WVDEP Still Looking to Fill Vacancies in Office of Oil and Gas
Tom Aluise, spokesman for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP), recently stated that WVDEP is still trying to fill several vacant positions in the Office of Oil and Gas. In June, WVDEP announced in a press release that the agency was seeking inspectors in the Office of Oil and Gas (OOG) to serve in northern West Virginia, in particular. Last week, a local news source reported that although WVDEP is receiving applications for the positions, the agency is struggling to identify qualified candidates. Applicants for inspector positions must pass a written examination and demonstrate that they have qualifying industry experience. The remaining open inspector positions would cover Doddridge, Tyler, Mingo, Cabell, Wayne, Lewis, Braxton, Gilmer, Pocahontas and Webster counties; OOG will have 21 inspectors when the vacancies are filled. WVDEP hopes to fill these and other vacant OOG positions by the end of the year.