Air Monitoring Equipment Specialist

Join the Department of Environmental Protection as an Air Monitoring Equipment Specialist and help protect air quality across Pennsylvania. This role will provide you with the chance to work with advanced particulate monitoring equipment in the field every day. You will support a mission that keeps our communities healthy and informed. Step into a position where your commitment makes a real difference.

This position focuses on operating and maintaining enhanced particulate monitoring samplers that run every day throughout the southeastern region of Pennsylvania. The role requires precise scheduling and dependable daily performance to ensure accurate sample collection and delivery. As a Air Monitoring Equipment Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Sampler Operation: Install and retrieve particulate filters, record data, and observe sampler performance at assigned sites
• Special Sampling: Provide additional sampling support during special events or surge conditions
• Data Entry: Complete required entries in the Sample Tracking Tool Portal and use backup forms when needed
• Site Maintenance: Perform upkeep tasks such as vegetation control and minor repairs at sampling locations
• Equipment Care: Conduct maintenance and repairs on sampling units and prepare necessary materials for daily use
• Sample Transport: Deliver collected filters to designated meeting points and the laboratory with strict timing

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• This position works on a rotating schedule, totaling 75 hours bi-weekly. Overtime and travel may be required.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $46,827 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of technical experience testing and repairing electronic or electrical equipment; or
• An associate degree in electronics, electrical engineering technology, information sciences and technology, or a closely related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

Special Requirements:

• This position requires possession of an active motor vehicle license.

Other Requirements:

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.