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Current Job Openings
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State of North Carolina
Environmental Specialist I (Part time/Temporary - Wake County)
End Date: October 21, 2026
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform work duties required by multiple federal monitoring and competitive wetland grants, primarily conducting an accuracy assessment of NOAA C-CAP high-resolution mapping in western NC.
- Assist with desktop and field site reconnaissance.
- Coordinating access with private landowners and public land managers.
- Managing the project database, and analyzing data according to the EPA-approved Quality Assurance Project Plan.
Management prefers:
- Experience in GIS using ArcGIS products, GPS, and/or spatial analysis;
- Experience in soils, environmental field work, and/or water sampling;
- Organized self-starter who enjoys working in a team.
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Knowledge and/or coursework in one or more of: environmental science, wetlands, soils, statistics, data management or analysis, biology, hydrology, ecology, GIS, water quality, and/or aquatic chemistry.
- Ability to work outdoors and carry up to 40 pounds.
- Valid driver's license.
Minimum Education and Experience
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; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.This temporary position is located at 4040 District Drive, Raleigh - Wake County, with the Department of Environmental Quality.
Job Order Hourly Rate of Pay: $29.00 (Based on education and/or years of relevant work experience reflected on the application).
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