Environmental Scientist 4

State of Nevada Announces

An Open Competitive Recruitment for:

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST 4

APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY - $73,309.68 to $109,640.88 PAY GRADE: 38

The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.

For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.

In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

JOB INFORMATION

Work Type: A Permanent, full time vacancy

Department: Conservation and Natural Resources

Division: Environmental Protection Administration

Location: Carson, Minden, Gardnerville, Genoa

Job Class Code: 10.545

RECRUITMENT INFORMATION

Announcement Number: 52090

Open to all qualified persons.

Posted 08/07/2025

Close Date: 08/14/2025

Recruiter:

JON TERRAZAS

Phone: ...

Email: ...

Applications accepted for another 5 Days 5 Hrs 33 Mins

The Position

Environmental Scientists perform program research, planning and development, permitting, compliance monitoring, inspections/enforcement, and technical support services in relation to air, water, waste, federal facilities, corrective action, mining, biology and other environmental programs.

Incumbents function as first-line supervisors who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned staff; assign and review work; and initiate disciplinary action; OR incumbents serve as the technical scientific expert for a bureau within the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

The Environmental Protection Administration is seeking to fill an Environmental Scientist 4 located in Carson City. This position will serve as the Supervisor of the Reclamation Branch. The functions of the branch include performing reviews of mine plans of operations, reclamation plans, and reclamation cost estimates to ensure land affected by mining activities will meet the regulatory requirement for a productive post mining land use. The branch ensures compliance with regulations through the issuance of reclamation permits. Upon approval, a financial assurance determination letter is issued to the operator to post a surety bond in coordination with the State or Federal agencies. The supervisor of this branch is responsible for recruiting, training, mentoring and supervising branch staff; reviewing work products; planning and coordinating branch resources; project management; improving processes by streamlining and developing applications and templates; and coordinating with other branches and stakeholders. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

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To Qualify:

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:

Education and Experience (Minimum Qualifications)

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in the physical, natural resource or life sciences, engineering or closely related field and four years of professional environmental experience which involved environmental program research and planning; OR graduation from high school or equivalent and six years of professional environmental experience as described above; OR one year of experience as an Environmental Scientist III in Nevada State service; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Special Requirements

A valid drivers license is required at the time of appointment and as a condition of continuing employment.

The Examination

Application Evaluation Exam

The exam will consist of an application evaluation. It is essential that applications include detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. The most qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. The hiring agency may require specific skills related testing as part of the interviewing process.