Environmental Services Labor Category Descriptions
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LABOR CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS
Manager Level V
Education: BA or BS degree.
Basic Experience: 8 years of experience.
Duties: Performs program, operational, or technical management of large or complex, multi-discipline programs, projects or assignments. Advanced knowledge and the ability to originate and apply new and unique methods and procedures. Responsible for resources, technical direction, cost and schedule performance, and quality. Frequently manages multiple major programs or projects concurrently and supplies technical advice and counsel to other professionals.
Manager Level IV
Education: BA or BS degree.
Basic Experience: 5 years of experience.
Duties: Plans, conducts, and supervises programs, projects, or assignments of significant importance. Frequently manages multiple major projects or assignments concurrently. Selects and assigns staff, and estimates and schedules work to meet completion dates. Makes changes in methods, design, staff or equipment when necessary. May function as a technical expert on assignments.
Manager Level III
Education: BA or BS degree.
Basic Experience: 1 year of experience.
Duties: Plans, conducts, and supervises programs, projects, or assignments. Obtains and coordinates resources to execute plans within cost and schedule restraints. Generally provides technical leadership and guidance on assignments. Collects, verifies and analyzes data and drafts reports of findings.
Subject Matter Expert VI
Education: BA or BS degree.
Basic Experience: 8 years of experience.
Duties: Provides recognized expertise in a technical discipline. Provides technical and managerial direction for problem definition, approach methodology, analysis of findings, recommendations, and implementation for complex or extremely complex projects and assignments. Supports projects that have organization-wide impacts. Operates with wide latitude for unreviewed action or decision.
Subject Matter Expert V
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 6 years of experience.
Duties: Provides expertise in a technical discipline. Provides technical and managerial direction for problem definition, approach methodology, analysis of findings, recommendations, and implementation for complex or extremely complex projects and assignments. Operates with some latitude for unreviewed action or decision.
Subject Matter Expert IV
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 4 years of experience.
Duties: Provides expertise in a technical discipline. Provides technical direction for problem definition, approach methodology, analysis of findings, recommendations, and implementation for complex or extremely complex projects and assignments. May operate with some latitude for unreviewed action of decision.
Subject Matter Expert III
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 2 years of experience.
Duties: Provides expertise in a technical discipline. Provides assistance with problem definition, approach methodology, analysis of findings, recommendations, and implementation for complex or extremely complex projects and assignments.
Subject Matter Expert II
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 1 year of experience.
Duties: Provides expertise in a technical discipline. Serves as assignment leader or key contributor on projects of limited scope and complexity. Collects, verifies and analyzes data. Operates under the direction of a program, project, or assignment leader.
Analyst Level V
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 8 years of experience.
Duties: Senior expert with extensive knowledge and expertise. Analyzes problems, requirements or systems pertaining to environmental services and organizations. Investigates and evaluates discreet components of problems or requirements as well as entire organizations or systems, identifies approaches and formalizes recommendations, and develops implementation strategies. Supplies advice and counsel to other professionals.
Analyst Level IV
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 6 years of experience.
Duties: Senior expert with extensive knowledge and expertise. Analyzes problems, requirements or systems pertaining to environmental services and organizations. Investigates and evaluates discreet components of problems or requirements as well as entire organizations or systems, identifies approaches and formalizes recommendations, and develops implementation strategies.
Analyst Level III
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 4 years of experience.
Duties: Analyzes problems, requirements or systems pertaining to environmental services and organizations. Investigates and evaluates discreet components of problems or requirements as well as entire organizations or systems, identifies approaches and formalizes recommendations, and develops implementation strategies.
Analyst Level II
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 2 years of experience.
Duties: Serves as key contributor. Translates technical guidance and discretion into discrete tasks and manages the accomplishment of tasks. Collects, verifies, and analyzes data. Operates under the direction of a program, project, or assignment leader.
Analyst Level I
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: Professional experience not required.
Duties: Gathers, compiles, and correlates data and performs routine analyses or activities. Works on less complicated assignments independently or on complex assignments under the direct supervision of a project or assignment manager.
Scientist Level V
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 8 years of experience.
Duties: Provides scientific, engineering, industrial hygiene, and other technical support for the development, execution, and evaluation or environmental programs, projects, and systems. Implement plans and requirements, and develops reports and systems. Typical activities include but are not limited to reviewing technical documents and plans; performing technology evaluations; conducting geological and hydrogeological studies and modeling; evaluating or performing human health and ecological risk assessments; reviewing sampling and analyses procedures and results; performing pollution prevention surveys; developing strategic and program management plans and guidance documents; supporting policy development; conducting audits and technical assessments; preparing and delivering training and facilitation/partnering services; developing and maintaining information systems; and supporting acquisition processes. Typical background include but are not limited to biology, geology, engineering, and computer and information sciences.
Scientist Level IV
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 6 years of experience.
Duties: Provides scientific, engineering, industrial hygiene, and other technical support for the development, execution, and evaluation or environmental programs, projects, and systems. Implement plans and requirements, and develops reports and systems. Typical activities include but are not limited to reviewing technical documents and plans; performing technology evaluations; conducting geological and hydrogeological studies and modeling; evaluating or performing human health and ecological risk assessments; reviewing sampling and analyses procedures and results; performing pollution prevention surveys; developing strategic and program management plans and guidance documents; supporting policy development; conducting audits and technical assessments; preparing and delivering training and facilitation/partnering services; developing and maintaining information systems; and supporting acquisition processes. Typical background include but are not limited to biology, geology, engineering, and computer and information sciences.
Scientist Level III
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 4 years of experience.
Duties: Provides scientific, engineering, industrial hygiene, and other technical support for the development, execution, and evaluation or environmental programs, projects, and systems. Typical activities include but are not limited to reviewing technical documents and plans; performing technology evaluations; conducting geological and hydrogeological studies and modeling; evaluating or performing human health and ecological risk assessments; reviewing sampling and analyses procedures and results; performing pollution prevention surveys; developing strategic and program management plans and guidance documents; supporting policy development; conducting audits and technical assessments; preparing and delivering training and facilitation/partnering services; developing and maintaining information systems; and supporting acquisition processes. Typical background include but are not limited to biology, geology, engineering, and computer and information sciences.
Scientist Level II
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 2 years of experience.
Duties: Provides scientific, engineering, industrial hygiene, and other technical support for the development, execution, and evaluation or environmental programs, projects, and systems. Typical activities include but are not limited to reviewing technical documents and plans; performing technology evaluations; conducting geological and hydrogeological studies and modeling; evaluating or performing human health and ecological risk assessments; reviewing sampling and analyses procedures and results; performing pollution prevention surveys; developing strategic and program management plans and guidance documents; supporting policy development; conducting audits and technical assessments; preparing and delivering training and facilitation/partnering services; developing and maintaining information systems; and supporting acquisition processes. Typical background include but are not limited to biology, geology, engineering, and computer and information sciences.
Scientist Level I
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: Professional experience not required.
Duties: Provides scientific, engineering, industrial hygiene, and other technical support for the development, execution, and evaluation or environmental programs, projects, and systems. Typical activities include but are not limited to reviewing technical documents and plans; performing technology evaluations; conducting geological and hydrogeological studies and modeling; evaluating or performing human health and ecological risk assessments; reviewing sampling and analyses procedures and results; performing pollution prevention surveys; developing strategic and program management plans and guidance documents; supporting policy development; conducting audits and technical assessments; preparing and delivering training and facilitation/partnering services; developing and maintaining information systems; and supporting acquisition processes. Typical background include but are not limited to biology, geology, engineering, and computer and information sciences.
Environmental Specialist Level V
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 6 years of experience.
Duties: Provides environmental planning, policy, technical, regulatory, and information management support for the development, execution, and evaluation of environmental programs, projects, and systems. Typical activities include but are not limited to reviewing plans and reports; conducting planning and compliance activities; supporting technical and public outreach meetings; supporting policy development; conducting regulatory reviews, compliance audits, and permit development and reviews; supporting waste management activities; preparing and delivering training and facilitation/partnering services; providing telephone advisory services; and developing and maintaining records centers or information systems and repositories. Typical backgrounds include but are not limited to environmental policy/studies, environmental management, natural resource management, geography, and information management.
Environmental Specialist Level IV
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 4 years of experience.
Duties: Provides environmental planning, policy, technical, regulatory, and information management support for the development, execution, and evaluation of environmental programs, projects, and systems. Typical activities include but are not limited to reviewing plans and reports; conducting planning and compliance activities; supporting technical and public outreach meetings; supporting policy development; conducting regulatory reviews, compliance audits, and permit development and reviews; supporting waste management activities; preparing and delivering training and facilitation/partnering services; providing telephone advisory services; and developing and maintaining records centers or information systems and repositories. Typical backgrounds include but are not limited to environmental policy/studies, environmental management, natural resource management, geography, and information management.
Environmental Specialist Level III
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 2 years of experience.
Duties: Provides environmental planning, policy, technical, regulatory, and information management support for the development, execution, and evaluation of environmental programs, projects, and systems. Typical activities include but are not limited to reviewing plans and reports; conducting planning and compliance activities; supporting technical and public outreach meetings; supporting policy development; conducting regulatory reviews, compliance audits, and permit development and reviews; supporting waste management activities; preparing and delivering training and facilitation/partnering services; providing telephone advisory services; and developing and maintaining records centers or information systems and repositories. Typical backgrounds include but are not limited to environmental policy/studies, environmental management, natural resource management, geography, and information management.
Environmental Specialist Level II
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 1 year of experience.
Duties: Typical activities include but are not limited to reviewing plans and reports; conducting planning and compliance activities; supporting technical and public outreach meetings; supporting policy development; conducting regulatory reviews, compliance audits, and permit development and reviews; supporting waste management activities; providing telephone advisory services; and developing and maintaining records centers or information systems and repositories. Typical backgrounds include but are not limited to environmental policy/studies, environmental management, natural resource management, geography, and information management.
Environmental Specialist Level I
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: Professional experience not required.
Duties: Typical activities include but are not limited to supporting technical and public outreach meetings; supporting policy development; supporting regulatory reviews, compliance audits, and permit development and reviews; supporting waste management activities; and helping develop and maintain records centers or information systems and repositories. Typical backgrounds include but are not limited to environmental policy/studies, environmental management, natural resource management, geography, and information management.
Program/Planning Specialist V
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 8 years of experience.
Duties: Provides environmental program management and planning support at both the programmatic and project-specific levels that deal with the full range of environmental activities. Activities include leading the development and implementation of environmental program policies and procedures; preparing and interpreting rules and regulations; collecting data, reviewing alternatives, performing qualitative or quantitative policy studies; preparing technical or programmatic reports such as environmental assessments and environmental impact statements; developing, implementing, analyzing, and evaluating environmental programs; determining the environmental impacts associated with various projects; and assisting with the development of environmental public information communications and campaigns. Typical backgrounds include: environmental planning, environmental science or environmental studies; natural science; physical science; planning; public policy studies or public administration; landscape architecture; urban planning or urban studies.
Program/Planning Specialist IV
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 6 years of experience.
Duties: Provides environmental program management and planning support at both the programmatic and project-specific levels that deal with the full range of environmental activities. Activities include developing and implementing environmental program policies and procedures; preparing and interpreting rules and regulations; collecting data, reviewing alternatives, performing qualitative or quantitative policy studies; preparing technical or programmatic reports such as environmental assessments and environmental impact statements; developing, implementing, analyzing, and evaluating environmental programs; determining the environmental impacts associated with various projects; and assisting with the development of environmental public information communications and campaigns. Typical backgrounds include: environmental planning, environmental science or environmental studies; natural science; physical science; planning; public policy studies or public administration; landscape architecture; urban planning or urban studies.
Program/Planning Specialist III
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 4 years of experience.
Duties: Provides environmental program management and planning support at both the programmatic and project-specific levels that deal with the full range of environmental activities. Activities include developing and implementing environmental program policies and procedures; preparing and interpreting rules and regulations; collecting data, reviewing alternatives, performing qualitative or quantitative policy studies; preparing technical or programmatic reports such as environmental assessments and environmental impact statements; developing, implementing, analyzing, and evaluating environmental programs; determining the environmental impacts associated with various projects; and assisting with the development of environmental public information communications and campaigns. Typical backgrounds include: environmental planning, environmental science or environmental studies; natural science; physical science; planning; public policy studies or public administration; landscape architecture; urban planning or urban studies.
Program/Planning Specialist II
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 2 years of experience.
Duties: Provides environmental program management and planning support at both the programmatic and project-specific levels that deal with the full range of environmental activities. Activities include developing and implementing environmental program policies and procedures; preparing and interpreting rules and regulations; collecting data, reviewing alternatives, performing qualitative or quantitative policy studies; preparing technical or programmatic reports such as environmental assessments and environmental impact statements; developing, implementing, analyzing, and evaluating environmental programs; determining the environmental impacts associated with various projects; and assisting with the development of environmental public information communications and campaigns. Typical backgrounds include: environmental planning, environmental science or environmental studies; natural science; physical science; planning; public policy studies or public administration; landscape architecture; urban planning or urban studies.
Program/Planning Specialist I
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: Professional experience not required.
Duties: Provides environmental program management and planning support at both the programmatic and project-specific levels that deal with the full range of environmental activities. Activities include developing and implementing environmental program policies and procedures; preparing and interpreting rules and regulations; collecting data, reviewing alternatives, performing qualitative or quantitative policy studies; preparing technical or programmatic reports such as environmental assessments and environmental impact statements; developing, implementing, analyzing, and evaluating environmental programs; determining the environmental impacts associated with various projects; and assisting with the development of environmental public information communications and campaigns. Typical backgrounds include: environmental planning, environmental science or environmental studies; natural science; physical science; planning; public policy studies or public administration; landscape architecture; urban planning or urban studies.
Information Specialist Level V
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 8 years of experience.
Duties: Provides senior support for compiling, storing, evaluating, and disseminating environmental data and information. May support entire systems lifecycle, including program management, systems design and development, systems analysis, systems engineering, systems implementation, systems operations and maintenance, and strategic management and planning. Areas of specialization may include but are not limited to systems integration; geographic information systems; world wide web applications; and database design, implementation, and maintenance. Provides technical, regulatory, or systems support to telephone advisory services and records management centers. Typical backgrounds include computer science, information systems or advisory services.
Information Specialist Level IV
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 6 years of experience.
Duties: Provides support for compiling, storing, evaluating, and disseminating environmental data and information. May support entire systems lifecycle, including program management, systems design and development, systems analysis, systems engineering, systems implementation, systems operations and maintenance, and strategic management and planning. Areas of specialization may include but are not limited to systems integration; geographic information systems; world wide web applications; and database design, implementation, and maintenance. Provides technical, regulatory, or systems support to telephone advisory services and records management centers. Typical backgrounds include computer science, information systems or advisory services.
Information Specialist Level III
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 4 years of experience.
Duties: Provides support for compiling, storing, evaluating, and disseminating environmental data and information. May support entire systems lifecycle, including program management, systems design and development, systems analysis, systems engineering, systems implementation, systems operations and maintenance, and strategic management and planning. Areas of specialization may include but are not limited to systems integration; geographic information systems; world wide web applications; and database design, implementation, and maintenance. Provides technical, regulatory, or systems support to telephone advisory services and records management centers. Typical backgrounds include computer science, information systems or advisory services.
Information Specialist Level II
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: 2 years of experience.
Duties: Provides support for compiling, storing, evaluating, and disseminating environmental data and information. May support entire systems lifecycle, including program management, systems design and development, systems analysis, systems engineering, systems implementation, systems operations and maintenance, and strategic management and planning. Areas of specialization may include but are not limited to systems integration; geographic information systems; world wide web applications; and database design, implementation, and maintenance. Provides technical, regulatory, or systems support to telephone advisory services and records management centers. Typical backgrounds include computer science, information systems or advisory services.
Information Specialist Level I
Education: BA or BS degree.
Experience: Professional experience not required.
Duties: Provides support for compiling, storing, evaluating, and disseminating environmental data and information. May support entire systems lifecycle, including program management, systems design and development, systems analysis, systems engineering, systems implementation, systems operations and maintenance, and strategic management and planning. Areas of specialization may include but are not limited to systems integration; geographic information systems; world wide web applications; and database design, implementation, and maintenance. Provides technical, regulatory, or systems support to telephone advisory services and records management centers. Typical backgrounds include computer science, information systems or advisory services.
Researcher Sr. Level
Education: Associates degree.
Experience: 1 year of experience.
Duties: Searches literature, information systems, and other information sources to gather data on environmental issues and topics. Collects, analyzes, and summarizes data to identify trends and relationships and their impacts on problems and organizations. Performs non-routine and complex assignments under the general supervision of a project or assignment manager. Familiarity with principles or precautions needed for the particular assignment. May supervise other Researcher, Technician, or Clerical personnel.
Researcher Mid Level
Education: High School diploma.
Experience: 1 year of experience.
Duties: Searches literature, information systems, and other information sources to gather data on environmental issues and topics. Collects, analyzes, and summarizes data to identify trends and relationships and their impacts on problems and organizations. Performs assignments that are generally standardized under the general supervision of a project or assignment manager or Senior Technician. Familiarity with principles or precautions needed for the particular assignments.
Researcher Jr. Level
Education: High School diploma.
Experience: Professional experience not required.
Duties: Searches literature, information systems, and other information sources to gather data on environmental issues and topics. Collects, analyzes, and summarizes data to identify trends and relationships and their impacts on problems and organizations. Performs simple and routine assignments under the close supervision of a project or assignment manager or Senior Technician.
Clerical Sr. Level
Education: Associates degree.
Experience: 1 year of professional experience.
Duties: Provides general administrative and secretarial support, including word processing, filing, graphics, database maintenance, and quality assurance. Performs non-routine and complex assignments under the general supervision of a project or assignment manager. Familiarity with principles or precautions needed for the particular assignment. May supervise other Researcher, Technician, or Clerical personnel.
Clerical Mid Level
Education: High School diploma.
Experience: 1 year of professional experience.
Duties: Provides general administrative and secretarial support, including word processing, filing, graphics, database maintenance, and quality assurance. Performs assignments that are generally standardized under the general supervision of a project or assignment manager or Senior Technician. Familiarity with principles or precautions needed for the particular assignments.
Clerical Jr. Level
Education: High School diploma.
Experience: Professional experience not required.
Duties: Provides general administrative and secretarial support, including word processing, filing, graphics, database maintenance, and quality assurance. Performs simple and routine assignments under the close supervision of a project or assignment manager or Senior Technician.
Technician Sr. Level
Education: Associates degree.
Experience: 1 year of professional experience.
Duties: Supports a variety of environmental tasks, including performing sampling; testing or operating equipment or systems; performing quality assurance oversight; participating in equipment or systems; performing quality assurance oversight; participating in equipment or system installation and troubleshooting activities; and preparing sampling, quality assurance, and installation reports. May prepare charts and graphs for reports and assist in other functions, such as records management activities. Performs non-routine and complex assignments under the general supervision of a project or assignment manager. Familiarity with principles or precautions needed for the particular assignment. May supervise other Researcher, Technician, or Clerical personnel.
Technician Mid Level
Education: High School diploma.
Experience: 1 year of professional experience.
Duties: Supports a variety of environmental tasks, including performing sampling; testing or operating equipment or systems; performing quality assurance oversight; participating in equipment or systems; performing quality assurance oversight; participating in equipment or system installation and troubleshooting activities; and preparing sampling, quality assurance, and installation reports. May prepare charts and graphs for reports and assist in other functions, such as records management activities. Performs assignments that are generally standardized under the general supervision of a project or assignment manager or Senior Technician. Familiarity with principles or precautions needed for the particular assignments.
Technician Jr. Level
Education: High School diploma.
Experience: Professional experience not required.
Duties: Supports a variety of environmental tasks, including performing sampling; testing or operating equipment or systems; performing quality assurance oversight; participating in equipment or systems; performing quality assurance oversight; participating in equipment or system installation and troubleshooting activities; and preparing sampling, quality assurance, and installation reports. May prepare charts and graphs for reports and assist in other functions, such as records management activities. Performs simple and routine assignments under the close supervision of a project or assignment manager or Senior Technician.
EXPERIENCE AND DEGREE SUBSTITUTION
The above describes the functional responsibilities and education and requirements for each labor category. These requirements are a guide to the types of experience and educational backgrounds of typical personnel in each labor category.
Education and experience may be substituted for each other. Each year of relevant experience may be substituted for one year of education and vice versa. In addition, certifications, professional licenses, and vocational technical training may be substituted for experience and education.
Degree/Experience Equivalency*
|
Degree |
Experience Equivalence |
Other Equivalence |
|---|---|---|
|
Bachelors |
Associates degree +2 years relevant experience, or 4 years relevant experience |
Professional certification |
|
Masters |
Bachelors +2 years relevant experience, or Associates +4 years relevant experience |
Professional license |
|
Doctorate |
Masters +2 years relevant experience, Bachelors +4 years relevant experience |
* Successful completion of higher education which has not yet resulted in a degree may be counted as 1 for 1 year’s of experience for each year of college completed.
This page was last updated 17 September 2009.
