Natural Resources Specialist (Haz-Mat Licensing Coordinator)

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The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Natural Resources Specialist (Haz-Mat Licensing Coordinator) to support the Environmental Permitting Division.

Benefits of Broward County Employment

High Deductible Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:

Single $10.90 / Family $80.79

Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2400 Annually

Consumer Driven Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:

Single $82.58 / Family $286.79

Florida Retirement System (FRS) - Pension or Investment Plan

457 Deferred Compensation employee match

Eleven (11) paid holidays each year

Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year

Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions

Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)

The Pollution Prevention Section regulates, licenses, and inspects hazardous material, storage tank, and wellfield facilities in Broward County to protect the environment, ground and groundwater through applicable environmental regulations within the Broward County Code of Ordinances (the Code) and State and Federal Rules and Regulations.

General Description

Performs professional environmental work enforcing the provisions of environmental ordinances as well as participates in natural resource enhancement and protection efforts.

Works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in chemistry, geology, biology or environmental science or closely related field.

Requires six (6) months experience in natural resource protection based on area of assignment or closely related experience.

International Degree Evaluation Language:
For consideration of international degrees, candidates must have it evaluated by an approved member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), or Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE). All associated expenses incurred are the responsibility of the candidate. To access the NACES directory of current members, please visit www.naces.org/members. To access the AICE directory of endorsed members, please visit https://aice-eval.org/endorsed-members. Completed evaluations do not guarantee an offer of employment and are subject to approval by Broward County Human Resources.

Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Class E driver?s license for duration of appointment.

Preferences:

Master's degree in environmental science or related field.

PhD degree in environmental science or related field.

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

Natural Resources Specialists with licensing concentration conduct various routine hazardous material and/or storage tank facility licensing activities, including processing licensing applications and associated fees; issuing license renewals, non-compliance letters, citation warnings, citations and/or notices of violation; and preparing licensing and other related correspondence implementing and/or enforcing environmental rules and regulations to ensure compliance and environmental protection. Licensing Coordinators generally input information into the licensing database, review and maintain electronic files, records, applications and associated documents, plans, site sketches, and issue notices and ultimately licenses to Broward County regulated businesses.

This position is mainly responsible for processing and maintaining Hazardous Material Management Facility Licenses, and ensuring compliance with licensing regulatory requirements for businesses that use or store hazardous materials in Broward County. Tasks performed include educating the regulated community regarding the licensing program's purposes, requirements, processes and procedures; communicating with business representatives by phone, email, or in person on licensing issues; securing licensing applications for new regulated businesses; reviewing incoming applications; processing applications and interim licensing activities; renewing expiring licenses prior to expiration; reviewing licensing, inspection, and enforcement files; issuing licensing requirement correspondence or renewal notifications; inputting licensing data and tracking associated activities in the database; maintaining files electronically; citing and processing licensing non-compliance issues via escalating enforcement activities to ensure compliance, and ultimately issuing licenses.

Licensing Coordinators regularly communicate internally with each other, Natural Resources Specialist, Senior staff, technical support staff, supervisors and/or managers, and externally with contractors, permit expediters and/or the regulated community representatives on applicable environmental rules, regulations, licensing requirements, and various processes and procedures. Natural Resources Specialists in their capacity as Licensing Coordinators must possess strong customer service skills to handle walk-in customers and phone calls to and from customers, and the ability to communicate effectively and professionally in person, on the phone and in writing. Licensing Coordinators must also possess knowledge of hazardous material facility and storage tank system operations, strong organizational and computer skills, including the use of workflow databases, the Internet (for research and on-line business info, licensing, etc.), MS Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.) and Adobe Acrobat. Natural Resources Specialists are required to stay abreast of current applicable environmental technology and EPA, State and local rules and regulations and perform related work as assigned.

Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs light work that involves walking or standing most of the time and involves exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis, or skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs on repetitive operation of mechanical or electronic office equipment or tools within moderate tolerances or limits of accuracy.

Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

Involves routine and frequent exposure to disease/pathogens. (Depending upon area of assignment.)

Competencies

• Tech Savvy

• Manages Complexity

• Decision Quality

• Optimizes Work Processes

• Ensures Accountability

• Communicates Effectively

• Courage

• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.