Department of Environmental Quality

This position provides support services for Financial Services Administration, Accounting, Budget and Contract work units. The position provides financial and non-financial support services including but not limited to the following work activities; accounts payable, accounts receivable, contract and grant administration, general public walk-in and telephone reception tasks, cash processing, mail distribution, filing, copying, office supply purchases and inventory, travel and meeting arrangements, and other general administrative duties for FS management. Utilizing various automated tools, such as; SABHRS, MT Pi, (contract management system), PAC, (phone allocation costs), Excel, Oracle and Access, the incumbent will capture, organize, process and report financial and non-financial activity.

This position is the administrative support person for the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), handling a variety of program assistant duties, assisting in establishing office administrative policies and procedures, with minimal oversight by the Bureau Chief and Section Supervisors, and performing word processing and other computer functions. This individual primarily supports the EMB’s Bureau Chief, Section Supervisors and the technical staff, who carry a heavy workload of exploration, mining, major facilities and reclamation plan review; inspection of related operations; report writing; scientific evaluations; related data and records management; and public relations work and who spend anywhere from 35% to 70% of their time in the field or away at meetings.

This position serves as an Administrative Assistant for the Water Quality Planning Bureau within the Planning, Prevention and Assistance Division. Duties include providing specific and general support to the WQPB Administrative staff by coordinating a variety of program development and administrative activities, including policy issues, process streamlining, expert knowledge of office practices; state, department and division programs; technical terminology; computer hardware and software; and a variety of policies and procedures, contract management, accounting practices, hiring process, training, grant writing and administration, records management, office safety, Bureau response to agency issues, information technology advancements, mailroom requirements, travel requirements, Bureau representation on various agency committees and special projects assigned.

This position serves as an Administrative Specialist for the Permitting & Compliance Division. Duties include coordinating a variety of program development and administrative activities for the Division’s Administration Unit, including policy issues, process streamlining, Division administrative support efforts, hiring process, training, grant writing, records management, Division contracts, correspondence responding to public concerns, Division’s response to agency issues, information technology advancements, Division representation on various agency committees, and special projects as assigned.

The Business Development Manager functionally provides leadership and direction to the department in supervision of project management (PM) efforts and PM staff for new development and major enhancements of applications, performs research and development (R&D) of new technologies that provide additional or enhanced services or products to the department, function as the DEQ lead for Business Process Management (BPM) projects, coordinates the maintenance of network and desktop software products, performs other special information technological studies, and develops computer-related policy and procedures with special emphasis on IT-related PM and BPM activities within the department.

position provides bureau-level leadership for development, enhancement, and management of the complex Bureau databases and other application user interfaces to support data management, manipulation, interpretation, and reporting. The incumbent provides technical coordination and support for databases and other applications specific to the Bureau and, potentially the Division. Works with Bureau staff, the DEQ Office of Information Technology (OIT), and IT Contractors to ensure the effective and efficient data flow between outside parties and internal databases. Provides training and documentation to staff on the intrinsic nature of how the databases interlink and transfer data and information between them...

This position is responsible for hydrogeological analyses at public water supplies; tracking the development of the federal groundwater rule (GWR); serving as the primary technical resource for implementing and making compliance determinations for the federal Groundwater Under the Influence of Surface Water rule (GWUDISW) and GWR. These duties are performed through the review and preparation of hydrogeologic and geologic maps to determine the fate/transport of groundwater contaminants, use of groundwater modeling programs, review of available literature, on-site testing and analysis, and interpretation of laws and rules. This position must utilize principles of geology and hydrogeology to assess sites where data is sparse or inconclusive.

This position provides professional engineering analysis and expertise in support of the Bureau’s administration of the Metal Mine Reclamation Act (MMRA) with respect to proposed and existing hard rock operations and mines. This position determines on a case-specific basis what engineering standards and design criteria are to be used to ensure that state-of-the-art engineer¬ing applications and the standard of engineer¬ing care in design are utilized. The incumbent calculates or evaluates for adequacy complex bonds which ensure that the state has access to sufficient funds to carry out reclamation plans which form part of operating permits, in the event that an operator is unwilling or unable to do so...

The primary responsibility of this position is development and issuance of wastewater discharge permits under the Montana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (MPDES) permit program for energy development projects, oil refining and other energy projects. Responsibly for analyzing and identifying impacts to surface and ground water resources from energy development projects and clearly specifies in the facilities discharge permit or other regulatory approval conditions that protect surface and ground water resources, regulatory requirements, monitoring requirements and other conditions such as best management practices. Reviews and performs environmental assessments and impacts statements for energy related projects.

This position provides advanced hydro-geological expertise to the Waste Management Section to ensure the proper disposal of solid waste, regulation of solid waste management facilities, inspection of waste storage, treatment, and disposal facilities, as well as the proper design, construction, operation, monitoring, closure and post-closure care of regulated units at both active and inactive facilities, and regulation of Montana solid waste management facilities. This position is responsible for coordinating with other state employees exercising other authorities (e.g. CECRA, Air Quality, Asbestos, Water Quality, Hazardous Waste and contracted consultants who become involved in waste management issues at facilities under the direction of this position).

The primary responsibility of this position is to act as the Unit Coordinator for the implementation of Montana Ground Water Pollutant Control System permits program. The position reviews complex groundwater permit proposals as they pertain to the design, construction and operation of water quality control equipment and industrial processes and is responsible for review of permit activities for domestic and industrial point source categories including but not limited to domestic wastewater, business and commercial facilities, and industrial operation which discharge waste to state ground water. The position reviews the permits for accuracy and conformance with rule and regulations and technical analysis.

Duties The primary purpose of this job is to conduct statewide water monitoring and assessment that will result in attaining and maintaining water quality standards. The successful applicant will work under the direction of the Monitoring Section Supervisor to perform a subset of the following tasks:

• Compiles and maintains thorough documentation of waterbody beneficial use support determinations, prepares concise interpretive reports of the waterbody's status, its impaired uses, the areas affected, the causes and sources of impairment, and methods and decision criteria used to make these determinations.
• Coordinates and develops statewide monitoring plans to assess the data gaps needed in the specific area...

Develop (with direction of Section Manager) and direct Montana’s Nonpoint Source education, information, outreach, and public involvement programs. Implement the Education and Outreach (E&O) components of the State’s Nonpoint Source Management Plan. Prepare brochures, newsletters, GIS maps, Power Point presentations, press releases and other educational materials. Maintain and update Department’s TMDL/nonpoint source website with assistance from technical support staff. Assist local watershed groups with information/ education and public involvement activities such as field tours, public meetings, publications, presentations, etc...