The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is currently recruiting for an Environmental Analyst 2 within the State Dam Program in Hartford.
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Position Overview:
The Environmental Analyst 2 serves as a program analyst and project coordinator for Connecticut’s State Dams Program. The position is responsible for independently analyzing environmental, regulatory, technical, and programmatic issues associated with the operation, maintenance, inspection, rehabilitation, and removal of state-owned dams and federally assisted flood control facilities. The position develops recommendations, coordinates with state and federal agencies, municipalities, consultants, and stakeholders, and assists with implementation of policies and programs that protect public safety, reduce flood risks, preserve environmental resources, and maintain compliance with state and federal requirements.
This position requires regular and ongoing presence in the field, including frequent travel to active construction sites to oversee work, verify compliance, and support project execution.
About the Water Planning and Management Division (WPMD):
Within the Water Planning and Management Division (WPMD), our mission is to ensure dams are safe, and monitor, assess, and restore the water quality of Connecticut streams, rivers, and lakes and provide adequate instream water quantity for current and future generations. Programs revolve around state and federal programs for dam safety and water quality as well as quantity in our streams, rivers, lakes, and the Long Island Sound and its embayments.
Connecticut has over 4,000 dams and 6,000 miles of streams and rivers and over 2,000 lakes and reservoirs. This position is essential to coordinating with FEMA, Army Corp of Engineers, and meeting state dam safety regulations and federal Clean Water Act requirements. The ultimate goal is to ensure safe dams and provide fishable, swimmable waters throughout the state for the use and enjoyment of all Connecticut citizens. If water science, engineering, and water resources are important to you, then perhaps this position is right for you.
Position Highlights:
- First shift, Monday-Friday, 40‑hour hybrid work schedule
- Located in Hartford, CT
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- Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below.
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- The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
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In the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in the technical review and analysis of environmental program data and issues within the environmental field, developing recommendations on courses of action and assisting with the implementation of policy and program decisions.
In other state agencies this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in the technical review and analysis of environmental program data and issues, developing recommendations for courses of action and assisting with the implementation of policy and program decisions.
Six (6) years of experience involving technical analysis and interpretation of environmental program data or planning and implementing environmental programs.
Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some danger of injury or physical harm from on-site environments and a moderate degree of discomfort from exposure to year-round weather conditions.
