Transit Environmental Specialist

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At Regional Transportation District (RTD), We make lives better through connections!

When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD's values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community.

RTD Employee Benefits: https://www.rtd-denver.com/careers/benefits

(RTD Represented Employee Benefits: Please refer to the Labor Agreement included in the above link for details.)

This position is responsible for the administration of organizational environmental policies and procedures.

The Transit Environmental Specialist supports the implementation and administration of RTD’s environmental programs to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations. This role works across transit operations and facilities to support hazardous materials management, environmental inspections, permitting, and reporting while helping reduce environmental impact across the District.

Essential

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Competency

• Supports environmental compliance activities pertaining to hazardous material management, storm water best management practices, stationary source air emissions, underground storage tank regulations, and infrastructure projects involving environmental concerns.
• Administers environmental policies, procedures, and permits to ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
• Manages environmental risks to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the agency and its employees.
• Conducts environmental inspections to ensure compliance with applicable State, federal, and local municipality regulations.
• Manages hazardous materials through hazard identification, waste profiling, compliant packaging, accurate manifesting, and appropriate spill response measures.
• Supports internal staff and contractors in environmental decision-making processes to achieve regulatory compliance, and reducing safety and environmental risks to the agency while making sound business decisions in allocation of taxpayer funds.
• Ensures environmental compliance through proper sampling practices, field data collection, inspection reporting and documentation, facility site observations, regulatory reporting, and third-party environmental consultant inspections and reports.
• Conducts training on the RTD’s environmental management and hazardous material program.  
• Completes environmental compliance inspection reports across facilities.
• Maintains and updates permits for compliance with applicable and evolving regulations.
• Responds to incidents and supports emergency response activities as needed.
  
  
  

Other

All job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Management, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability, or related field.
• Required Certification:  TSSP, or ability to achieve certification within three years
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in environmental compliance or a related field, including experience with environmental inspections, permitting, hazardous materials, and/or regulatory reporting.
• Ability to work flexible hours to support emergency response for accidents and incidents.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional environmental certifications (e.g., Qualified Industrial Stormwater Inspector, Qualified MS4 Stormwater Compliance Professional, Certified Hazardous Material Manager (CHMM), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Asbestos Building Inspector (CABI), Asbestos Management Planner, Underground Storage Tank A/B Operator, DOT Hazardous Material Ground Shipper Certification, ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System Lead Auditor Certification, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER), Certified Safety Professional (CSP))
• Experience in a transit, public-sector, highly regulated, or related industry
  
  
  

Or

An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Key Competencies & Characteristics

• Knowledge of environmental regulations and compliance requirements (e.g., NFPA, IBC, IFC, ANSI, ISO, OSHA, DOT, FTA, FRA, EPA, COPUC, OPS, CDPHE).
• Knowledge of operations and maintenance activities as they relate to environmental safety compliance requirements.
• Proficiency with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) management systems and environmental compliance standards.
• Knowledge of environmental compliance systems and tools used for reporting, tracking, and documentation (e.g., (NetDMR, CEOS, UST monitoring systems, COSTIS, EPA, GIS, SDS databases)
• General knowledge of scientific principles applicable to environmental safety compliance (e.g., chemistry, biology, and related areas)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate specialized information effectively to diverse audiences.
• Ability to analyze data, assess challenges, develop strategic solutions, and implement improvements. 
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively which includes planning, organizing, and prioritizing with attention to details.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with internal teams, external partners, and regulatory agencies.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
  
  
  

Working Environment And Physical Requirements

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions.

Career Map

Based on job performance, experience, education and position availability the next step on the career map for this position may be: Manager, Safety and Compliance

Pay Range

$92,003.00 - $129,954.50 Annual

EEO POLICY AND ADA ACCOMMODATIONS

RTD is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless to the race, sex, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. RTD is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, promotions, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to our Employment ADA Coordinator Kris Frazier at adarequests@rtd-denver.com, or the Talent Acquisition team rtd.ta@rtd-denver.com.

To learn more or see our EEO policy, please visit our EEO page at: https://www.rtd-denver.com/open-records/reports-and-policies/eeo-policy

RTD posts a compensation range that represents a good faith estimate of what RTD anticipates paying for the position at the time of posting. Starting salary is based on the candidate’s relevant and verified education, training and work experience. Applicants should submit all relevant and verifiable education, training and work experiences at the time of application.