Environmental Protection Specialist II

Salary : $76,860.00 - $113,532.00 Annually
Location : Denver Metro, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: FAA00027-09/23/26
Department: Department of Public Health & Environment
Division: Hazardous Materials & Waste Management Division
Opening Date: 10/07/2026
Closing Date: 10/15/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address: Main Campus: 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information:
Salary Note: Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Description of Job
The Work Unit:
This work unit exists to protect human health and the environment by assuring the safe management of solid waste at solid waste sites and facilities through: ensuring proper storage, treatment, and disposal of solid wastes; remediating contaminated sites and facilities; conducting inspections; and providing outreach to industry, governmental entities, and interested stakeholders via guidance development, training and technical and
regulatory assistance. In addition, the unit collects, analyzes and reports on data associated with solid waste flow and materials management/recycling/reuse within Colorado. The unit also conducts inspections and enforcement follow up in accordance with the Department's Environmental Justice Policy for sites and facilities located in disproportionately impacted areas.
What You Will Do:

Provides technical expertise to facilitate inspection, monitoring, enforcement and regulation of solid waste activities and solid waste disposal sites and facilities in Colorado.
Key Responsibilities:

• Drafts technical portions of formal enforcement documents including administrative compliance orders and settlement agreements from facts gathered during inspections. Participates as a Department representative and member of negotiation team in compliance and settlement conferences.
• Position negotiates with facilities to identify solutions where guidance and regulations are not explicit. Some of these plans and projects are politically complicated and complex.
• Provides statutory, regulatory, chemical and geological technical assistance to municipalities, counties, owners and citizens regarding solid waste regulations, statutes and related environmental issues.
• Responds to solid waste spills that come over the Department emergency reporting system and requires feedback to the responding party and for which the position must ensure adequate response on behalf of the Department.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Class Code & Classification Description:

I3A3**
Minimum Qualifications:

NOTE: An applicant may meet the minimum qualifications for this job in one of two ways: They may qualify through their work experience alone or through a combination of education and work experience.

Experience Only:
Six (6) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position

Or
Education and Experience:
A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned equal to six (6) years
**You must substantiate that you meet the minimum qualifications when filling out the Work Experience section of the application. Failure to do so will result in the application not moving forward in the hiring process. "See resume" will not be accepted. Resumes are considered supplemental information and are not considered in the initial evaluation. In addition, part-time work will be prorated when determining whether minimum qualifications are met.**

Preferred Qualifications:

In addition to the minimum requirements, the successful candidate in this position will have the following highly desirable experience and competencies:

• Demonstrated experience in performing site investigations
• Demonstrated experience in oversight of storage treatment, disposal and remediation
• Demonstrated experience in technical evaluation analysis and comparison of professional standards
• Demonstrated experience in utilizing operable level of cross disciplinary scientific skills

Conditions of Employment:

• Residency Requirement Options:
  
  • This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
• A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process.
• Travel: Periodic in state travel to conduct inspections, attend off-site meetings and court proceedings. Occasional out-of-state travel to attend training or conferences.

Appeal Rights:

As an applicant who has been removed from consideration during the selection or comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board and/or request a review by the State Personnel Director. A standard appeal form is available on the State Personnel Board website, . If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within ten (10) days of your receipt of this notice: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: 303-866-5038. Phone: 303-866-3300. Email address: dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at .
Supplemental Information
A complete application packet must include:

• Completed State of Colorado application.
• If using education to qualify for this position a copy of your transcripts (unofficial acceptable) or diploma must be provided with application. Transcripts must be attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.
• If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214 must be attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.

The Selection Process:

• All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.
• Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process. A top group, up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager. Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.

01

Are you willing to submit to a pre-employment background check?

• Yes
• No

02

This position requires educational transcripts or diplomas to be submitted. Please attach to your application by the application deadline. Have you attached your transcripts?

• Yes
• No

Required Question