SOURCE WATER PROTECTION TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

Responsibilities

• Affirms compliance data for regulated contaminants through spatial analysis in GIS and confirms activities that disqualify issuing waivers for public water systems.
• Completes updates to Bureau databases and uploads data to the Environmental Monitoring Database (EMD).
• Conducts land conservation and other program site visits to ensure compliance with conservation restrictions.
• Drafts formal communications, including letters and notices, regarding compliance with conservation easements and violations.
• Follows up with property owners to resolve easement violations.
• Carries out targeted educational outreach to public water systems and the public via phone contacts and emails.
• Uses GIS mapping software to create maps of public water system drinking water sources, conserved areas, potential contamination sources, and monitoring sites.
• Performs other tasks, including GIS data quality control and field collection when needed.
• Provides support for the program by answering inquiries about drinking water policies and regulations, managing the program email inbox, and performing administrative tasks.
• Continuously seeks to improve practices to enhance the Department's mission.

Qualifications

• Equivalent combination of 2 years of education and experience after completing high school, preferably in environmental engineering, physical or biological science, or a related environmental science.
• Valid drivers' license or access to transportation.
• Possession of computer skills, including the use of common desktop and online databases like Excel or NHDES’s Environmental Management Database (EMD).
• Basic ArcGIS Pro or ArcMap mapping software skills.
• Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely in oral and written form.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, public water systems, and the general public.
• Desired knowledge of environmental or drinking water contamination.