Environmental Protection Agency Employer Reviews

I liked working at EPA. It was a 2-part job. Part in the EAD Law Library and part in the Record center.

I learned how to help attorneys look on Lexis/Nexis and in the Law Library books to find what they needed to build cases against an EPA violator. Learned how to research to find a person by Social Security #, bankrupties, what other violations were – more...  pending, addresses & phone numbers.

I put information into the computer and kept track of the Law Library books and other information as the supervisor directed.

Taught classes on how to use Excel and Lotus 1.2.3, and compendiums.

Trained new Record Center employees on how to start up new files for attorneys, how to keep the files upto date and how to pull these files off the shelves when the attorney needed them.

The hardest part of this 2-part job was keeping up with the hours I worked in each department and trying to get my time card accurate.
Sometimes when I was scheduled to work in one department for the day I would be asked to cover for the other department. Sometimes I could not take my work from one department to the other so I could continue doing what I was scheduled to do that day.

All of my coworkers were great people to work with.

I enjoyed all phases of my job and it was a great place to work. – less

Great place to work with excellent scientists. Management sometimes hard to deal with since it is the federal government. Starting to shift more towards modeling instead of hard science.

Good location and job. Mult-tasking position. Can get quiet now and then but can get overwelming too.

That is a very pofessional government place that deals with water pollution problems. The workers there monitor the water quality, analyze a great amount of data and find proper ways to do water treatment. It is fun to do experiments and have meetings to solve problems.

I am very hard working. I am a fast learner and always look for new opportunities to add to my skills. I am optimistic and get along with all people. I am personable and fun. I like working with people and find satisfaction in helping others.

A typical day at work consisted of me researching the best management and practices of dipper wells. Dipper wells are the sinks that we see in coffee and expresso shops such as Starbucks. These sinks aren't water efficient, so my main task was to research ways to make these dipper wells efficient enough so that they could possibly be labled by the EPA. – more...  My co-workers were very helpful in helping me complete my research, which was presented at the end of my internship. The hardest part of the job was researching dipper wells even though the help was there. Dipper wells aren't very well known, so acutally finding good material to present was a challenge. Lastly, the most enjoyable part of the job was being in a Federal Government office for the first time. I actually had a chance to see what that was like. – less

Perform service repair and preventive maint on hvac and Lab equipment.

Is a great place to work they have many cultural events for all employees to attend and its a government job so the job security is there once you become a full time employee.

I have worked in two offices of the EPA; both were fantastic experiences. I have yet to meet someone who was not passionate about their job, or had a poor attitude. The culture of the agency fosters professional development and growth.