Management Technician

If you are interested in beginning your Commonwealth career as a Management Technician, consider this exceptional opportunity. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is in search of a dedicated individual committed to safeguarding the health and safety of Pennsylvania's citizens and its natural environment. In this role, you will be responsible for entering critical data in a specified format, ensuring compliance with the data quality standards established by guidance, training, and policy across all of DEP's electronic data systems. Join us in our mission to protect Pennsylvania's air, land, and water resources while ensuring the well-being of its residents and visitors!

In this role, you will be responsible for entering data into a specified format to comply with the data quality standards established by guidance, training, and policies across all of DEP's electronic data systems. This includes ensuring the accuracy and completeness of data entries and utilizing system-specific tools when available to minimize duplicate entries and address data quality concerns.

This position is specializes in environmental and public health protection, supporting the Bureau of Safe Drinking Water. You will engage in administrative and technical review tasks related to certification services for the State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators. Additionally, you will provide guidance to operators of drinking water and wastewater systems, undertaking a variety of activities while demonstrating sound judgment and initiative. Your work will be prioritized according to time constraints, evolving certification program needs, legislative or regulatory changes, and federal workplan updates, with projects assigned with limited procedural guidance and evaluated for quality and compliance with job standards.

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

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $44,890.00 (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:

• Three years of advanced clerical or para-professional work which included the collection, recording, compilation, and presentation of office management or program related information, or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training. An Associate's Degree may be substituted for two years of required experience.

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

• 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.

• 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.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

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

• 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.