Description and Functions

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
• Retirement - Pension and 457(b) plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities
• and MUCH MORE! Click here for detailed information, oryou can watch this short video to learn about our benefit package!

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  Technical Review & Environmental Analysis

  • UIC Program Specialization: Evaluate complex permit applications, feasibility studies, and engineering designs for Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class I (hazardous and non-hazardous industrial/municipal waste disposal) and Class V (shallow non-hazardous injection) wells.
  • Data Interpretation: Analyze complex, multi-disciplinary environmental data (biological, chemical, geological, and hydrogeological) to draw definitive conclusions and formulate formal recommendations.
  • Quality Assurance: Verify the accuracy, validity, and computational integrity of data collection methods, mechanical integrity testing (MIT), and injection well monitoring reports.
  • Regulatory Application: Apply and interpret complex rules, regulations, guidelines, and standards, with a specific focus on groundwater quality protection, Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) standards, and UIC regulations.

• Project Management

  • UIC Well Lifecycle Management: Oversee the full regulatory lifecycle of Class I and Class V wells, including permitting, inspections, review of compliance reports, field evaluations of required well testing and proper plugging and abandonment (P&A) procedures.
  • Data Management: Maintain organized, auditable digital and physical project and compliance files.

• Compliance, Audits, & Enforcement

  • Conduct Inspections: Plan and execute environmental compliance audits, field investigations, and on-site inspections of facilities, structures, and UIC well sites to resolve groundwater violations and complaints.
  • Regulatory Judgment: Work with the Geology Supervisor – Inspection and Compliance to determine compliance status based on field observations, data analysis, and regulatory interpretations.
  • Enforcement Actions: Recommend appropriate levels of enforcement responses of non-compliance or unauthorized injection activity.

• Technical Writing & Reporting

  • Documentation: Serve as the primary author for all specialized environmental technical writing, delivering timely formal recommendations and UIC permit drafts.
  • Reporting: Formulate comprehensive, evidence-based technical reports resulting from audits, well-logging reviews, and environmental investigations.

• Note on Core Competencies: To excel in this role, the ideal candidate must possess the ability to analyze complex data sets, maintain deep focus for extended periods, and exercise sound, independent judgment under high-pressure scenarios.

Qualifications

Necessary Special Requirements

• Ability to travel and conduct field investigations and inspections, which may require prolonged standing, walking on uneven terrain, and lifting equipment up to 25 pounds.

• FLSA: Exempt
• The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality may use a video interview as a mandatory first step of our process. If chosen for a video interview you will receive an email with all the necessary information to complete the process.

Supplemental Information