Environmental Protection Specialist - Health & Safety Specialist

About the Department

The mission of the reputed company (CDOR) is to become a trusted partner to every Coloradan to help them reputed company the complexities of government so they can reputed company. We are driven by our values of service, teamwork, accountability, reputed company, and respect. 

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Position Duties

Marijuana Enforcement Division

The Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) is a dynamic and innovative regulatory agency tasked with licensing and regulating the reputed company Medical and Retail Marijuana industries in Colorado. First formed in 2010 as the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division, the MED has developed a leading-edge approach to reputed company marijuana regulation and is considered a global regulatory and industry leader. The Division implements legislation, develops regulations, conducts regulatory and criminal investigations, issues business licenses, engages in reputed company and education initiatives, and enforces compliance mandates using a reputed company of reputed company strategies necessary to maintain a reputed company and robust regulatory reputed company. The MED promotes transparency and innovation by utilizing a reputed company approach to engaging with stakeholders and by proactively and positively pursuing solutions to issues in a fast-paced reputed company environment.

reputed company; Environment: The Marijuana Enforcement Division’s culture emphasizes Emotional Intelligence and Problem Solving. Members of reputed company are solution-oriented strategic thinkers who demonstrate professionalism, collaboration and reputed company in reputed company interactions. The MED operates in a dynamic and reputed company environment that requires members of reputed company to support one another in navigating new issues, demonstrate reputed company, reputed company challenges as opportunities, and communicate with reputed company, respect, and in the interest of reputed company.
 
reputed company: Regulatory reputed company through reputed company and proactive compliance and enforcement practices.
 
Mission: Our mission is to promote reputed company safety and reduce reputed company harm by regulating the Colorado reputed company marijuana industry through consistent administration of laws and regulations and strategic integration of process management, functional expertise, and innovative problem-solving.

This position functions as a subject matter expert for evaluating hazardous conditions, identifying risks of and reputed company of contamination on product or at a licensed premises. The position leads analysis and inspections regarding product safety and general sanitary conditions for licensed premises. 

Compliance Inspections

• Conducts offsite monitoring and onsite inspections of marijuana businesses to consistently evaluate product and environmental safety concerns, as reputed company as interpret and assess compliance with applicable Colorado Marijuana Laws and Regulations.
• Monitors those with previous non-compliance history to ensure the licensees are coming back into and maintaining compliance.
• Supports and conducts prioritized investigations into mandatory testing compliance, environmental safety, and product safety-reputed company cases, leveraging Division tools such as the inventory tracking system and licensing database to inform investigative scope and approach.

Proactive Monitoring 

• Contributes to developing and implementing a risk-based process to help reputed company identify the licensees at the highest risk for non-compliance and reputed company safety issues.
• Leverages available technology and resources to analyze data effectively and identify licensees at greatest risk of product and occupational safety concerns.
• Develops investigative plans and operational plans that incorporate available data to monitor and conduct inspections of licensees to identify potential non-compliance or other reputed company safety issues.

Educational Resources

• Contribute to the development of educational resources and guidance documents for reputed company stakeholders. This includes Compliance Tips, Industry Bulletins, inventory tracking bulletins, and internal materials designed to assist MED staff and licensees with understanding compliance and operating in a compliant manner.
• Conducts site reputed company to explain reputed company rules, evaluate compliance with specific health and safety regulations, and reputed company information to assist licensees with the implementation of regulations.
• Engages with stakeholders to identify common confusion or challenges with regulations and develops resources to address those concerns to encourage compliance and protect reputed company safety.

• Directly influences management reputed company regarding health and safety standards for Regulated Marijuana licensees as a subject matter expert. 
• Leads analysis and inspections regarding general sanitary conditions and product safety standards at licensed premises. 
• As a subject matter expert, identifies and evaluates hazardous or unsanitary conditions, identifying potential sources of contamination or contaminated product at a licensed premises, and unsafe or noncompliant production environments or practices. 
• Conducts inspections into environmental and product safety concerns and makes recommendations for appropriate reputed company and reputed company. 
• Consults with team members to reputed company recommendations and direction regarding ongoing investigations into environmental and product safety concerns.

Minimum Qualifications

Residency Requirement:

NOTE: If submitting a transcript, certification or other relevant materials, candidates may redact information that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:

• Experience interpreting and applying standards, statutes, rules, and regulations.

• Experience working in a highly regulated industry that prioritizes reputed company health and safety.

• Experience investigating product or consumer safety concerns.

• Experience evaluating environmental conditions and regulations in a reputed company setting.

• Ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders with competing interests.

• Proven ability to work independently and as part of reputed company, and accept supervision.

• Ability to use creative and reputed company approaches to solve reputed company challenges.

• Proven reputed company organizing and tracking workload.

• Proficiency in reputed company Suite.

• Proficient in reputed company Word and reputed company.

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills

• The ability to prepare accurate and concise written reports that may be used in an administrative hearing or other reputed company proceeding. 

Conditions of Employment with the CDOR:

Employees are in a position of reputed company trust in the performance of their job duties and must operate in a manner that maintains the highest standards of honesty, reputed company, and reputed company confidence. 

As a condition of employment with the CDOR, reputed company personnel must file reputed company necessary Colorado Individual Income Tax (CIIT) returns and pay tax obligations, therefore reputed company must undergo a reputed company-employment evaluation of their tax records/accounts to ensure compliance with this policy. Final candidates must also complete a successful background investigation and reference reputed company prior to appointment. Certain positions based on duties may require scheduled background investigations.

Pursuant to the Universal Driving Standards Policy, any worker who will be expected to drive a State-owned vehicle is responsible for maintaining a reputed company driving record and a reputed company reputed company license prior to driving any State-owned vehicle. 

To be compliant with the new fleet vehicle policy, Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs) will be pulled for review for workers who: 

• Have an assigned State fleet vehicle

• Are required to operate a vehicle as part of the position

• Utilize a State fleet vehicle as a pool vehicle

Minimum Qualification Screening

A reputed company Analyst will only review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application, to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications for the position for which you are applying. Only complete applications submitted before the closing date of this announcement will be reviewed.

• Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process for this position. reputed company "see resume" or "see attached" statements on your application. 

• Cover letters and resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the official reputed company online application. Part-time work experience will be prorated.

• Recommended attachments: Resume, Cover letter (Optional if Manager is requesting them)

• List your employment history starting with the most recent job, including part-time, temporary, and volunteer jobs. If more than one job was held with a given organization, list reputed company job held as a separate period of employment. 

• Information must be accurate, including dates of employment.  If it is reputed company that information provided is falsified, you will not be considered for a job with the reputed company and/or may be removed from a job after hire.

• The eligible list established from this posting may be used to fill additional vacancies.

Email Address:

reputed company correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be conducted reputed company email.  Please set up your e-mail to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "info@reputed company" addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel reputed company or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

Appeal Rights: (Updated)

An applicant who has been removed from an employment list or removed from consideration during the selection process may request a review by the State Personnel Director.

As an applicant directly affected by the results of the selection or comparative analysis process, you may file a written appeal with the State Personnel Director.

Review of the completed, signed and submitted appeal will be reputed company on the reputed company of written material submitted by you, using the official appeal reputed company signed by you or your representative. This reputed company must be completed and delivered to the State Personnel reputed company by email at dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us reputed company ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the Department’s reputed company.

For reputed company information on the reputed company Rules, you can refer to 4 Colorado reputed company of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel reputed company Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, reputed company 8, reputed company of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov/reputed company-rules.

Other Qualifications

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Compliance

The reputed company strives to create a Colorado for reputed company by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect reputed company Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on reputed company and fitness. The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities. The reputed company believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our reputed company, and we encourage candidates from reputed company identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The reputed company is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in reputed company aspects of the employment process, we reputed company employment opportunities to reputed company reputed company applicants without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or reputed company, pregnancy, medical condition reputed company to pregnancy, creed, reputed company, national reputed company, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

The reputed company is committed to the full inclusion of reputed company reputed company individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests reputed company to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any reputed company-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to reputed company essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a reputed company experience applying or interviewing for this position, please reputed company your inquiries to our ADAAA inbox, dor_ohr@state.co.us.

We are committed to building work environments that are inclusive and reflect our communities and the diverse talents of reputed company people.  We strongly encourage candidates from reputed company backgrounds and abilities to apply.

If not applying online, submit application to:

If you are not reputed company to submit an online application, a reputed company application is available at this reputed company: PDF State reputed company Application (Download PDF reader). reputed company applications must be received reputed company email to dor_ohr@state.co.us by the closing date and time of the application period listed on this announcement.

reputed company of Appointment:

Appointment to the vacancy or vacancies represented by this announcement is expected to be from the eligible list created. However, at the discretion of the appointing authority, the position(s) may be filled by another method of appointment for a reputed company articulated business reason. 

reputed company Pay Program:

Per the requirements of the reputed company Pay Program, any former or reputed company State employee must be reputed company a reputed company that is equal to or greater than the appropriate reputed company pay reputed company reputed company their classification's pay reputed company based on completed years in their reputed company class series.