Environmental Quality Specialist - Office of the City Engineer

City of Phoenix -
Phoenix, AZ

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Job Details

Full-time
$78,166.40 - $109,969.60 a year
21 hours ago

Benefits

401(a)
Commuter assistance
Paid parental leave
Health savings account
Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off
Adoption assistance
Parental leave
Vision insurance
Loan forgiveness
Life insurance

Qualifications

Outdoor work experience

Full Job Description

Job ID

62343

Job Category

Environmental & Lab Sciences

Full/Part Time

Full-Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

ABOUT THIS POSITION

Phoenix is the 5th largest city in the country, serving as Arizona's center of government, commerce, and culture. It is emerging in the new economy with strength in high technology, manufacturing, bioscience research and advanced business services. Phoenix is a young, progressive city, brimming with sports and cultural attractions, distinctive restaurants, fascinating museums, diverse residential options, and endless outdoor opportunities.

The Office of the City Engineer's Environmental Services Section is seeking to fill the role of Environmental Quality Specialist who will ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations for city-wide operations. The Environmental Quality Specialist will interact with City department clients, regulatory and compliance agencies, manage consultants and contractors and communicate requirements for City projects.

Responsibilities include and are not limited to:

Overseeing professional service and job order contracts.
Reviewing estimates and reports.
Conducting reviews of in-field project work.
Conducting reviews of technical reports and laboratory results.
Interpretating rules, policies and compliance reviews.
Providing consultation processes relevant to projects with federal funding, permitting, and approvals.
Managing and coordinating environmental, technical, and regulatory work with other City departments, regulatory agencies, and other entities.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

Knowledge of:

EPA/HUD Lead regulations.
Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and threatened and endangered species.
Various environmental regulations including the NEPA Process, 401/404, Historic Preservation, Archaeology, and Biological Species.
Due Diligence process, i.e., Phase I, II, III ESAs, and associated ASTM standards.
Field environmental assessment and monitoring protocols, methods, and equipment.
Research methods and techniques.

Ability to:

Conduct technical research and make sound judgments based upon analyses.
Produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts using proper English sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
Work outside in a variety of environmental extremes such as heat, cold, rain, air pollution and dust.

SALARY

Pay Range: $78,166.40 to $109,969.60 annually.

Hiring Range: $78,166.40 to $90,459.20 annually.

Pay Range Explanation:

Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

Internal Only: Please understand that this is pay grade 059. If selected, your salary offer will be based on the applicable promotion or demotion worksheet in accordance with the City Pay Ordinance.

Promotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade increase.
Demotions occur when the last two digits of the pay grade decrease.
Lateral transfers occur when there is no change to the last two digits of the pay grade.
When there is a change in the first digit of the pay grade, there may also be a change to your classification or unit.

Your job classification can be found in eCHRIS > Personal Details under your name, located in the top left section of the page.

The pay grade and classification/unit of your current position may be found by looking up your job title on the job description page.

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions,

for more details: Pension Information.
401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions.
Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans.
Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan.
Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually.
Dental, vision, and life insurance options.
Employer paid long-term disability.
Free Bus/light rail pass.
Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year.
Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days.
Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period.
Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi.

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Two years of professional level experience in the field of ground or surface water, air, or soils management.
Bachelor's degree in hydrology, environmental engineering, geology, environmental science, hydrogeology, biology, chemistry, hazardous materials management, or a related field.
Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.
Requires working outside in a variety of environmental extremes such as heat, cold, rain, air pollution, and dust.
All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
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The City job description can be found here.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus experience with/in:

Writing and reviewing scopes of work, standard operating procedures, and reviewing construction plans.
Microsoft full suite of products to include Adobe Acrobat, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes August 4, 2026. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

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REFERENCE

Environmental Quality Spec, JC:51520, ID# xxxxx, 07/22/26, USM, CR, Benefits:007

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