Environmental Analyst - Environmental Quality - Air Monitoring Division

Job Description

The Department of Environmental Quality at Pima County is seeking an Environmental Analyst to serve as an ambient air monitoring network technician. This position ensures the County's ambient air quality monitoring network operates effectively and complies with federal air monitoring regulations.

Essential Functions

• Collects, compiles, classifies, and analyzes data related to environmental research and compliance activities.
• Performs technical work in repair, maintenance, installation, calibration, modification, and quality control checks of field environmental instrumentation.
• Reviews and analyzes local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and proposals, and assists management in developing departmental comments on proposed regulations.
• Designs environmental quality data collection systems and specialized environmental quality control methods, using computer automated systems, databases, and research techniques.
• Aids management and engineering staff in writing critiques and recommendations on specific environmental projects and plans, determining costs and impacts of implementation.
• Prepares written reports and correlates resulting scientific data for use in the development of environmental quality control strategies.
• Recommends and initiates planning activities, data requests, and data analysis methods for compliance-related purposes.
• Provides information to the public and news media concerning environmental quality, including interpreting scientific data and trends in pollution control or forecasting.
• Interprets county ordinances, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations affecting environmental quality.
• Advise and consult with management, public officials, vendors, professional, civic, and other groups, organizations, and individuals in the area of specialization.
• Participate in the development of department policy and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in an environmental science, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, biochemistry, bio systems analysis, or a closely related field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND one year of technical experience in wastewater, water treatment, drinking water, groundwater, surface water, air quality control, solid waste, hazardous waste, sustainability, or general environmental management.
• One year with Pima County in an Environmental Health Specialist I or related position as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience operating and maintaining systems used to collect and validate air monitoring data.
• Experience with/knowledge of installing, calibrating, troubleshooting, and repairing scientific, laboratory, and industrial process control instrumentation, including environmental monitoring equipment.
• Experience performing routine field activities to maintain safe and accessible environmental work sites.
• Experience organizing, analyzing, and documenting technical or scientific data, including preparing reports and maintaining accurate records.
• Experience in environmental sample collection, scientific testing, and interpretation of analytical data.