This practice Environmental Officer job interview is from an actual civil service interview.

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Job Description

Plans, organizes and directs the work of a group of subordinate supervisors and professional employees engaged in environmental affairs, such as air quality management, water resources management, or land and materials management; applies sound supervisory principles and techniques in building an effective work force; fulfills affirmative action responsibilities; and does related work.  An Environmental Officer directs the review of a wide variety of surveys and reports to determine existing and potential environmental problems, and recommend corrective action; serves as a liaison and negotiator with other governmental agencies, acts as an expert environmental witness in legal actions, and represents the County at hearings and meetings on environmental issues.  

Practice Environmental Officer Job Interview

• Briefly describe how your experience, training, and education have prepared you for the position of Environmental Officer.  Focus on the aspects of your experience, training, and education that apply to this position.
• What are the differences between legislative and regulatory issues?  How does one impact the other? 
• What aspect of supervision do you find most challenging?  Identify what you find most challenging and then describe how you handle the challenge with an example. 
• What are the potential violations of law relative to sexual harassment that a manager should be familiar with?  
• What do you see as the key current and future legislative issues facing our Department?  
• Our Department needs a County position opposing a bill that is supported by other County Departments.   You have been told that it is very unlikely that the County will take an opposing position.   What would you do?
• This position will be responsible for representing our Department at governmental meetings and hearings locally and at the State and Federal level.  Give us an example of one complicated legislative or regulatory issue you brought before a governmental body.  What were some of the obstacles you encountered in making your case and how did you resolve them?  What was the outcome of your presentation?
• Tell us about a situation where you had to coordinate a response to a complaint from an environmental group.  What was the issue and how did you coordinate the response?  Knowing what you know today, would you have responded any differently?
• Do you have anything to add?  Summarize by emphasize your qualifications as they apply to this job.   Also cover anything you missed from your opening.  Don’t forget any education or formal training.