Construction Contaminated Materials Supervisor (Environmental Analyst V)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • United States, Massachusetts, 10 Park Plaza, MA

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About The Position

The Construction Contaminated Materials Supervisor, within MassDOT Environmental Services, provides technical leadership, oversight, and support to the Highway Division and District Construction Offices on hazardous materials, contaminated media, and hazardous waste compliance during active construction. The position is the primary point of contact for District and Highway Division personnel, contractors, engineers, environmental consultants, Licensed Site Professionals, and regulatory agencies. It serves as a technical resource for assessing and resolving construction-related issues involving contaminated soil, groundwater, sediment, hazardous materials, and hazardous waste.

The role requires extensive knowledge of federal and state environmental laws, regulations, and programs, along with substantive experience assessing, managing, and remediating soil and groundwater contamination under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan in construction settings. The supervisor helps resolve environmental and regulatory issues while limiting impacts on construction costs and schedules, advises on contract administration matters, cost overruns, claims, and Extra Work Orders, and coordinates development and implementation of policies, guidance, plans, and hazardous-material specifications.

The incumbent must obtain departmentally requested certifications and training, including a Massachusetts Certified Asbestos Supervisor credential through the Department of Labor Standards and 40-Hour HAZWOPER certification, and maintain required certifications. The position also supervises assigned staff, oversees consultant assignments and contracts, develops and conducts training, coordinates hazardous waste reporting, oversees MassDOT’s Diesel Retrofit Program, represents the department with stakeholders, and identifies program improvements.

The position reports to the Environmental Program Engineer of Hazardous Materials. Newly hired MassDOT employees are eligible for a $5,000 signing bonus, paid in two installments, subject to the stated eligibility and probationary-period conditions. MassDOT reports having more than 4,000 employees.

Requirements

• At least six years of full-time or equivalent part-time technical or professional experience in environmental science, biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental health, meteorology, natural science, toxicology, or public health.
• Of the required experience, at least four years must have been in a professional capacity and at least two years in a supervisory, managerial, or administrative capacity.
• Equivalent combinations of qualifying experience and specified education may be accepted. An associate’s degree in a listed field may substitute for up to one year of the general experience requirement; a bachelor’s degree may substitute for up to two years; and a graduate degree may substitute for up to three years of general experience and one year of professional experience. Education substitutions are limited to one year of the professional-experience requirement, and no substitutions are permitted for the supervisory, managerial, or administrative experience requirement.
• Direct and substantive experience assessing, managing, and remediating soil and groundwater contamination under MassDEP’s MCP regulations in construction settings.
• Extensive knowledge of applicable federal and state environmental laws, regulations, and programs, including the MCP; MassDEP asbestos and lead regulations; OSHA; TSCA; NPDES; CERCLA; RCRA; the Clean Water Act; the Clean Air Act; and Massachusetts Fire Marshal requirements for aboveground and underground storage tanks.
• Willingness to obtain departmentally requested certifications and training and maintain active, compliant certifications as required, including a Massachusetts Certified Asbestos Supervisor credential and 40-Hour HAZWOPER certification.
• Applicants must submit a complete, accurate, and current resume or application online through MassCareers.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and assistance to MassDOT District Construction Offices and field personnel on contaminated media, hazardous materials, and hazardous waste issues, ensuring regulatory and contract compliance while minimizing project cost and schedule impacts.
• Review and recommend actions regarding contract administration matters, cost overruns, claims, and Extra Work Orders involving contaminated soil, groundwater, and sediment management, treatment, handling, transportation, reuse, or disposal.
• Provide guidance on applicable federal and state environmental regulations and hazardous-materials and hazardous-waste management requirements.
• Review or coordinate consultant reviews of construction-phase environmental and hazardous-materials submittals, including Environmental Health and Safety Plans, LSP qualifications, Excavated Materials Management Plans, soil disposal packages, dewatering plans, deleading plans, and asbestos abatement plans.
• Review or coordinate reviews of construction-related MCP submittals, including URAMs, RAMs, IRAs, Completion Reports, Permanent Solution Reports, and related documentation.
• Review sampling plans, analytical data, environmental reports, treatment programs, soil classifications and characterizations, and soil disposal and reuse packages.
• Assist with Activity and Use Limitation compliance, including inspections, documentation, maintenance requirements, and awareness training.
• Coordinate with Highway Division-retained LSPs and environmental consultants to support project compliance.
• Oversee environmental consultant assignments and contracts, including developing and negotiating scopes of work, setting priorities and schedules, providing technical direction, monitoring performance, and ensuring compliance.
• Supervise assigned staff and evaluate performance through the Employee Performance Review System, providing direction, coaching, and corrective or disciplinary action when needed.
• Develop and conduct environmental and hazardous-materials training for construction personnel, District staff, and other MassDOT employees.
• Coordinate preparation and submission of MassDEP Biennial Hazardous Waste Reports and maintain the central file of hazardous waste manifests.
• Oversee MassDOT’s Diesel Retrofit Program and track related program information.
• Represent the Environmental Services Section and Highway Division, as assigned, in stakeholder and regulatory meetings concerning construction environmental compliance and contaminated-media issues.
• Identify and implement improvements to consistency, efficiency, technical quality, and risk management in the Highway Division’s construction-phase hazardous- and contaminated-materials programs.
• Obtain and maintain departmentally required certifications and training, including Massachusetts Certified Asbestos Supervisor and 40-Hour HAZWOPER credentials.

Benefits

• A $5,000 signing bonus for newly hired MassDOT employees, paid as $3,000 in the first paycheck and $2,000 after successful completion of the probationary period; current MassDOT employees are not eligible.
• The Commonwealth offers an employee benefits and rewards package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed