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6/10/2023 (8:00 PM EDT)

23-04748

Chemist I

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME, ELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

Hiring Agency

Energy & Environment Cabinet | Dept for Environmental Protection

Location

100 Sower Blvd, Suite 104
Frankfort, KY 40601 USA

Description

The mission of the Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet (EEC) is to improve the quality of life for all Kentuckians by protecting our land, air, and water resources by utilizing our natural resources in an environmentally conscientious manner. We do this by helping families connect with nature and preserving the Commonwealth’s natural heritage; and by supporting innovative, resilient, and sustainable energy solutions that together bring economic benefit to the commonwealth.
If you are looking for a positive work environment and a career where you can make a difference in the environment we live in, then EEC is the cabinet for you. For more information on what our cabinet has to offer, check out our YouTube page https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWSuC43XqlHchYeQ66tP7tg and our Careers page https://eec.ky.gov/Pages/careers.aspx.
The Energy and Environment Cabinet, Department for Environmental Protection, Division of Environmental Program Support, Inorganic Branch, Metals Section is a Chemistry Laboratory setting that will provide you with the opportunity to practice your skills and be part of the monitoring and testing team for most all of the waters of Kentucky. The recreational lakes, rivers, streams, and creeks all over the commonwealth at some point get tested by the DEPS laboratory for nutrients, metals, volatile compounds, pesticides, herbicides and harmful algae blooms. If you are interested in being a part of the first responder team for environmental emergency spills, created both by accident and due to citizen negligence; running samples that can help identify both known and unknown contaminants, to enforce environmental laws, protecting both human and wildlife habitats and bring responsible parties to justice, then this is the job for you.
This Chemist I position is an entry level position that will focus mainly on the extraction and analysis of inorganic compounds in water, soil and sediment samples. You will be working in a state of the art laboratory in the Centralized Laboratory Facility located at 100 Sower Blvd. in Frankfort, KY.
Working for the DEPS Laboratory will provide you with a great benefit package with Health and Life insurance, Retirement as well as flexible scheduling and experience that will provide the pathway to the Chemist series or other Environmental Scientist opportunities.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Recommends purchases of supplies needed for analysis and prep. Prepares reports and assists in the conducting of scientific studies.
• Develops guidelines and standard operating procedures to document branch activities and compliance with all quality assurance requirements for collection, preparation and analysis methods.
• Provides analytical expertise and assistance in the validation of program-related data within the branch and communicates areas for improvement with branch manager and director.
• Serves as primary analyst in the Inorganic Branch, Metals Section of Kentucky’s Division of Environmental Program Support Laboratory (DEPSL) in support of multiple United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) programs. Serves as lead analyst for Sulfate and IC analysis.

EEC provides opportunities for development and upward movement. There is room to grow your skill set as you build your career. Come join our team and make an impact in the future of Kentucky. We look forward to reviewing your application.

Minimum Requirements

Working Conditions

Work is performed in a laboratory setting. Incumbent may be exposed to hazardous materials, substances or compounds when performing chemical analysis.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Hannah Mitchell at [email protected] or 502.782.7925.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D