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Environmental Science Specialist

Job ID: 6196 | Grade: 7 | Career Level: P3 – Career Professional

Job Summary

Supports the implementation of environmental programs to ensure regulatory obligations are fulfilled and environmental risks are effectively mitigated. May specialize in areas such as air quality, stormwater management, hazardous materials and waste management, and ongoing regulatory reviews.

Key Responsibilities

• Practices and promotes PGE safety and environmental culture by helping to ensure compliance with standards, objectives, and regulatory requirements.
• Proactively identifies potential environmental risks and challenges and supports process to resolution.
• Performs moderately complex assessments and technical analyses within assigned areas.
• May lead or coordinate small or less complex projects, report preparation, data compilation and analyses, field studies, and project site visits.
• May lead or participate in agency inspections, meetings, and reviews.
• Will work to develop knowledge and skill sets within the assigned technical areas through coaching and training opportunities, internal and external, with potential for conference attendance as appropriate.

• Actively coordinates with internal and external team members to support effective best management practices and project outcomes.
• Works collaboratively with key internal partners, agencies, NGOs, and contractors to maintain compliance and effectively communicates methods to achieve such.
• May lead or participate in providing trainings and presentations, internal and external.
• Depending on assigned area, may be required to obtain professional training and/or certification.

 

Education, Experience, and Certifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in environmental science, policy, or a related field. Equivalent professional experience may be referenced in lieu of education.

Functional Competencies

• Ability to interpret technical content.
• General knowledge of industry and technology trends.
• General knowledge of industry rules, regulations, and basic regulatory development processes, or a demonstrated ability to learn and track such.
• Working knowledge of office applications, including Microsoft Word and Excel.

Physical and Cognitive Demands

Cognitive Level

Substantial: Consistently utilizes logic and critical thinking to define problems, gather information, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

Schedule and Attendance Requirements

• Adheres to established work schedules, including start and end times and lunch periods, where applicable.
• Ability to work extended hours.
• Ability to work a variable schedule.
• Ability to report to work and perform duties during periods of severe inclement weather.
• Maintains regular, reliable, and predictable attendance consistent with full-time position requirements.
• Ability to participate in an on-call schedule.
• Ability to travel within territory for site visits, project meetings, agency inspections.

 
Physical Capabilities

• Driving/travel/commute: Daily within service territory - Frequently (at least once a week or more)
• Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)
• Lifting/pushing/pulling: Up to 10 lbs.
• Carrying: Up to 10 lbs.

Environment - Indoor/Outdoor (check all that apply):

• Office
• Plant
• Field

Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity.

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November 26, 2026