Salary: $24.62 Hourly
Location : Lincoln, NE
Job Type: PERM FULL TIME
Job Number: 084-72331
Department: Department of Environment and Energy
Opening Date: 09/14/2023
Closing Date: 10/2/2023 11:59 PM Central
Description
Are you passionate about preserving, enhancing, and protecting Nebraska’s environment and energy resources? If so, please consider a career with the State of Nebraska at the Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE). At NDEE, employees can work with a dynamic and supportive team of mission-focused individuals tasked with maintaining, restoring, and enhancing the quality of Nebraska’s air, land, water, and efficient and renewable energy use.
The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy has a full-time opportunity available for an Environmental Specialist II in the Grants Section located in Lincoln, Nebraska.
What you will do!
You will serve as an Environmental Specialist II in Waste and Air Grants Section. The Waste Grants program provides funds to support programs to reduce litter, provide education, and promote recycling in Nebraska. You will be responsible for administering the Litter Reduction and Recycling Grant programs, which includes reviewing and evaluating grant applications and quarterly reports with applicable guidelines, assisting grant applicants and current grantees in using the electronic grant portal, conducting on-site audits of grant financial records, grand funded equipment inspections, and complaint investigations and preparing reports as requested.
What’s in it for you!
The opportunity to work in a productive and creative environment where no two days are ever the same! We offer a competitive benefits package. 12 days of vacation during first year of service (accruals increase with years of service), 12 days of sick leave during first year of service (accruals increase with years of service), and 13 paid holidays per year. Permanent Teammate Benefits:
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• WellNebraska Health Plan
• Direct Primary Care (DPC)
• Mail order Rx (3 month supply) and Specialty Pharmacy program
• Virtual Visits and FREE Nurse line 24 hours a day 7 days a week
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement/Investment Plan
• Early Retirement Insurance Program (55 and older)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Tuition Assistance*
• LinkedIn Learning Access to 16,000+ On-Demand Courses
• Direct Deposit of Payroll
• Nebraska State Employees Credit Union
• Deferred Compensation Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation, Sick, Civil, and Injury Leave
• Military Training or Emergency Duty Leave
• Teammate Discount Program
• Charitable Giving through Payroll Deduction
*Coverage is effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment.
For a complete listing of job duties, requirements, and to apply, go to statejobs.nebraska.gov
“The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, or genetics.”
Location and address of position: 245 Fallbrook Blvd – Suite 100 – Lincoln, NE
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday – 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Flexible schedule, remote work, and 10-hour workdays maybe allowed with management approval.
Examples of Work
This position is in charge the Litter and Waste Reduction & Recycling Grants which include grants to assist in financing sound integrated waste management programs and projects. This position will review and evaluate grant applications and quarterly reports with applicable guidelines, assist grant applicants and current grantees in using the electronic grant portal, conduct on-site audits of grant financial records, grand funded equipment inspections, and complaint investigations and prepare reports as requested.
• Reviews and evaluates grant applications with applicable guidelines.
• Review and evaluates quarterly reports with applicable guidelines for reimbursement.
• Assists grant applications and current grantees in using the electronic grant portal.
• Initiate enforcement of rules and regulations and the terms and conditions related to the reviewing of grants and grantee quarterly reports.
• Presents program material and answers questions in front of a variety of audiences.
• Provides responses to public and government leaders’ questions about Litter Reduction & Recycling Grants.
• Prepares educational and informational presentations for internal and external trainings and workshops, when requested.
• Works with IT on the electronic grant portal.
• Gathers and updates program information and statistics for Annual Reports.
• Write, edit, and revise protocols, guidance documents, application forms, reporting forms, and reports.
• Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications / Requirements
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s Degree in the physical sciences, natural sciences, environmental science, geology, biology, agronomy, civil engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, hydrology, community and regional planning, or a related field. Experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.
PREFERRED: Bachelor’s degree in communications, management, marketing, public administration, business administration, economics, or finance; or bachelor’s degree in the physical sciences, natural sciences, environmental science, geology, biology, agronomy, civil engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, hydrology, community, and regional planning. Three years’ experience in government grants management or environmental and natural resources, or in business development fields.
OTHER: Valid driver’s license or the ability to provide independent transportation, ability to occasionally overnight, ability to lift 30 pounds and able to maintain regular and reliable attendance.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of: Methods and practices of the inter-relationships of agency marketing, communications, advertising, and public relation/information activities; grant and contract management, banking and financial industry, energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy production and/or conservation of natural resources. Data collection, analysis, organization, and report preparation processes; energy issues and trends; state and federal regulations pertaining to energy conservation programs; energy conservation concepts.
Skills: Excellent written and oral communication; public speaking and providing presentations; prioritizing workloads; analytical and judgment skills; computer application software skills.
Ability to: Work with a variety of people with diverse interests and backgrounds; present new ideas and observations to a variety of people in an easily understood manner; call on potential program participants, financial institutions, and vendors.
We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.
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Do you have a bachelor’s degree in Bachelor’s Degree in the physical sciences, natural sciences, environmental science, geology, biology, agronomy, civil engineering, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, hydrology, community and regional planning, or a related field?
- a. Yes
- b. No
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Please list your highest level of education or degree.
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Please list in detail your relevant job experience with years and months.
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Do you have a valid driver’s license or the ability to provide independent transportation?
- a. Yes
- b. No
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Are you willing and able to occasionally travel overnight?
- a. Yes
- b. No
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Are you willing and able to lift 30 pounds?
- a. Yes
- b. No
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Can you maintain regular and reliable attendance?
- a. Yes
- b. No
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Please describe in detail your experience in providing grant fiscal and/or programmatic training with years and months of each.
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Please describe in detail your experience with budgeting, accounting, or other fiscal related areas of work.
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Please describe your experience with Microsoft Word.
- a. Don’t use
- b. Use less than once per week
- c. Use once a week
- d. Use daily
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Please describe your experience with Microsoft Excel:
- a. Don’t use
- b. Use less than once per week
- c. Use once a week
- d. Use daily
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Please describe your experience with Microsoft PowerPoint.
- a. Don’t use
- b. Use less than once per week
- c. Use once a week
- d. Use daily
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Please describe your experience with Microsoft Outlook.
- a. Don’t use
- b. Use less than once per week
- c. Use once a week
- d. Use daily
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Please describe your experience with Microsoft ACCESS
- a. Don’t use
- b. Use less than once per week
- c. Use once a week
- d. Use daily
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To be given credit, everything you say in these supplemental questions must be documented in the Work Experience or Education sections of the application form. Have you reviewed your application to be sure it contains enough information to support and verify your answers to these questions?
- a. Yes
- b. No
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