Geology Supervisor 2025

• Reviews consultant submittals, including plans/specifications and reports, and works with consultants to develop remedies for remediation.
• Analyzes/compiles complex environmental data and draws conclusions associated with site characterization, risk assessment and remedial alternatives.
• Answers technical questions related to policies, procedures, regulations, and statutes.
• Prepares new project site descriptions and participates in consultant selection committees.
• Oversees consultants' and contractors' activities for numerous complex investigation and remediation projects that serve to protect human health and the environment.
• Performs written performance appraisals for consultants and contractors.
• Performs scope of work and cost negotiations during contract and amendment preparation for consultant and contractor services.
• Reviews and approves contractor field orders, site work orders, force account work orders, and value change proposals.
• Coordinates with city, county, state, tribal, and federal officials; property owners; realtors; bankers; consultants; and other affected parties concerning technical matters and environmental site conditions.
• Negotiates, persuades, and obtains written access and use agreements from state agencies, cities, towns, counties, federal agencies, private property owners, and other affected parties.
• Obtains necessary permits and licenses to complete remedial actions.
• Completes on-site environmental assessments during storage tank removal to determine if a site is contaminated.
• Collects soil and groundwater samples and prioritizes contaminated sites and issues closure letters for closed sites.
• Issues state authorization letter to operate storage tank systems.
• Develops, coordinates and/or performs environmental oversight inspections.
• Ensures projects are completed in accordance with plans, specifications, and design criteria.
• Reviews and approves consultant pay requests and monitors expenditures. Reviews, generates, and negotiates change orders.
• Prepares and coordinates budget recommendations.
• Reviews design plans and specifications for technical merit on projects.
• Participates in policy/guidance writing and in budget estimating for remediation projects.
• Resolves conflicts of technical opinions and personalities in a positive manner and works cooperatively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve objectives and requirements of the program and department.
• Researches records and provides information and technical data to the public, and investigates complaints.
• Develops, applies and interprets complex rules, regulations, guidelines, or standards.
• Performs independent inspections of existing tank systems and determines whether or not systems follow rules and regulations and prepares tank inspection reports.
• Performs independent inspections of new tank installations or modifications and determines whether or not installations/modifications follow rules and regulations.
• Works with property owners, tank owners, and other stakeholders to resolve issues during remediation projects or tank inspections.
• Coordinates with other programs, agencies, or outside entities; participates in public meetings.
• Travel is required, occasionally on short notice; a valid driver's license is required.

• Preference may be given to applicants with a Wyoming Professional Geologist license

• Knowledge of geology fundamentals, construction practices, and environmental cleanup methods.
• Knowledge of project management principles.
• Knowledge of civil and/or environmental engineering, chemistry, hydrogeologic and geologic processes and disciplines; pollution control; and evaluation processes.
• Knowledge of general principles of remediation technologies for refined petroleum products, hazardous substances, and chemicals typically related to landfill leachate.
• Knowledge of and ability to read, research, interpret and apply federal, state, and local environmental laws, rules, and regulations.
• Knowledge of and ability to read, research, interpret and apply state policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of environmental concepts, especially in relation to underground storage tanks, above-ground storage tanks, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Subtitle I.
• Ability to proficiently use a personal computer and various software packages.
• Ability to simultaneously work on multiple projects and meet deadlines and achieve agency goals.
• Ability to reason with and influence dissatisfied persons. Ability to remain calm and firm and recommend equitable enforcement action.

• Must be able to walk over uneven ground.
• Must be able to work through all types of inclement weather.
• Must be able to operate 4-wheel drive vehicles.
• Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
• Overnight travel required.

• FLSA: Exempt
• The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality may use a video interview as a mandatory first step of our process. If chosen for a video interview you will receive an email with all the necessary information to complete the process.

State of Wyoming