Commonwealth of Kentucky

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5/8/2025 (8:00 PM EDT)

25-02550

Environmental Admstve Hearing Officer

Pay Grade 18

Salary

$7,677.48 Monthly

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | INELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

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Hiring Agency

Energy & Environment Cabinet | Office of the Secretary

Location

211 Sower Boulevard

Frankfort, KY 40601 USA

The agency may authorize the selected applicant to telecommute. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

Description

As an independent section within the Office of the Secretary, the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) carries out its mission to conduct fair and impartial mining and environmental administrative hearings and other proceedings as required by statute. In doing so, OAH helps ensure that important mining and environmental disputes, all impacting the regulated community as well as the health and safety of Kentucky’s citizens and the environment, are heard pursuant to statute by qualified and experienced administrative hearing officers.

OAH provides due process to those seeking to exercise their statutory rights to contest Cabinet decisions. The Environmental Administrative Hearing Officer will be responsible for conducting hearings and other proceedings involving mining and environmental issues of a complex and sophisticated nature, and making written reports and recommendations to the Secretary regarding the same.

,bR> If you would like to conduct administrative environmental hearings and proceedings and consider diverse and challenging legal issues, as well as work with a team of supportive professionals, please apply for this unique and professionally satisfying position.

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Conducting environmental administrative hearings and related proceedings, including conferences, emergency relief proceedings and mediations, pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapters 146, 149, 151, 223, 224, 350, 351 and 353.
• Some travel may be required.
• Preparing reports and recommendations containing findings of fact and conclusions of law, preparing proposed. final orders for the Secretary of the Cabinet, preparing monthly conference orders, preparing emergency relief reports, and other associated documents.
• Conducting research on substantive law issues arising under assigned cases or other matters
• Attending trainings and conferences.
• Managing and tracking cases including active cases, defaults, cases in abeyance, mediation, and cases scheduled for hearing and motion practice.

Required skills and experience:

• Excellent legal writing and legal research skills.
• Excellent oral communications skills.
• Ability to preside over, control, and manage in-person and remote administrative hearings with multiple parties, counsel, and other participants.
• Self motivated and excellent time management skills.
• Willing to work overtime as necessary to meet statutory deadlines.

EEC participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. EEC will only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. For more information on E-Verify, or if you believe that EEC has violated its E-Verify responsibilities, please contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at 888-897-7781 or https://www.e-verify.gov/.

Minimum Requirements

EDUCATION: See Special Requirements.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, OR SKILLS: Must have three years experience as a licensed attorney in the practice of law.

Substitute EDUCATION for EXPERIENCE: A Master of Law degree will substitute for one year of the required experience.

Substitute EXPERIENCE for EDUCATION: NONE

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (AGE, LICENSURE, REGULATION, ETC.): Must be licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Must maintain any required licensure(s), certification(s), or other credentials for the length of employment in this job classification. Employing agency is responsible for ensuring employee possesses and maintains required licensure(s), certification(s) or other credentials.

Working Conditions

Incumbents working in this job title primarily perform duties in an office setting. Minimal travel is required.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 12 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Lesly Davis at lesly.davis@ky.gov or 502-782-8550.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D

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