Director, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division

The incumbent serves as the Director of the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division (ECAD) which is responsible for developing and implementing the Regions enforcement and compliance assurance programs and statutes that EPA administers in the Region states and/or territories. The Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division works closely with the other Regional Divisions Office of Regional Counsel Criminal Investigations Division and Department of Justice to deliver a comprehensive enforcement and compliance assurance program utilizing the entire spectrum of compliance assurance tools available to the Region.

Specific duties of this position may include but are not limited to:

• Serving as a key participant in the Regions strategic and operational planning activities making determinations regarding priority areas investments and disinvestments and ensuring completion of assigned projects or priorities.

• Providing overall direction and management for ECAD.
• Accomplishing or directing the actions involved in coordinating the program with internal and external organizations particularly with state and tribal partners.
• Accomplishing or directing actions to determine the effects of proposed or enacted federal or state legislation new or proposed program requirements new or improved technology emergency situations court decisions etc.
• Ensuring that extramural resources both procurement (contracts) and assistance (grants cooperative agreements and interagency agreements) are efficiently and appropriately managed in maximizing use of the Agencys resources.

You must be a U.S. Citizen.

If you are selected you must complete a 1-year SES probationary period if not previously completed.

The Ethics in Government Act P.L. 95-521 requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a financial disclosure statement OGE-278 prior to assuming the SES position annually and upon termination of employment.

REAL ID requirements became effective on 05/07/25. If you are selected for this position and plan to use your drivers license or identification card during the onboarding process (i.e. for employment eligibility verification or to obtain your EPA identification card) the document must be a REAL ID-compliant state-issued drivers license or identification card that includes the REAL ID-compliant star marking or must be an Enhanced Drivers License (EDL). You will receive information about alternative acceptable documents (e.g. passport) prior to onboarding. For more information about REAL ID see Dept. of Homeland Security and REAL ID FAQs.

This position is designated as High Risk and requires a background investigation. Unless an appropriate background investigation is already on record with the Office of Personnel Management you must undergo a background investigation. All conditions of the pre-employment security process must be met before an official letter of employment can be issued with a report for duty date.

You will be required to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.

Pre-employment drug testing is required and random testing thereafter.

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The work of this position is classified in the Program Management 0340 series where the qualifications include both general management skills and characteristics that are applicable to all SES positions and technical or program responsibilities specific to this position. Applicants must have substantive general experience which provides a good basic or general knowledge of the principles of organization management and administration; and substantive specialized (operating administrative or managerial) experience in a type of work or a combination of functions directly related to this position.

All applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level close to the work of this job that demonstrates the particular knowledge skills and abilities required to successfully perform in this role. Typically this experience can be found in work within this field or a field that is closely related.

As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service applicants must also provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below.

A. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) - Mandatory for competitive applicants - Failure to address these factors within the required 2-page resume will result in your application being disqualified unless you are a noncompetitive eligible applicant.

ECQ 1 - COMMITMENT TO THE RULE OF LAW AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDING. Involves demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law and commitment to serve the American people.
ECQ 2 - DRIVING EFFICIENCY. Involves demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources budget effectively cut wasteful spending and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.
ECQ 3 - MERIT AND COMPETENCE. Involves demonstrated knowledge ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.
ECQ 4 - LEADING PEOPLE. Involves demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organizations vision mission and goals and to drive a high-performance high-accountability culture. This includes when necessary the ability to lead people through change and hold individuals accountable.
ECQ 5 - ACHIEVING RESULTS. Involves demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

Your responses should be clear and concise and show a level of accomplishment and a degree of responsibility. Leadership competencies for each ECQ can be found in OPMs Guide to SES Qualifications.

B. Technical Qualifications (TQs) - Mandatory for all applicants - Failure to address these factors within the required 2-page resume will result in your application being disqualified.

TQ 1 - Demonstrated experience directing environmental compliance assistance and enforcement programs under EPA or equivalent state statutes including working with a variety of stakeholders and tools to increase overall compliance rates.