in standardized
technical evaluations in one or more of the following areas: air quality, noise abatement, water quality,
wildlife, forestry, wetlands, biology, or ecology.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Conducts
inspections and surveys to determine the existence of environmental hazards or
violation; assists in planning and implementing environmental studies to
monitor impact of proposed projects.
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Conducts field
work on rare, threatened and endangered plant or animal species and maintains a
database of these occurrences for environmental review purposes.
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Collects
samples and assists in the investigation of activities which may contaminate
groundwater and surface water resources.
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Conducts field
studies of air quality, uses computer models and programs to monitor and
analyze raw data to project future air quality levels.
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Conducts water
quality studies, including surface and groundwater, public and private drinking
water sources and biological, chemical or other environmental conditions.
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Makes
recommendations in reference to specific projects, such as evaluating wetlands
violations to determine extent of damage and feasibility of restoration.
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Evaluates
potential damage from proposed highway improvements to food supplies, land habitat,
and water supply of wildlife.
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Analyzes the
social, community, and historic environment of the area and the short and
long-term benefits or damages resulting from proposed projects.
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Analyzes
effects of deforestation and the resultant loss of woodlands and cover for
animals or fish, as well as the general loss to society.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in applying instructions to
accomplish different job functions OR in operating machines for a variety of
different purposes.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific understanding
to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a particular
field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for contributing to
immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct provision of
services to the public or other state agencies.
Errors at this level result in inaccurate reports or invalid test
results and require significant investment of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires partial supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
assigning job duties, providing training, giving instructions and checking
work.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
an environment which includes exposure to continuous physical elements or a
number of disagreeable working conditions with frequent exposure to minor injuries
or health hazards.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including continuous
walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time as well as
occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires summarizing data, preparing reports
and making recommendations based on findings which contribute to solving
problems and achieving work objectives.
This level also requires presenting information for use by administrative-level
managers in making decisions.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions to
establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve practical
problems. This level also requires
providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited standardization
exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying a
number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and in
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized college
or university with a major study in a related environmental science. Each additional year of approved formal
education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: One year of experiences as an
Environmentalist or in a field related to the occupational area in which the
vacancy exists, such as air analysis, noise or water quality control,
engineering, environmental law, wildlife, forestry, soils, hydrology, geology,
botany or biology.
License/Certification: Eligibility for N.H. driver's license or
operational license for pesticides applicator if necessary for performing
professional field work.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: See attached.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of the principles and
practices of environmental science.
Knowledge of local, state and federal laws and regulations in the
environmental field. General knowledge
of the application of the chemical, biological and physical sciences as related
to environmental protection. Working
knowledge of current techniques of sampling and analysis. Ability to use judgment in applying technical
policies and procedures. Ability to
interpret maps, data, and engineering plans.
Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely in oral, written and
graphic form. Ability to establish and
maintain effective working relationships with associates, environmental groups
and the general public. Must be willing
to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
ENVIRONMENTALIST I - IV
1. All job specific education, experience, and
licensing requirements must be stated on the supplemental job description and
approved by the Division of Personnel prior to recruitment. For recruitment purposes, a related
environmental science DEGREE shall be limited to one or more of the following:
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agricultural
science |
environ sampling
& analysis |
plant physiology |
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archeology |
environmental
science |
plant science |
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architectural
history |
environmental
studies |
public health |
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architecture &
environmental design |
environmental
toxicology |
radiological health |
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atmospheric science |
estuarine biology |
radiological
science |
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biochemistry |
forest resources |
resource
conservation |
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biogeography |
forestry |
resource economics |
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biology |
geochemistry |
resource management |
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biotechnology |
geography |
riverine biology |
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botany |
geology |
sanitary
engineering |
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chemical
engineering |
geophysical science |
science education |
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chemistry |
health physics |
soil science |
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civil engineering |
hydraulic
engineering |
toxicology |
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coastal biology |
hydrogeology |
waste management |
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community
development/planning |
hydrology |
wastewater
management |
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computer science |
Industrial hygiene |
water resources engineering |
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earth science |
laboratory science |
water resources
management |
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ecology |
limnology (inland
freshwaters) |
wetlands biology |
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environmental
affairs |
marine biology |
wetlands ecology |
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environmental
conservation |
mathematics |
wetlands science |
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environmental
engineering |
mechanical
engineering |
wildlife management |
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environmental
health |
meteorology |
zoology |
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environmental
issues |
microbiology |
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environmental laws |
natural resources |
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environmental
planning |
oceanography |
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physics |
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2. For appointment consideration,
Environmentalist I applicants must successfully participate in a structured
interview measuring possession of knowledge, skills and abilities identified as
necessary for satisfactory job performance by this class specification. The structured interview is developed and
administered, according to Division of Personnel guidelines, by representatives
of the state agency in which the vacancy exists.
3. When required by the supplemental job
description, the incumbent must satisfactorily complete a baseline medical
examination and the personal protection training required by the National
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health or other federal and state
agencies.
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