Data Analytics Specialist (20046666)

What we need:

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:

Ohio EPA wants you to be our newest data analytics specialist with the Division of Drinking and Ground Waters (DDAGW) at our office in downtown Columbus.

Here we go.

In this position, you’ll act as lead to manage, organize, and extract information from a variety of DDAGW data sources including biological and water databases.

We’ll look for your technical expertise to oversee data quality assurance and control activities and assist with identifying new data management requirements for the division’s information management systems. You’ll collaborate with external contractors and the division’s management and IT teams to identify and implement necessary enhancements to advance the division’s programmatic goals.

You’ll develop and support data visualization applications developed in Power Automate such as Metrics, Lead Service Line Inventories, ePlan Dashboard, etc., to identify data trends and relationships. You’ll maintain information management documentation, develop and update related training materials, and provide software training and support for external customers.

Let’s recap.

• Act as DDAGW lead for managing, organizing, and extracting information from various data sources.

• Support the division's Microsoft Power Apps, including the E-Drinking Water Reporting (eDWR) application.

• Develop and support Power Automate data apps to identify data trends and relationships.

• Assist with identifying new data management requirements for the division’s information systems.

• Oversee data quality assurance and control activities.

• Collaborate with agency and division IT teams and external contractors to identify needed enhancements to support the division’s programmatic goals.

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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: Drinking and Ground Waters

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.