Environmental Program Assistant/Analyst

We respect and embrace the experiences, knowledge and contributions of our team members. We strive for a culture of belonging and balance by upholding our values : Stewardship, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Innovation. We are passionate about Missouri, our role to preserve, protect and enhance our environment and we are committed to serving its’ citizens. We believe our mission and vision serves a greater purpose and will be felt for generations to come.

This position will be located at 1659 East Elm Street, Jefferson City, Missouri, with the Air Pollution Control Program, Compliance and Enforcement Section, General Sources Unit.

• Ensure citizens and regulated facilities comply with air laws and regulations through the review of reports and file submissions.
• Provide assistance with practical applications of state statutes, federal regulations, commission rules, program policies, and procedures.
• Operate several database systems to track, retrieve, and transfer environmental data.
• Determine noncompliance of potential and existing environmental health and safety problems and issues concerning the quality of the state’s natural resources through extensive research.
• Discuss basic environmental issues and concerns with representatives of public and private interests with a focus on open burning.
• Coordinate and negotiate with citizens and regulated facilities to gain compliance with environmental programs, laws, rules, and regulations.
• Develop complex enforcement plans and monitor progress toward compliance.
• Be the lead and main contact for coordination purposes for Missouri’s Open Burning laws and regulations.
• Perform other related work as assigned.

To be successful in this position, a candidate will need the following skills:

• Compliance : Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
• Manages and Organizes Information : Identifies a need; gathers, organizes, and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.
• Self-Management : Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Oral and Written Communication : Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, consider the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

• Bachelor’s degree and 0-4 years of direct work experience in an environmental regulatory field.

(Additional education or experience may substitute for the required education or experience)

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

Benefits & Work-life Balance

Our benefits package and flexible 40-hour work week promotes the mental and physical health of you and your family as you work towards achieving your professional goals. Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance. Learn more here .

How we invest in you:

• Exceptional professional development: mentoring from experienced professionals, cross-media training, career advancement opportunities, paid trainings and continuing education tuition assistance.
• Support for professional registrations when required, through paid study materials, fees, study time, test time, exam fees and licensure renewal fees.

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• State of Missouri

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