Environmental Program Supervisor I

Agency

Dept of Environmental Quality

Division

Waste Management

Job Classification Title

Environmental Program Supervisor I (NS)

Position Number

Grade

NC19

About Us

The primary mission of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is to provide science-based environmental stewardship for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead stewardship agency for the protection of North Carolinas environmental resources. The organization which has offices from the mountains to the coast administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality water quality and the publics health and works to advance in all-of-the-above energy strategy that fits North Carolinas needs. DEQ also offers technical assistance to businesses farmers local governments and the public and encourages responsible behavior with respect to the environment through education programs provided at DEQ facilities and through the states school system. DEQ touches the lives of all North Carolinians in many ways to enhance and ensure our quality of life.

Description of Work

The primary purpose of the Environmental Program Supervisor I position is to function as a Branch Head in the Brownfields Redevelopment Section. This position directly assists the Section Chief. This position provides supervision over a specific branch of project managers and support staff for a variety of diverse and complex brownfields projects with technical legal public health and financial aspects that are located principally (but not exclusively) within the assigned geographic area of the branch. The Environmental Program Supervisor I will assign the staffs workload establish and monitor the accomplishment of goals for personal and programmatic growth and facilitate coordination with other programs as needed. The Environmental Program Supervisor I will also provide technical expertise and training for all project facets from assessment remedial actions statutory requirements and land use restrictions under the program and review documentary components of the brownfields process to ensure compliance with the Brownfields Property Reuse Act of 1997. This position will support and collaborate with the Section Chief by providing direct input into the program operations including drafting program guidance streamlining the process supporting the EPA cooperative agreement(s) drafting reports assisting EPA grantees designing and participating in community and stakeholder outreach legislative review and program presentations. This position will also be directly involved in supporting budget management hiring training assignments program projections strategizing and overall implementation of the program.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for planning managing organizing and directing work operations of the assigned Branch.

Responsible for the day-to-day supervision of technical staff.

Responsible for ensuring technical accuracy of Brownfield Agreements to meet the statutory environmental and public health protection requirements.

Responsible for routine communication with staff the public and the regulated community including but not limited to public speaking engagements public outreach and stakeholder correspondence.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

Recruitment Range: $67122 - $80475

Important: This posting closes at 11:59:59 PM the night BEFORE the End Date above.

The Division of Waste Management is responsible for protecting the public health and environment through assuring that solid and hazardous waste and underground storage tanks are managed properly and existing contamination is cleaned up across the State of North Carolina. This is accomplished through the Hazardous Waste Solid Waste Superfund and Underground Storage Tank Sections and the Brownfields Redevelopment Section. Click here to learn more about the Division ofWaste Management NC DEQ.

If you have student loans becoming a state employee includes eligibility for the Public Service LoanForgiveness Program. Visit to learn more.

This position currently qualifies for a hybrid telework option with routine office and remote workdays. The NC Department of Environmental Quality trusts our employees to be self-motivated and successful in hybrid/remote roles. Telework options are subject to change at the discretion of management.

Minimum Education and Experience

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience OR a combination of both. See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Bachelors degree in one of the agricultural biological engineering environmental or natural resource sciences or a closely related curriculum from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of progressive experience in environmental work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination harassment or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs observances and practices.

Recruiter:

Valerie Moses

Recruiter Email: