Deputy Division Director

Commonwealth of Massachusetts•Lawrence, MA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

MassDEP seeks a Deputy Division Director for the Air Assessment Branch within the Bureau of Air and Waste, Division of Air and Climate Programs. The position is assigned to MassDEP’s Wall Experiment Station at 37 Shattuck Street, Lawrence, Massachusetts. Reporting to the Division Director of Air and Climate Programs, the Deputy Division Director provides senior-level technical, operational, and administrative leadership for the Air Assessment Branch. The role directs statewide air monitoring programs and administers personnel, budgets, grants, data systems, quality assurance activities, and special monitoring initiatives. The Air Assessment Branch operates MassDEP’s statewide ambient air quality monitoring network and supplies high-quality, scientifically defensible monitoring data to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act, as well as to the public.

Requirements

At least six years of full-time or equivalent part-time professional, administrative, supervisory, or managerial experience in business administration, business management, public administration, public management, clinical administration, or clinical management.
At least two years of the required experience must be in a project management, supervisory, or managerial capacity.
Alternatively, an equivalent combination of required experience and the specified education or certificate substitutions may be used.
A certificate in a relevant or related field may substitute for one year of required experience.
A bachelor's degree in a related field may substitute for two years of required experience.
A graduate degree in a related field may substitute for three years of required experience.
A doctorate in a related field may substitute for four years of required experience.

Nice To Haves

Strong supervisory and personnel management skills, including the ability to lead multidisciplinary professional and technical teams.
Ability to evaluate complex technical problems, assess alternatives, exercise sound judgment, and implement practical solutions.
Experience developing and administering budgets, grants, contracts, procurements, or similar program resources.
Knowledge of air pollution science, regulations, monitoring methods, and QA/QC procedures.
Experience conducting environmental monitoring operations in accordance with an EPA-approved QAPP and associated SOPs.
Ability to use hand tools, climb ladders, work on rooftops, and move equipment and compressed gas cylinders weighing up to 50 pounds.
Basic computer skills, including working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Possession of a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

Direct and coordinate day-to-day statewide ambient air monitoring operations and related technical programs, ensuring continuity of operations and timely delivery of qualified, regulatory-quality data.
Establish strategic priorities for workforce planning, monitoring network modernization, technology deployment, infrastructure, and program improvements.
Supervise and direct professional, technical, scientific, administrative, and field staff.
Allocate staff and financial resources to complete operational and regulatory responsibilities effectively and on schedule.
Participate in recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, succession planning, and professional development.
Promote coordination and effective communication across monitoring, data management, quality control, quality assurance, technical, and administrative staff.
Implement Commonwealth of Massachusetts policies and develop procedures to achieve branch goals.
Manage the statewide ambient air quality monitoring network, including stations, instrumentation, telemetry, data acquisition systems, and related infrastructure.
Evaluate network design, siting, instrumentation, emerging technologies, and changing regulatory requirements, and recommend modifications.
Oversee the branch quality assurance program, including quality assurance project plans, standard operating procedures, and quality control activities.
Manage capital and grant budgets, prioritize expenditures, oversee procurement of equipment, supplies, and services, and monitor contractor and vendor performance.
Represent MassDEP in state, regional, and national air monitoring committees, workgroups, technical forums, conferences, and stakeholder meetings.