Environmental Specialist III: The Petroleum Contamination Cleanup Site Manager performs project management activities required to return petroleum contaminated sites to acceptable soil and groundwater target levels for Sarasota County’s local Petroleum Restoration Program. Duties include: Performing technical reviews of reports, plans, and proposals; coordinating reviews with technical staff; issuing written comments for corrections, improvements or additional work; approving reports in accordance with state rules and guidance; conducting quality assurance field audits of contractors at contaminated sites; performing contract management of state funded sites; negotiating and developing scopes of work, change orders, and processing purchase orders and invoices in the state’s contacting system MFMP.
Minimum Qualifications: A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in one of the biological or physical sciences, Environmental Engineering or a related field and three (3) years of professional experience. A Master’s Degree may substitute for one year of professional experience. Progressively responsible professional experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required college degree.
Salary: The salary range for this position is: $48,068 – $56,000; salary may be negotiable DOE.
Benefits: We believe in work life balance and have excellent benefits including a state pension, medical and dental insurance, generous leave plan, training programs, wellness programs including a fitness center.
Mission/vision: Our mission is to be the most livable and best managed community in the country, providing quality services, programs and facilities that reflect the goals of the community. Our employees are committed to demonstrating our values: Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Quality, Teamwork and Trust.
About Sarasota: Sarasota has world-famous beaches, over 80 parks and 100 golf courses, and is known as the cultural capital of Florida with museums of art, theaters, an aquarium, botanical gardens and the annual international film festival. Unsurpassed beauty, rich cultural offering, diverse educational opportunities, wide-ranging recreational possibilities make Sarasota a great place to live and work!
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