Data Analytics Specialist (20039085)

What we need:

Ohio EPA Data Analytics Specialist

What we do:

At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws.

What we need YOU to do:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to be our newest data analytics specialist in the Division of Air Pollution Control (DAPC), working at our central office in Columbus.

Want to help us crunch the data?

As Ohio EPA’s data analytics specialist, you’ll coordinate the acquisition, evaluation, and processing of ambient air data using the AirVision software application – including troubleshooting problems experienced by users, helping to ensure data flow continues to meet federal regulations. You will coordinate duties that are associated with AirVision, like interfaces the software has with other systems and acquiring data or documents that are needed from the software by customers.

You will maintain system administrator tables in the software, ensuring accurate data transfers, functionality, and tracking. You are going to collaborate with ITS and users of AirVision for any issues that might come up with software functionality, interfaces with other systems, or equipment including Data Loggers, Air Monitoring Instrumentation and Modems, and help to find resolutions.

You will prepare air monitoring data summaries using Tableu, R. SQL, and other data analytics tools to help synthesize large data sets and prepare reports on monitor performance and monitor data comparisons, and air quality statistics. You will also write an analysis of presented data and produce various graphs and maps that show short- and long-term statistics and geographic trends.

Let’s hit the high points.

• Coordinate the acquisition, evaluation, and processing of ambient air data using AirVision.
• Coordinate maintaining system administrator tables in the software, ensuring accurate data transfers, functionality, and tracking.
• Collaborate with ITS and users regarding AirVision functionality and interfaces with other systems (Data Loggers, Air Monitoring Instrumentation and Modems).
• Prepare air monitoring data summaries using Tableu, R, SQL.

Apply today, and let’s talk!

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

• Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

All answers to supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education provided on your application. Attachments will not be accepted for this posting.

Official educational transcripts are required for post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript if they are selected for the position. Current Ohio EPA employees may be required to provide official educational transcripts.

Location: 50 West Town Street, Columbus OH. 43215

Division: Air Pollution Control

Background Check: The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

EEO Statement: The Ohio Environmental Protections Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status, disability, age (40 years of age or older), genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, or status as a foster parent as those are defined in applicable Ohio law, federal law, and any Executive Order, in admission or access to the operation of its programs, services, activities or its own employment practices. Employment practices are any employment related decisions including, but not limited to hiring, layoff, transfer, termination, promotion, demotion, discipline, rate of compensation, eligibility for in-service training programs, or terms and conditions of employment.

ADA Statement: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is committed to providing access, equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the Office of Human Resources at 614-644-2100 prior to testing or interviewing.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.