ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR

TS320 $85,925 - $154,690
Creation Date: 10/15/1998
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To administer a major environmental statewide program that regulates the environmental effects of industrial, commercial, governmental, and land use activities.

LEVEL OF WORK:
Administrator

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Executive direction from an Assistant Secretary.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Direct supervision of Environmental Managers. Staff and program supervision over all personnel in the Division.

JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from Environmental Manager by responsibility for administering several statewide programs and technical sections and by the supervision received and the supervision exercised.

Differs from Assistant Secretary by lack of status as an unclassified position and by lack of responsibility for an entire Office comprised of more than one Division.

CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Make administrative and regulatory decisions involving the management, direction and regulation of pollution sources, facilities, and sites.

Direct the formulation and establishment of technical standards and necessary operating procedures and compulsory scientific testing necessary to enforce compliance with Departmental rules and regulations.

Establish Division policy and criteria for determining compliance with Federal and State laws and regulations.

Direct the preparation of the annual budget and budget amendments for the Division.

Direct the development of new or revised regulations necessary to protect the environment.

Advise the Department Secretary and Assistant Secretary of proposed Federal and State legislation which will affect environmental control operations.

Represent the Department at legislative committee hearings and other public hearings to recommend legislation or present state policy in connection with environmental issues.

Coordinates activities and maintains continuous liaison with environmental officials of other States.

Coordinate statewide research and development in environmental matters.

Approve the release of all technical reports and management plans.

Makes decisions related to the granting of compliance orders, consent decree, administrative directives, and permits which authorize closure or remediation.

Provides on-scene supervision of the Division's response to emergency environmental incidents.

Develops or proposes new or revised priority listings for Division programs.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Two years of the required experience for the following minimum qualifications must have been at the supervisory level or above:

A bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences, biological sciences, chemistry, engineering, natural resources, physical science, health sciences, or nuclear science plus six years of experience in an environmental program, nuclear energy or radiation protection program; or an environmental, analytical, or research laboratory; OR

A master's degree in any of the qualifying educational fields plus five years of experience in an environmental program, nuclear energy or radiation protection program; or an environmental, analytical, or research laboratory; OR

A doctorate in any of the qualifying educational fields plus four years of experience in an environmental program, nuclear energy or radiation protection program; or an environmental, analytical, or research laboratory.