Region 1 Environmental Program Manager
Region 1 Environmental Program Manager
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Department Information
This position is only open to Colorado state residents
New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
About CDOT
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Description of Job
Description of the Job
This is a supervisory position within the Region 1 Environmental Unit. This position performs in four key areas: environmental project management supervision and leadership consultant management and Categorical Exclusion staffing and management. This position ensures that federal state and local environmental compliance is being met on CDOT and Local Agency projects while providing excellent service to the engineering programs within Region 1. This position will work directly with executive management business managers and project staff in project management. This position also has frequent contact with Region 1 management Environmental Programs Branch personnel at headquarters appointed officials government regulators and elected officials. This position is responsible for working with and assisting the Region 1 Environmental Manager with developing the overall units work plan and goals.
This position will be responsible for providing expertise in the environmental management of various construction and maintenance programs. This will include coordinating environmental clearances (i.e. noise air quality history hazardous materials archeology paleontology Section 4(f) Section 6(f) wetlands and threatened and endangered species) with Region specialists and the Environmental Programs Branch. This position will work with various federal state and local entities to ensure all required environmental permits are obtained for various construction and maintenance projects. This position also reviews engineering and construction plans andthe position ensures that all requirement mitigation measures are appropriately addressed in plans and specifications and the position tracks environmental mitigation during construction activities. This position manages environmental consultants and will be responsible for developing scopes of work schedules and budgets reviewing and approving documents or other related work and reviewing and approving invoices for payment. This position has a major role acting as environmental project manager in projects adhering to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The position ensures that project clearance schedules for Categorical Exclusion projects are met. This position will supervise and mentor 3 and 5 staff persons. This position will also attend and participate on Statewide Environmental Committees and activities through the Environmental Programs Branch providing Regional input.
Major duties and responsibilitiesinclude but are not limited to:- Manage tasks on simple to complex transportation projects and ensure compliance with all related federal state and local environmental regulations;
- Manage simple to complex Categorical Exclusions
- Manage Environmental Assessments (EA) Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Planning & Environmental Linkage (PEL) studies NEPA Decision Documents engineering feasibility and environmental overview studies;
- Oversee environmental mitigation commitments to ensure NEPA and environmental permit compliance for projects;
- Engage with and solicit feedback from technical resource experts on critical path items and collaborate to determine avoidance impacts and mitigation strategies for projects in a timely manner;
- Lead and conduct critical discussions related to environmental impacts of projects with engineering personnel and upper management;
- Diligently work to resolve differences among federal state regional and local agencies/organizations particularly as they relate to federal transportation legislation NEPA numerous environmental laws and/or CDOTs Environmental Stewardship Guide and CDOTs NEPA Manual;
- Serve as a project representative at public meetings. Attend and present at public meetings to explain proposed improvement projects environmental impact and mitigation options and solicit or exchange input with the public and outside agencies;
- Lead and supervise a team of 3-5 staff members; perform workload assessment and assignment; approve leave requests timesheets and work hours; assist in resolving grievances; provide support for employee training and development;
- Develop performance management plans for staff persons and conduct performance management reviews; provide feedback and documentation to staff regularly for both positive and areas needing improvement; set performance goals that are specific measurable achievable realistic and time phased; ensure employees have realistic job goals and are equipped to perform their duties;
- Mentor and coach staff to elevate their base knowledge levels to progress to the next classification or to achieve other career objectives; actively work with staff to identify and recommend training and professional development opportunities;
- Ensure employees follow CDOTs policies and procedures; be familiar with and enforce policies and procedures such as sick time personal leave overtime etc.;
- Review a variety of environmental documentation from consultants such as Initial Site Assessments (ISA) cultural reports environmental permit applications noise survey reports wetland reports social and environmental justice reports NEPA re-evaluations and NEPA and PEL documents;
- Work with the Regional Environmental Manager to determine the type and amount of work that is conducted by a consultant and when Region 1 should use a blended team approach;
- Oversee the preparation of multiple scopes of work perform work hour estimations review and negotiate work hours or schedules and approve the work product of consultants; develop consultant contracts and/or task order budgets and schedules; participate on consultant selection panels;
- Complete quality assurance and quality control checks on all consultant products; work with technical staff to ensure that there is consistency between technical reports and other deliverables; ensure that deliverables are legally defensible;
- Complete invoice and progress report review; actively manage consultant contracts; ensure that task order expiration dates and amounts are not exceeded; advise and give approval to consultant contract managers regarding contract billings and final acceptance prior to payment;
- Manage the Categorical Exclusion process (the majority of Region 1 projects); engage with engineering and Local Agency staff to define scope of environmental analysis required to clear programmatic and non-programmatic Categorical Exclusion projects for construction;
- Work on manage or oversee 50-100 Categorical Exclusion projects at any given time; work with technical specialists and Environmental Programs Branch staff specialists to obtain clearances without causing a delay to project advertisement; review and analyze construction plans to determine consistency with federal state and local environmental regulations and feasibility with project budget;
- Have final signature authority for the advertisement of Categorical Exclusions; this positions review and signature concurrence establishes that all environmental compliance requirements have been achieved prior to any right-of-way acquisitions or engineering plans being accepted by FHWA;
- Other job duties as assigned.
Work Environment:- Primarily 8:00 am 5:00 pm work hours Monday-Friday
- Approximately 10% spent in the field 90% spent in the office
- Travel required during work hours throughout Metro Denver/Front Range
- Occasional overnight travel 1-3 times a year throughout Colorado
- Required to operate CDOT vehicles
- May work in close proximity to fast-moving traffic; may work outside in various weather conditions
Minimum Qualifications Substitutions Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Experience Only:
At least 9 years of experiencewith a primary focusinenvironmental program administration which included regulatory compliance and permitting experience.
OR
Education and Experience:
A combination of relevant education and experience equal to at least 9 years.
Education from an accredited college or university with coursework inenvironmental science environmental studies environmental engineering natural resources management natural sciences or a closely related field of study or another field of study related to the duties of this position will be considered.
Experiencewith a primary focusinenvironmental program administration which included regulatory compliance and permitting experience and included project management will be considered.
College Transcripts:If you are using education to qualify a legible copy of your official or unofficial college transcript(s) or an official foreign credential evaluation report must be submitted with your application. Transcripts must show the name of the school completed credit hours and (if applicable) that a degree was conferred. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have been assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. The credential evaluation report must be an official report. Failure to provide a transcript or official foreign credential evaluation report may result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position.
Conditions of Employment
Must pass a pre-employment screening which may include social security number trace criminal records check public court records check educational records and driving records checks. More information in the supplemental information section.
A current valid drivers license is required for all Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) positions which require operating a state or personal motor vehicle to perform one or more essential functions of the position.
Preferred Qualifications
Theexceptional applicantwill possess the proven ability or accomplishment in the following:- Demonstrated success with the duties listed in the Description of the Job section;
- Understanding of CDOTs core values and how they incorporate into daily regimens
- Highest work/personal ethics and integrity;
- Experience and skill in environmental aspects of transportation projects is preferred;
- Familiarity with transportation rules and regulations;
- Comprehensive knowledge of and experience with NEPA;
- Familiarity with the CDOT PEL Handbook CDOT NEPA Manual Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations etc ;
- Extensive experience incorporating environmental concerns into the project development process especially pertaining to transportation projects;
- Leadership and vision across multidisciplinary groups;
- Proven ability to manage multiple assignments priorities and projects in a demanding environment;
- Ability to work under tight deadlines and be adaptable to changing assignments;
- Ability to take initiative to solve problems in an innovative manner;
- Ability to partner with public and private organizations special interest groups elected and appointed officials in situations which may be politically sensitive;
- Ability to work with general public professional consultants and staff with sensitivity to their needs priorities promises made and commitments;
- Ability to negotiate mutually acceptable solutions and build consensus through give and take;
- Interpersonal and relationship building skills;
- Experience supervising professional and support staff;
- Strong time and project management skills including prioritization and multi-tasking ability;
- Excellent reasoning investigative analytical and problem solving ability;
- Excellent facilitation presentation and communication skills both written and oral;
- Strong attention to technical detail and accuracy;
- Ability to work effectively in both independent and team situations;
- Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel) Google platforms (Gmail Google Sheets etc.) and the ability to quickly learn other software systems.
Supplemental Information
Applicant Checklist
Complete Applications must include the following documents:
A complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the green APPLY button at the top of this announcement)
A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (The questionnaire is part of the online application. You will be prompted to answer them as you are completing your online application.)
A cover letter that describes your interest in this position how your experience aligns with the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position. Cover letters must be uploaded as an attachment to your online application. Cover letters will not be accepted after the closing date and time of the announcement.
A detailed chronological resume. Resumes must be uploaded as an attachment to your online application.
If you are using education to qualify a copy of your official or unofficial transcript showing that your degree has been conferred and the name of your school or your NACES accreditation. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.
If you are a veteran a copy of your DD214. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.
Only complete applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Every effort must be made to submit all application materials by the announcement close date. Where unusual circumstances prevent timely acquisition of transcripts they must be submitted within five business days of the announcement close date. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application being rejected.
Notifications:
All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be viaemail. Include your current workingemailaddress on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up youremailto accept messages from and addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that youremailwill accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filteredemail.Immediately after you submit your application you should receive an email that confirms that you successfully submitted an application for this position. If you do not try submitting again until you receive the confirmation email. Be sure to also check your junk folder for email communications from the State of Colorados website.
The Hiring Process:
All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.
Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.
Part or all of thecomparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.
Be sure your application materials specifically address your qualifications experience work products and accomplishments as they relate to the Major Duties Minimum Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications sections as listed above. Failure to include adequate information or follow instructions by the deadline for application may result in your application not being accepted for this position and may affect your inclusion as a qualified candidate in any step of the selection process and placement on the eligible list.
A top group up to six candidates will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.
Transfer Non-Disciplinary Demotion or Reinstatement
If you believe that you are eligible to be considered as a transfer non-disciplinary demotion or reinstatement to this vacancy you must submit a completed application following the directions in this job announcement and you will be included in the selection process along with other qualified applicants. If you are the finalist for this position after the selection process Human Resources will confirm your eligibility to be appointed as a transfer non-disciplinary demotion or reinstatement applicant.
Employment Screening
If an applicant reaches the finalist stage of the hiring process the Colorado Department of Transportation may procure a consumer report and/or investigative consumer report on the applicant in connection with his/her application for employment purposes as defined under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. These reports may be obtained at any time after receipt of the applicants authorization. As part of the employment screening an applicant will be requested to disclose any deferred judgments and convictions as well as an explanation of the circumstances around any arrest or conviction. In the event that a screening returns information that the applicant believes is not accurate he or she will have an opportunity to dispute the information with Info Cubic.Info Cubic a consumer reporting agency will obtain the report for CDOT. Further information regarding Info Cubic a Division of Orange Tree including its privacy policy may be found online atand. Info Cubic is located at 7275 Ohms Lane Minneapolis MN 55439 and can be reached at877.360.4636or 888.222.0667.The report may contain information bearing on the applicants character general reputation personal characteristics and mode of living. The information that may be included in the report includessocial security number trace criminal records check public court records checks educational records and driving records checks. CDOTwill only request credit reports insofar as they relate to the position for which the applicant is applying. The information contained in the report will be obtained from private and/or public record sources. The applicant will have the right upon written request made within a reasonable time after receipt of a notice to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report.
Appeal Rights
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email () postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street 4th Floor Denver CO 80203) or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the departments action. For more information about the appeals process the official appeal form and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board go to; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at 303.866.3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Directors Administrative Procedures Chapter 8 Resolution of Appeals and Disputes atunder Rules.
ADAAAAccommodations
CDOT is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment our agency will assist individuals who have a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment including completing the application process interviewing completing any pre-employment testing or participating in the employee selection process and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position please direct your inquiries to
Former State Employees
Former employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation System or any other State of Colorado Department or Agency who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose this information on his/her application.
PK (SAP #/PCR #61461)
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
