Office Of Environmental Services Rcp140 - Env Transportation Specialist 1 (pg:h) Ecology Associate

Environmental Transportation Specialist 1 (PG:H) Ecology Associate

Under supervision, provides entry level professional support in environmental services. Position specific duties include learning to perform habitat analyses, conduct protected species surveys, and delineate streams & wetlands. Once ecological resources are identified, learn to coordinate with designers to avoid and minimize impacts to ecological resources. Once an alternative is identified, learn to prepare reports in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations and coordinate with state and federal agencies to obtain approval in advance of project construction. Also learn to review documentation prepared by environmental consultants. Obtain a basic knowledge of state and federal laws related to ecological resources, specifically the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation & Management Act, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Georgia Wildflower Preservation Act, and the Georgia Endangered Wildlife Act. As an entry level professional with the Georgia Department of Transportation, also gain a basic understanding of transportation planning and engineering principles. Additional duties include: make correct inferences from available information and select the appropriate rule, policy, or procedure to follow; work effectively with others to find mutually acceptable solutions; travel statewide with occasional overnight stay; occasional work after normal business hours, as needed; other duties, as assigned.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma/GED and two (2) years of job-related experience. Agency specific qualifications include a bachelor's degree in Ecology, Biology, Entomology, Botany, Zoology, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Natural Resource Management, Wildlife, or a closely related field. Committed to providing quality customer service, competency in gathering, interpreting, analyzing, and summarizing information for the purpose of writing technical reports, summaries, and/or correspondence, strong oral communication skills, eye hand eye coordination, physical strength and agility necessary to perform the core responsibilities of the job, ability to make sound, well-informed decisions, ability to effectively apply new knowledge and skills in work performed, ability to adapt quickly to change including new policies and procedures; to work and interact with internal and external personnel in a professional and courteous manner, ability to effectively manage own time while dealing with multiple priorities, displays a high level of commitment toward work and a high standard of ethical conduct.