WRM-2026-4 Environmental Services Trainee

Job description

Open to: General Public Work Week: NE (35-hour) Work Week Salary: (P95) $53,807.27 (Non-Negotiable) Opening Date: 4/21/2026 Closing Date: 5/12/2026 Existing Vacancies: 1 Program/Location: Department of Environmental Protection Water Resource Management Water Quality Office of the Director 401 East State Street Trenton, NJ 08625 Scope of Eligibility: Open to applicants who meet the requirements below. Description: Under the close supervision of a supervisory official, as a trainee and productive worker, in an Environmental Services program, in a state department, institution, or agency, learns to conduct routine surveys, studies, inspections, and/or investigations relating to the improvement and/or monitoring of environmental conditions, and/or the enforcement of environmental laws/regulations; does other related duties as required. Specific to the Position: The Division of Water Quality’s (DWQ) strategy regarding PFAS is to encourage the collection of data that will aid in efforts to identify, reduce, and eliminate sources of PFAS in wastewater and its residuals. This position will review data and assist in the identification of source water contamination areas associated with NJPD...