Resource Specialist

PURPOSE OF POSITION: Provide information and assistance to citizens, property owners, installers, contractors, and other interested parties regarding sewage treatment systems, land use regulation, solid waste, and other environmentally related programs.

WORK PERFORMED/JOB FUNCTIONS: Review and field inspect land use permit applications. Review subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) designs and evaluations. Investigate and process environmentally related complaints and violations. Field review wetland permit applications. Provide field service for other ESD programs and Soil and Water jobshiringnearme.org District (SWCD) activities. Performs other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: General knowledge of state and local statutes, rules, and ordinances regarding subsurface sewage treatment systems, land use planning, solid waste, wetlands, feedlots, and other environmentally related fields. Ability to perform technical inspections, provide oversight and make recommendations for various permit applications. Working knowledge of computers and software applications. Maintain effective relationships with the citizens, colleagues, county officials, state agency representatives, SSTS professionals, contractors, and other environmentally related groups or constituencies.

MINIMUM TRAINING, EXPERIENCE OR CERTIFICATIONS: Requires a bachelor’s degree (preferred) in an environmentally related field or a minimum of a two-year degree in an environmentally related field with an additional two years of work experience in environmental studies, earth sciences, land use planning, natural resources management, or other environmentally related field or endeavor. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency SSTS professional registration or must become registered within one year of hire. Must possess a valid Driver’s License.

PHYSICAL EFFORT: Light to medium physical activities requiring hiking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, handling, feeling, talking, hearing, near and far acuity, depth perception, and color vision. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds. Work in the field will include exposure to weather and wet conditions as well as inside work in an office setting.

HOURLY RANGE: $31.06 – $39.80

HOURLY RANGE (effective January 1, 2025): $32.61 – $ 41.79

CLOSING DATE: Monday, December 2, 2024 @ 8:30 AM