Mitigation Project Specialist

Salary: $50,633.00 - $86,026.00 Annually
Location : Wake County, NC
Job Type: Permanent Full-Time
Job Number: 25-06037 DMS
Department: Dept of Environmental Quality
Division: Mitigation Services
Opening Date: 05/13/2025
Closing Date: 5/28/2025 5:00 PM Eastern
Job Class Title: Environmental Specialist II
Position Number:
Section: Mitigation Services
Salary Grade: NC14

Description of Work
Are you passionate about the environment and want to make a difference?

DEQ has an open opportunity for a Mitigation Project Specialist - Environmental Specialist II.
It is full-time (40 hours per week) with State Benefits
This position currently qualifies for a hybrid telework option with routine office and remote workdays. The NC Department of Environmental Quality trusts our employees to be self-motivated and successful in hybrid/remote roles. Telework options are subject to change at the discretion of management.

Description of Work:

This position will serve as a stream, wetland, and riparian buffer mitigation project specialist and be responsible for auditing compensatory mitigation projects. Audits will entail a thorough desktop review of all project data and documents as well as in-field project assessments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Completes timely and detailed review of stream, wetland, and riparian buffer mitigation site data, documents, and reports, to ensure project deliverables are complete and accurate.
• Conducts comprehensive in-field review of mitigation sites.
• Responsible for synthesizing project information and data to ensure project performance standards are addressed and that projects comply with all applicable Federal and State laws, rules, binding guidance documents, and policies.
• Responsible for compiling data and drafting reports to document audit findings.
• Responsible for managing an Esri Enterprise Geodatabase housing mitigation project spatial data and an SQL database housing mitigation project technical data. Management tasks include uploading data into the databases and coordinating with the database administrator(s) to ensure database is maintained and functional.

The Division of Mitigation Services:

The N.C. Division of Mitigation Services mission is to provide cost-effective mitigation alternatives that improve the state's water resources. This NCDEQ division is responsible for providing compensatory mitigation statewide for streams and wetlands that are impacted by development and transportation projects as well as for riparian buffers and nutrient loading in some areas of the state. The program must provide all planning, implementation and disposition associated with mitigation project sites located in the 54 cataloging units (in 17 river basins) in the state. The DMS manages the development of comprehensive mitigation projects worth $40-80 million annually. The products produced by this program facilitate approximately $2 to 3 billion in statewide infrastructure improvements annually. Failure to provide successful mitigation can impact water quality, habitat, and other important watershed functions. The DMS influences North Carolina's economic growth, environmental protection, and quality of life.
Division services are closely coordinated with a number of regulatory agencies and stakeholders including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department of the Interior, U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission, and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Divisions of Coastal Management, Water Resources and Marine Fisheries, non-governmental and land trust organizations and other mitigation providers. Staff must possess extensive knowledge of the Clean Water Act, biology, engineering, mitigation, ecosystems, process management, database and information management, measurement and analysis, and public relations.
The NC Department of Environmental Quality:

The primary mission of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is to provide science-based environmental stewardship for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead stewardship agency for the protection of North Carolina's environmental resources. The organization, which has offices from the mountains to the coast, administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water quality, and the public's health, and works to advance in all-of-the-above energy strategy that fits North Carolina's needs. DEQ also offers technical assistance to businesses, farmers, local governments, and the public and encourages responsible behavior with respect to the environment through education programs provided at DEQ facilities and through the state's school system. DEQ touches the lives of all North Carolinians in many ways to enhance and ensure our quality of life. Please visit our website at the Department of Environmental Quality for more information.
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This position is located at: Green Square Complex - 217 West Jones St. Raleigh, NC 27603

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies
The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities listed below, along with the Minimum Education and Experience requirements, are REQUIRED to qualify for this position. We will not review resumes in lieu of Experience and Education listed on the application. Click these links for additional information: Introduction to the Job Application and Addressing Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. (Note: These links refer to Dept. of Public Safety process; this process is the same for Dept. of Environmental Quality.)

To qualify for this position, applicants must document on the application that they possess ALL of the following:

• Demonstrated experience in drafting and/or writing reports and/or documents.
• Demonstrated experience in the use of environmental field equipment, geodatabases and/or environmental software.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing environmental data and/or information.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience." If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.

Bachelor's degree in one of the agricultural, biological, engineering, environmental or natural resource sciences or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience related to the area of assignment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Supplemental and Contact Information
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is an Equal Opportunity Employer who embraces an Employment First philosophy which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws and Executive Orders.
DEQ uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.

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NOTE: For temporary, contract or other supplemental staffing appointments: There are no paid leave, retirement or other benefits associated with these appointment types.
For permanent and time-limited appointments:Eligible employees have benefits that include employee health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, NC Flex (a variety of high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis), and paid vacation, sick . click apply for full job details