Cheyenne, Lander, or Casper WY

Position Title: Project Geologist

Organization: Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Location: Cheyenne, Lander, or Casper WY

Position Overview: Project Geologist to serve as groundwater technical expert to assist in the division in fulfilling its permitting, compliance monitoring, inspection, and enforcement responsibilities related to the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program. The position will require responding to requests for information, including file review requests, facility status requests, permitting guidance, waste characterization, permit transfer information, and other information from consultants, industry, federal agencies, state agencies, facility owners/ operators, environmental organizations, and the general public.

Duties:

• Responsible for accuracy and completeness of all field mapping, testing, and sampling.
• Responsible for permitting, compliance monitoring, inspections, and enforcement responsibilities related to Underground Injection Control Disposal Facilities.
• Manages and conducts specialized geotechnical assignments.
• Works directly with other state and federal agencies.
• Conducts technical review of documents, reports, and logs to ensure they are in accordance with agency policies, rules and state statutes.
• Ensures compliance and enforcement of agency rules and state statutes and conducts field investigations.
• Utilizes computer drafting and geotechnical software; plots all survey, geological, laboratory data, and other databases.
• Based on available information and design, complete detailed reports and recommend solutions to most complicated geotechnical and geological problems.
• Provides technical support, and performs computer analysis and solutions for geotechnical-related construction problems.
• Analyzes and provides solutions for high-risk geologic hazards
• Writes specifications related to geotechnical/geological items.
• Perform technical reviews of permits.
• Review and evaluation of NEPA documents.
• Evaluate proposals, plans, and permit applications submitted by the public and/or industry to protect groundwater from an impairment, or to restore groundwater quality in accordance with regulations policies, and guidelines.
• Develop appropriate and timely formal written recommendations and directions in response to proposals, plans, and applications submitted by the public and/or industry.
• Provide technical assistance to the public and/or industry to improve and expedite the implementation of effective voluntary or required plans, proposals, and applications.
• Conduct field investigations and inspections as needed to resolve groundwater violations and complaints.
• Review monitoring reports, site inspection reports, and other correspondence related to the facilities.
• Maintains databases of monitoring for each facility as an aid in evaluating compliance.
• Meet and communicate with concerned citizens and environmental groups with respect to environmental concerns associated with energy development.
• From an environmental perspective, may review, analyze, evaluate, and interpret technical (biological, chemical, geological, and hydrogeological) land, water, and/or property data.
• Makes recommendations with respect to the technical data and reports and enforcement issues.
• Measures, monitors, regulates, and manages resources, and resource utilization in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and court decrees.
• Inspects facilities, structures, and permits for compliance, completes engineering and hydrologic analysis; mediates disputes.
• Resolves conflict between technical opinions and personalities in a positive manner and works cooperatively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve the objectives and requirements of the program and department.
• Conducts complex analysis of problems using data collected through physical measurement, laboratory analysis and results, and field inspection.
• Affixes PG/PE stamp to performed work.
• Project Geologist to serve as groundwater technical expert to assist in the division in fulfilling its permitting, compliance monitoring, inspection, and enforcement responsibilities related to the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program. The position will require responding to requests for information, including file review requests, facility status requests, permitting guidance, waste characterization, permit transfer information, and other information from consultants, industry, federal agencies, state agencies, facility owners/ operators, environmental organizations, and the general public.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree (in Geology/Geotechnical Engineering).
• 1-2 years of progressive work experience in Geology with acquired knowledge at the level of a Geologist II.
• Professional Geologist License (PG) or Professional Engineering License (PE) at time of hire. (Wyoming PG or PE required within six months of hire date.)

Salary/Pay: $5,161.87 – $6,451.47 Monthly

Application Deadline: Open until filled

How to Apply: Please use the online application to view the full job description as well as how to apply.