Environmental Database Manager (215437)

Job Title: Environmental Database Manager 

Job ID: 215437

Location: Shawnee County

Job Posting Closes: February 13, 2025

Kansas Department of Health and Environment:  

Our agency is led by Secretary Janet Stanek, who was appointed by Gov. Kelly in Dec 2021. KDHE is comprised of three divisions: Public Health, Environment, and Health Care Finance (which includes the State’s Medicaid program, KanCare). We are the only agency in the nation to have these three entities under one roof which allows us to take a holistic approach to improving and protecting the health and well-being of all Kansans.

About the Position

• Who can apply: Anyone (External)
• Classified/Unclassified Service: Unclassified
• Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (Flexible schedules available)
• Eligible to Receive Benefits: Yes
• Veterans' Preference Eligible: Yes

Compensation: 

• Hourly Pay Range: $23.29 - $25.05

* Salary can vary depending upon education, experience, or qualifications. 

Employment Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage
• Sick & Vacation leave
• Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave
• Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)
• Fitness Centers in select locations
• Employee discounts with the STAR Program
• Retirement and deferred compensation programs

Visit the Employee Benefits page for more information… 

Position Summary & Responsibilities

The position (K0242334) 

The Bureau of Water is looking for an individual to work as part of a team to review and administer stormwater, hydrostatic, and ready-mix permits in the States new Kansas Environmental Information Management System (KEIMS) database. The position will review and guide facilities and/or their contractors during the renewal/application process for their respective permits. The position will also work regularly within the KEIMS, Oracle, and ICIS databases where the permit information is stored. The position will regularly run reports to provide updates on the status of their permitted universe. The position will also conduct all terminations, transfers, and other administrative processes for the universe as required.

This position aids the regulated community and the public in the area of interpreting regulatory and permitting requirements and resolving problems encountered by permittees. This position is responsible for evaluating the completeness of approximately 3500 permit applications annually for the General Stormwater Program (Construction and Industrial Stormwater). The position is responsible for the complex tracking in KEIMS of all permits from the application to the issuance of the permit. The position is responsible for all permit modifications, transfers and terminations.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:   

 This position will be the Database Manager for the Stormwater KEIMS database. Duties include validating data sets from permittees for accuracy and completeness (Construction and Industrial stormwater). The incumbent is responsible for insuring data transferred from KEIMS to federal databases (ICIS NPDES and ECHO) are accurate by exporting reports and conducting reviews. This position will be responsible for testing and evaluating KEIMS functionality to ensure program needs are met. Position Records Retention Manager. The incumbent will be required to know the detailed requirements and laws governing State Record Retention and will need to organize multiple record retention policies for each unit and section of the BOW. This position processes new permit fees and annual permit renewal fees amounting to well over $200,000 annually (which is match for a federal Clean Water Act grant). Duties include preparation of the annual billing invoices, generating second renewal notices and preparing payments for processing.

Position reviews industrial permit applications and develops and executes permits in conformance with National Permit Discharge Elimination System Federal laws and regulations (Hydrostatic and Ready-Mix). Incumbent is responsible for ensuring that industrial wastewater permits are issued/reissued in a timely manner and contain appropriate sampling and reporting processes and are compliant with Federal regulations. Incumbent terminates permits as necessary. This position aids the regulated community in interpreting regulatory and permitting requirements including but not limited to proper hydrostatic testing methods.

Qualifications

Education:  

• High School, GED

Licensing & Certification:

• Valid Driver's License - Incumbent is required to have and maintain a valid driver's license when operating a state vehicle, a private vehicle, or a rental vehicle for the benefit of the State.    

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Two years of relevant technical experience in an environmental field/program. Education may be substituted by the agency as necessary.

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Proofreading, editing, attention to detail
• Database experience (experience with ICIS NPDES, KEIMS, and internal KDHE databases preferred).
• Experience interpreting technical guidelines, regulations, and permits to implement agency policy.
• Knowledge and familiarity with the NPDES program preferred (specifically stormwater, hydrostatic testing and ready-mix permits). 

Recruiter Contact Information

• Name: Ariana Paige
• Email: Ariana.Paige@ks.gov 
• Mailing Address: 1000 SW Jackson St. Suite 580 Topeka, KS 66612 
• Please include the Job ID number when emailing.