Project Manager, Compliance

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority•Chelsea, MA

22h•$98,087 - $137,145•Hybrid

About The Position

Are you looking to make a meaningful impact on public health and the environment? Join the MWRA team! We deliver some of the nation's highest-quality drinking water to 3 million residents, restored Boston Harbor, and continue to invest in protecting vital public resources. Be part of a mission-driven organization where your work truly makes a difference in a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment. Summary: Ensures consistency and provides guidance for the Toxic Reduction and Control (TRAC) Department's compliance/enforcement program. Enforces the MWRA's regulations, permits, orders and other requirements and gains compliance of violators by writing, issuing, and following up on formal enforcement notices and orders, and by working cooperatively with the regulated community.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, information systems, or other related field; and
Knowledge and understanding of environmental regulatory issues, policies, and practices related to industrial wastewater treatment and discharge, as acquired through at least 5 years of related experience including at least one year enforcing environmental requirements; and
At least two (2) years of experience managing employees, consultants, projects, or programs.
Completion of the MWRA supervisory development program may substitute for the supervisory experience; or, Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
Class D Motor Vehicle Operators License.

Responsibilities

Provides direction to Compliance Coordinators concerning enforcement to ensure that there is consistency within the team on enforcement practice, procedure, and implementation.
Reviews and approves draft compliance and enforcement documents prepared by Compliance Coordinators and other TRAC staff to help ensure that they meet programmatic and legal requirements and are consistent among the TRAC staff.
Coordinates with other TRAC staff to identify instances of noncompliance with MWRA regulations, permits, orders and other requirements and to determine the appropriate responses to the noncompliance; initiates the formal enforcement process when appropriate and consistent with TRAC procedures.
Writes and issues formal enforcement notices and orders that meet programmatic and legal requirements in order to enforce the MWRA's regulations, permits, orders, and other requirements and gain the compliance of violators.
Manages an enforcement caseload and follows up with sewer users to ensure that compliance is achieved and maintained.
Conducts meetings and negotiates with the sewer users and their representatives to resolve instances of noncompliance and appeals of enforcement notices and orders.
Provides orientation and training on enforcement issues to TRAC staff.
Tracks compliance and enforcement issuance goals and accomplishments to help ensure that TRAC issues and follows up on enforcement in a timely manner and provides reports on enforcement accomplishments.
Provides support on compliance and enforcement issues to the Compliance Coordinators and other TRAC staff.
Oversees the process to identify and report on sewer users in significant noncompliance and to inform those sewer users of their status.
Review enforcement related documents including the Enforcement Response Plan and Standard Operating Procedures and updates and revises them as appropriate.
Works with the Sr. Program Manager, Compliance to review and recommend enforcement and compliance policies and procedures within TRAC.
Assists the Sr. Program Manager, Compliance with interviewing and recommending staff for hiring and promotion.
Participates in liaison, coordination and educational activities within the MWRA and with other governmental agencies and the public.
Drafts reports, memoranda, and other documents.
Participates actively in TRAC multi-disciplinary work groups.
Performs other related duties as required.