Environmental Planner 2

The Department of Transportation is seeking to hire an Environmental Planner 2 to play a crucial role in supporting all aspects of environmental documentation, compliance, and permitting. Your keen attention to detail will be essential in ensuring that projects stay on track. If you have the relevant experience and qualifications, we invite you to apply today!

In this position, you will undertake critical responsibilities that involve assessing the environmental impacts of both proposed and existing transportation facilities. This includes evaluating effects on landforms, water quality, land use, cultural resources, socio-economic factors, scenic rivers, wetlands, and endangered species, as well as analyzing erosion, sedimentation, air quality, and noise levels. You will also perform environmental analyses and prepare or review technical reports concerning hazardous waste, wetland investigations, and endangered species. Fieldwork is a significant aspect of the role, requiring wetland identification, species surveys, and construction site evaluations. Strong communication skills will be essential as you collaborate with design, construction, and maintenance teams to address challenges and contribute to management decisions by analyzing project alternatives aimed at reducing environmental impacts and expediting the clearance process. Additionally, you will assist in formulating environmental mitigation strategies and monitoring commitments through the Environmental Commitments and Mitigation Tracking System (ECMTS).

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, upon completion of probationary period. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Five years of progressive professional experience in local, regional, or state environmental planning; or
• Two years of experience as an Environmental Planner 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• A Master's degree in planning or one of the environmental sciences and two years of progressive professional environmental planning experience; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements will eliminate you from consideration for this position.

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If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.