STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: COORDINATOR, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
EVALUATIONS
Class Code: 2209-26
Date Established: 05-01-80
Occupational Code: 7-6-2
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To coordinate environmental impact
studies used in the planning, development, and evaluation of transportation
projects.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Coordinates efforts
of environmental, engineering and other groups performing studies to gain
information relative to the overall impact of proposed highway construction
projects.
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Attends public
hearings, meetings of town officials, and public informational meetings to
present environmental information.
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Prepares supplemental
technical studies on noise or air as requested by agency.
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Drafts reports for
comments and revises own reports, as well as reports of other environmental,
archaeological, engineering, and economic experts to compile a final
environmental impact statement which is submitted to the Federal Highway
Administration.
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Makes new or changed
policy recommendations to superiors regarding the preservation of environmental
factors within the highway corridor.
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Coordinates review
with federal, state and local agencies and other organizations from various
environmental and engineering disciplines to obtain environmental information
and recommendations on proposed transportation projects.
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Reviews current state
and federal legislation and makes a determination regarding how new legislation
will affect agency goals and objectives.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
expertise to resolve problems of a specialized or professional nature in a wide
range of applications.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of programs
or of employees doing work which differs from the supervisor, including
disciplining employees, solving personnel problems, recommending hiring and
terminating employees, and developing work methods. The supervisor in this position manages a working unit or
section with responsibility for employee performance appraisal.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific
thinking. This level also requires
planning policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on
available criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in one of the environmental, physical,
or biological sciences. Each
additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of
required work experience.
Experience: Five years' experience in the field of
transportation-related environmental impact assessment. Additional years of related work
experience may not be substituted for the formal education required by this
class specification.
License/Certification: New Hampshire driver's license.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of the principles and
practices relating to environmental science. Knowledge of local, state and federal laws, regulations and
procedures in the environmental field.
Knowledge of the application of the chemical, biological and physical
sciences as they relate to environmental protection. Knowledge of current practices and techniques of sampling
and analysis is essential. Ability
to plan, develop and direct programs and surveys. Ability to plan and supervise the work of technical,
semi-technical and clerical personnel.
Ability to apply sound judgment and discretion in applying and
interpreting technical and environmental policies and procedures as well as
local, state and federal laws, regulations and procedures. Ability to express ideas clearly and
concisely in oral, written and graphic form. Ability to interpret data. Ability to establish and maintain effective working
relationships with associates, government, professional and non-professional
groups and the general public.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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