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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION V142 Environmental Project Planner III (Hazardous Materials Specialist) - Environmental Division in Austin, Texas

Performs complex environmental-related work activities associated with hazardous material investigations, corrective actions, abatements, and waste management. These activities include directing environmental investigations and corrective action activities associated with impacted soil, groundwater and other media. Provides high-level expertise and technical support for transportation facility development and maintenance and for compliance with state and federal environmental requirements during facility operations. Employees at this level follow standard practices that do not require frequent supervision of details; establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Issues are rarely referred to the supervisor but are handled at the occurrence. Essential Duties:Conducts complex inspections, field surveys, assessments, project investigations and prepares/reviews environmental documents to ensure compliance with applicable state and federal environmental laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.Coordinates with Department staff, state, federal, regulatory agencies and contracted professionals in complex mitigation efforts and completes routine and highly complex mitigation requirements.Develops, writes, revises, approves, and prepares contracts, statements of work, work authorizations, amendments, supplements, forms, and related documents including spreadsheets and financial/statistical graphs and reports related to environmental studies.Consults and coordinates with districts project managers, planners, engineers, and environmental staff on refinement of projects to avoid and minimize environmental impacts.Responsible for the coordination and evaluation of complex permits with resource and regulatory agencies.Responsible, for the review, analysis and coordination of inspections, field surveys, assessments, and project investigations to ensure compliance with applicable state and federal environmental laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.Reviews, evaluates, monitors and/or approves consultant work, research programs or special studies.Visits and inspects consultant/contractor work sites, evaluates and approves completed work.

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