**Working Title: Remediation Project Coordinator - Environmental Specialist 4** **Job Class: Environmental Specialist 4** **Agency: Pollution Control Agency** + **Job ID** : 85661 + **Location** : Various + **Telework Eligible** : Yes + **Full/Part Time** : Full-Time + **Regular/Temporary** : Unlimited + **Who May Apply** : Open to all qualified job seekers + **Date Posted** : 04/23/2025 + **Closing Date** : 05/13/2025 + **Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit** : Pollution Control Agency / Pollution Control-MAPE + **Division/Unit** : REM SITE ASSESSMENT UNIT 2 + **Work Shift/Work Hours** : Day Shift + **Days of Work** : Monday - Friday + **Travel Required** : No + **Salary Range:** $34.18 - $50.69 / hourly; $71,367 - $105,840 / annually + **Classified Status** : Classified + **FLSA Status** : Nonexempt + Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes *This position may be located at one of the MPCA office locations: Duluth, Brainerd, St. Paul, Rochester, Detroit Lakes, Marshall or Mankato. **The work you'll do is more than just a job.** At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities. This position exists to perform comprehensive project management and direction of sites in the Superfund Site Assessment Program. The primary work function of this position involves supporting Site Assessment lookback projects tasked with ensuring vapor intrusion and drinking water risks associated with previously-closed sites are evaluated and managed effectively. This includes reviewing regulatory files and agency decisions as well as directing and managing environmental investigations to decide if cleanup actions or building mitigations are needed. In cases that progress beyond the investigation/mitigation stage, this position manages and directs the selection of specific environmental cleanup or building actions and ultimately the completion of the needed additional work such that public health and environmental risks are effectively managed. This position will also provide wide-ranging technical expertise of the vapor intrusion pathway to internal and external stakeholders including future guidance development and risk communication. **Minimum Qualifications** A Bachelor's degree in Hydrology, Geology, Hydrogeology, Water Resources, Soil Science, or other closely-related environmental field **and** two years of advanced professional-level experience remediating contaminated properties. (Advanced professional-level experience is equivalent to Senior Environmental Specialist, Environmental Specialist 3 level work.) Experience must include scoping environmental investigations targeting analytical sampling of surface water, ground water, soil, soil gas, indoor/outdoor air and resulting data evaluation/interpretation. Candidates should be skilled in communicating, negotiating, and collaborating with stakeholders who have varying ways of contributing to project outcomes. Communication skills should be sufficient to present information to non-technical audiences presenting the results concerning environmental and public health risks. Candidates must have effective planning and project management skills (including contracting, budgeting, and invoicing) and the ability to make decisions based on data. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency will not sponsor applicants for work visas. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. **Preferred Qualifications** Knowledge of the overall state and federal environmental regulatory framework related to environmental investigations and cleanup of contaminated properties. Knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental laws, rules, regulations and standards related to environmental investigations and remediation/cleanup of contaminated properties, including CERCLA, MERLA, and RCRA. Extensive knowledge and experience evaluating the vapor intrusion pathway including conceptual site model development, active and passive air sampling collection, data interpretation and risk assessment, and working knowledge of various mitigation approaches/technologies. Experience leading other staff to conduct soil, groundwater, surface water, soil gas, and/or indoor air investigations. Direct experience related to chlorinated solvent releases a plus. Experience writing work plans and cost proposals for investigations and soliciting bids for contractors for system installations. Good written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills, and advanced planning/organization skills to perform senior-level professional work. Advanced project management of environmental investigations including: review of written submittals; evaluation of analytical data; contracting; budgeting; invoicing; and communications with internal and external stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to resolve potentially contentious, controversial, and complex environmental issues. Problem-solving sufficient to resolve technical matters. Experience with public communications efforts on health or environmental projects. **Physical Requirements** Requires occasionally lifting and/or carrying such articles as file folders, ledgers, and small equipment. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting, a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. **Additional Requirements** Position duties may require travel but driving is not a minimum qualification or essential function of this position. Employees who may drive for state business will need their driver’s license checked prior to operating a state vehicle. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.