Deputy Division Director

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Boston, MA

10h • Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts’ environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is the state agency responsible for ensuring clean air, land, and water. MassDEP seeks an applicant for the position of Deputy Division Director (MVII) of the Bureau of Air and Waste – Hazardous Materials Management Unit. This position is assigned to the Boston office located at 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA and will report to the Division Director of Hazardous and Solid Waste. The position is responsible for the overall leadership and implementation of a focused, coordinated hazardous materials management program responsible for establishing and implementing a multitude of statutory and regulatory mandates for hazardous waste management and to ensure the protection of public health and the environment. The Deputy Division Director is responsible for directly managing a staff of professionals in the Boston headquarters office.

Requirements

• Applicants must have at least (A) six (6) years of full-time or, equivalent part-time, professional, administrative, supervisory, or managerial experience in a particular specialty (i.e. scientific, professional, or technical) and must possess current license and/or registration requirements established for the performance of the position, of which (B) at least two (2) years must have been in a project management, supervisory or managerial capacity or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and substitutions below.
• Substitutions: I. A certificate in a relevant or related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required (A) experience.
• II. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field may be substituted for two (2) years of the required (A) experience.
• III. A Graduate degree or higher in a related field may be substituted for three (3) years of the required (A) experience.
• IV. A Doctorate degree in a related field may be substituted for four (4) years of the required (A) experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in government environmental programs and policy development, preferably in a state environmental agency
• Developing and implementing regulations and policies.
• Developing and implementing environmental programs and initiatives
• Familiarity with environmental compliance and enforcement programs and strategies
• Excellent computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and other commonly used computer applications
• Managing and working with a diverse staff with varying skill sets; and working with other jurisdictions including other state and federal agencies and non-governmental organizations
• Work collaboratively across an organization in a team-oriented fashion
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), including the ability to write clearly and concisely, and comfort with speaking in public settings; and
• Ability to take the initiative and work independently while also interacting effectively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Planning, staffing, directing, and managing the development and implementation of existing and new hazardous materials regulatory, compliance and enforcement programs.
• Researching, identifying and codifying environmental standards for hazardous materials management.
• Drafting regulations, policies and guidance consistent with statutory authority.
• Overseeing the underground storage tank program (UST), stage I, Environmental Results Program, Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA), asbestos, hazardous waste transporter and permitting of hazardous_waste facilities under RCRA.
• Coordinating compliance and enforcement activities with regional offices.
• Coordinating BAW hazardous materials management program activities with federal agencies such as US EPA, other MassDEP Bureaus and other state agencies.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits
• outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package
• work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager