Being Age 55 or Older is Good for The Environment! The Senior Environmental Employment (SEE) Program offers unique opportunities in Scientific, Technical, and Administrative / Office support for individuals age 55 and over to support the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through a grant administered program through National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions). This is a unique program where your talents, expertise and experience will truly be valued. You'll be working side-by-side with EPA staff that are doing important work every day. Pay rate: $19.21/hr. Benefits: Paid Health Insurance Premium, Paid Vacation, Paid Sick Time, 11 Paid Federal Holidays, 1 Individual Holiday, and optional Vision and Dental Insurance available. This position requires a background check prior to receiving clearance to start work. Please note that due to EPA Policy, this opportunity only applies to United States Citizens. Applicants must be age 55 or older to be considered for this position.
The individual will perform Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) certifications/inspections of Region 3 (R3) State Laboratories and approval of R3 State Laboratory Certification program and related activities and perform duties in support of the EPA laboratory drinking water quality system and related activities
Other duties include:
- Performing lab assessments for chemistry, microbiology, and radiochemistry. Maintain reports and correspondences, interim certifications and corrective actions. State Laboratory Safe Drinking Wat3er Act (SDWA) Certification Program on -site reviews
- Track state program yearly questionnaires, state proficiency testing (PT) records, and issue annual lab certificates. 30%
Attend and organize SDWA and National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (NELAP) periodic meetings.
- Perform NELAP Evaluation of State NELAP Accreditation Programs.
- Perform duties in support of the EPA laboratory drinking water quality system and related activities