WRM-2026-3 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 Monitoring, Standards & Pesticide Control Freshwater & Biological Monitoring 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: This position will collect and analyze water quality samples for PFAS trackdown studies and perform assessments of freshwater, which include physical/chemical water quality; flow measurements, continuous monitoring, source trackdowns, and PFAS sampling. This position will also utiliz...