Attorney-Ses

Requisition No: 857692

Agency: Environmental Protection

Working Title: ATTORNEY-SES

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 37010357

Salary: Salary will be commensurate with experience

Posting Closing Date: 08/29/2025

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Waste Management Section ? Attorney Position. This primarily transactional position focuses on advising DEP?s Divisions and six District Offices on matters involving one or more of the following: waste management, contamination cleanup, underground injection control, and drinking water programs. While the role is within DEP, prior experience in environmental law is not required.

Contracts Section ? Attorney Position. This position involves transactional work, with responsibilities including consulting on and reviewing:Requests for exemptions from competitive procurement requirements, Grant agreements (state and federal), Settlement agreements. Memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and memorandums of agreement (MOAs)andInteragency and data sharing agreements

Water, Air and State Lands Section ? Program Attorney Position. This role advises program clients within the Division of Water Resource Management on administrative law, permitting, and regulatory compliance questions, as needed. This position will also assist various DEP programs in rulemaking and assist litigation attorneys with rule challenges and bid protests.

• Knowledgeable about computers and business software such as Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Teams, Word, PowerPoint and SharePoint).
• A willingness to actively participate, communicate and collaborate with team members, provide proactive guidance, respond to client and co-worker queries, and timely and effectively resolve issues.
• Ability to handle high volume in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to conduct legal research on issues including but not limited to administrative law and procedure, environmental law.
• Excellent communication and critical thinking skills.
• Proficient with online research tools such as Westlaw and Lexis Nexis.
• Positive attitude.

• Preference is for detail and solution-oriented individuals who possess practical critical thinking skills.
• Experience with environmental or real estate law. Alternatively, experience contract, grant, procurement, or real estate experience.

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
• Tuition waivers;
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The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.