Job Description
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS MANAGER
JOB CODE 51300
| Effective Date: | 07/08X |
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The fundamental reason this classification exists is to provide management level policy advice to the City Manager on all City environmental activities, issues and concerns. The Environmental Programs Manager works with various federal and state health and environmental agencies to help establish and clarify environmental policies and standards. The incumbent serves as a central source of environmental information and assistance to City departments; provides staff support to City advisory boards, commissions and subcommittees; and ensures the City is aware of proposed environmental standards, trends and technologies. Performance is measured on the basis of established objectives and results achieved.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Briefs the City Manager's Office on environmental concerns and provides information required for decision making;
- Develops, coordinates, and implements environmental policies, procedures and programs for the City;
- Monitors existing City programs for compliance with environmental rules and procedures;
- Represents the City to federal, state, and local agencies, and the media on environmental issues;
- Identifies potential environmental issues and develops strategies to effectively respond;
- Coordinates environmental policies and technical activities with legal staff to develop and implement strategies to obtain City objectives;
- Reviews proposed laws/rules and develops programs to represent the City and the public's interest in the legislative process;
- Provides staff support to City advisory boards, commissions, and subcommittees;
- Manages the office of Environmental Programs;
- Demonstrates continuous effort to improve operations, decrease turnaround times, streamline work processes, and work cooperatively and jointly to provide quality seamless customer service.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of:
- Federal, state, and local environmental standards.
- Principles and practices of environmental science, research techniques, and field monitoring protocols, methods, and equipment.
- Water and wastewater facilities, production and treatment systems, hazardous materials management, air pollution mitigation programs, etc.
- Public administrative and technical research methods and techniques necessary to generate data for decision making.
- Perform a broad range of supervisory responsibilities over others.
- Keep the City Manager's Office and other key City officials informed of environmental issues.
- Communicate orally in the English language with customers, clients, and the public in face-to-face, one-on-one and group settings, and using a telephone.
- Produce written documents in the English language with clearly organized thoughts using proper sentence construction, punctuation, and grammar.
- Work cooperatively with others.
- Work safely without presenting a direct threat to self or others.
- Understand complex technical environmental data and its relationship to public health, environmental compliance, and public policy.
- Communicate complex technical environmental data and its relationship to public health, environmental compliance, and public policy.
- Communicate complex policy and technical material to public officials, the general public, and the media.
- Coordinate a wide variety of policies and programs with various City departments and functions.
- Identify public policy issues and develop programs to effectively respond to environmental concerns.
- Negotiate City and public interests with federal and state agencies and other entities.
Additional Requirements:
- Some positions require the use of personal or City vehicles on City business. Individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely, possess a valid driver's license and have an acceptable driving record. Use of a personal vehicle for City business will be prohibited if the employee is not authorized to drive a City vehicle or if the employee does not have personal insurance coverage.
- Some positions require the performance of other essential or marginal functions.
ACCEPTABLE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING:
Five years of managerial experience with environmental programs such as environmental quality, water or air quality, plus a master's degree in environmental science, water resources, environmental engineering, environmental planning, public administration, sustainability, or a related field. Two additional years of experience in the previous areas may be substituted for the master's degree. Other combinations of experience and education which meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.