Pay Range: $53,143 - $55,428 annual compensation

Job Posting Friday, February 23, 2024

Workdays & Hours: This is a Full-Time position working at least 40 hours per week. The selected individual will work from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday in a schedule that may occasionally include holidays, inclement weather days, weekends, and on-call quarterly after-hours for the Spill Response Program.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

An Environmental Specialist job is available with the City of Fort Worth Code Compliance Department within its Environmental Quality Division for water quality and litter control services. The City of Fort Worth, Environmental Quality Division, performs critical program functions ensuring compliance with respective municipal, state, and federal rules and regulations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college with major course work in biology, chemistry, environmental science.
• No experience required.
• Valid Driver's License. 
• Must pass Drug Screen, Criminal Background Check, and Human Performance Evaluation.
• Must have completed or have the ability to complete 40 hours HAZWOPER and 24 hours HAZMAT Emergency Response Training.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 40 hours HAZWOPER Emergency Response Training preferred.
• Experience with Environmental State and Federal Regulations and Authorizations and Environmental Quality Monitoring functions and criteria;
• Strong Project Planning, Development, and Time Management skills;
• Competence in the use of current office computer applications, including word processing, email, time management, spreadsheets, and presentation software; and
• Understanding of the fundamentals of Environmental Pollutant Abatement.

The Environmental Specialist job responsibilities include: 

• Performing stormwater environmental compliance inspections and investigations including collecting data and samples related to various environmental issues.
• Perform MS4 compliance and enforcement of related activities such as illicit discharge investigations (IDDE), spill response, TPDES industrial and construction stormwater inspections, dry weather field screens, wet weather monitoring, rapid bio assessments, and internal audit assessments.
• Writing technical investigation reports and conducting complex calculations and documentation of evidence to complete reports.
• Aiding in education and training efforts.
• Giving administrative support to supervisory-level colleagues.
• Participate in State and Municipal Administrative Hearings and Court proceedings.
• Completing quality assurance on documentation and reports.
• Maintaining and properly employing the use of Personal Protective Equipment.
• Preparing scientific and procedural presentations.
• Communicate violations, deficiencies or noncompliance to customers.

Working Conditions 

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting, intense noises, gases, vibrations, unsanitary conditions, workspace restrictions, and the ability to maintain a professional demeanor even when dealing with upset customers/citizens.

Physical Demand

Medium work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly having to move objects.