Program Support Specialist - Houston, United States - Houston-Galveston Area Council
Description
** Position Description**
**Program Support Specialist** Department **Community and Environmental** Employment Duration **Full time** Salary Range **$43, $76,630.00** **About Houston-Galveston Area Council**
The Houston-Galveston Area Council is one of the largest regional planning commissions in the country with a diverse service area of 13 counties and more than 7 million people. We are the pulse of our region addressing issues that cross city limits and county lines every single day.
We make decisions that affect our transportation system, ensure the safety and well-being of our seniors, connect people to jobs, help families recover from natural disasters, preserve water quality for our children, and so much more. We work to make the region a great place to live, work, and thrive.
H-GACs Water Resources team has an exciting opportunity for a program specialist. You will be part of a team that is working to conduct ambient water quality monitoring that will help determine if area water bodies are meeting State water quality standards. In addition, you will help find illicit sources of bacteria that are making their way into local water bodies and creating unsafe conditions for contact recreation. In this role you will be conducting analysis on aerial imagery for priority watersheds, working as part of a team conducting windshield surveys and walking the banks of local streams to find potential sources of bacteria and document their location with a Global Positioning System and photos. The selected candidate must be detail-oriented and be able to organize work and files to hand off to other staff and contractors to initiate targeted bacteria monitoring. Will also assist with H-GACs Wastewater Assistance Program, helping to verify failing residential septic systems and collecting paperwork from potential clients to verify eligibility for the program. Will work with vendors to obtain quotes and schedule work.
**Key Qualifications**
Experience using water quality monitoring field equipment.
Ability to read and interpret maps and plats.
Ability to work outside, get up and downstream banks, wade in streams.
Communicate effectively in-person as well as, remote working platforms (i.e. Teams or Zoom)
The successful candidate will have at a minimum:
High School Diploma
One (1) year of experience in environmental planning, water resources, or related field.
Preferred qualifications include:
Three (3) years experience in environmental planning, water resources, or a related field.
**Do you have**
Bachelors degree with an internship in an applicable academic discipline or related field of study
Less than 1 year of experience working with local government, nonprofit programs, human service, or in job-related duties
H-GAC is an equal opportunity/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, or protected veteran status.
Share