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Salary - $37,536.00 - $65,020.00 Annually

Location - Logan County, WV

Job Type - Full-Time Permanent

Job Number - DEP2600124 PSA

Department - Environment - Environmental Protection

Opening Date - 01/27/2026

Closing Date - 2/10/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

 

***This job opportunity is not in the classified service and is not covered by the WV Division of Personnel merit system.*** 

 

DEP2600124 Geologist 1

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Division of Mining and Reclamation; Operations/Permitting

Office Location: 1101 George Kostas Drive, Logan, WV 25601

Designated Area: Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Putnam and Wayne counties


Also refer to DEP2600125 - Geologist 2, and DEP2600126 - Geologist 3. One position will be filled with one of these titles.

This job opportunity is not in the classified service and is not covered by the West Virginia Division of Personnel merit system.


 

We welcome you to join our team where we value work/life balance and diversity. We offer a great benefits package that includes 12 paid holidays, insurance and flexible benefits, ample annual and sick leave accrual, flexible work schedules, an Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Initiatives, an optional 457 defined contribution retirement savings plan and more. 

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If you want to be a part of this innovative team, apply today.

Employee will be assigned to the Division of Mining and Reclamation (DMR), Permitting Unit in the Logan regional office. Under administrative direction, performs professional work providing geologic services.

Duties:

Employee will be responsible for the review and evaluation of geologic and hydrologic portions of the mining permit applications to ensure technical and legal accuracy and completeness and for the purpose of ensuring that the mining operation is designed to prevent off-site environmental damage.

Employee will be required to interpret data, draw conclusions, and make recommendations for approval or denial of permit applications, and prepare cumulative hydrologic impact assessment statements for proposed operations.

Employee will conduct field investigations as required. Will collect data and prepare technical reports.

May be required to justify his/her conclusions in public hearings or in courts. 

Employee will perform other duties as required and/or assigned.

Expectations:

  • Must possess and be able to apply previously acquired knowledge of surface and underground mining techniques.
  • Employee must be able to walk long distances in adverse weather conditions over rugged terrain. 
  • Must have good oral and written communication skills.


Notes:

 

  • Qualifying applicants will be required to complete an internet based profile assessment to compare the applicant's thinking and reasoning skills, behavioral traits and the occupational interests against the traits determined to be important to the posted position.

Employees involved with specific DEP programs subject to the surface mining control and reclamation act (SMCRA) of 1977 must file prior to final appointment and annually thereafter, a statement of employment and financial interest (OSM23).

 

Click The APPLY Link To Apply Online. 


 

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT:


 

You must submit an application for each position of interest.


 

Your complete work history is used to qualify you for positions. Please be as detailed as possible and list all of your past employment in the Work Experience section of your application or you may attach it to your application with a resume.


 

If you have not previously submitted a copy of your official transcript or diploma, or licensure or training earned, you may attach it to your application or email it to applicantservices@wv.gov


 

If you have already submitted copies of these documents with other applications, please do not resubmit. You may contact Staffing & Recruitment at 304-414-1852 if you have any questions.


 

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Minimum Qualifications

 

 

Training: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in Geology.
 
Experience: None.
 
Select Certification-Areas of Assignment: Applicant must have completed six (6) semester hours or have one (1) year of professional geologic experience in the area of specialization to be eligible.
 
Select certification may be requested in the following six (6) areas of specialization: (1) Coal Geology; (2) Environmental Geology; (3) Hydrology, Water Resources Geology, Hydrogeology/Groundwater Geology; (4) Petroleum Geology; (5) Land Reclamation and Soil Geology; (6) Structural Geology.
 

 

***Your complete work history is needed to qualify you for positions. Please be as detailed as possible and list all of your past employment. ***