About the Job:

As the Senior Environmental Manager, you will be responsible for providing expertise in one or more of your respective program areas in environmental permit development and review, environmental inspections and/or enforcement activities, scientific studies, surveys and/or scientific analyses, technical assistance for grants and contracts, as well as providing administrative and technical support to public, state and federal offices and industries. In this position, you will research complex issues and guides staff and regulated communities.

A Day in the Life:

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

Interpret laws, regulations, and guidelines within the area of assignment including environmental response, solid and hazardous waste management, surveillance, and standards or water management.
Develop and modify existing state programs to adapt to changes in federal or state legislation-mandated policy changes, for example, a change of grant program to a loan program requires the development of agency regulations and the development of procedures for IDEM staff to follow in the implementation of changes, or providing leadership for new regulations required under Indiana Ground Water Protection Act.
Coordinate environmental review of loan projects including preparation of categorical exemptions, environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, and records of decisions.
Maintain a tracking system on projects to ensure that the state’s allocation of grant and loan monies is by schedules(s) from original grant/loan requests through planning, design, and construction to final close-out audit.
Prepare and provide a variety of written communications including responses to letters of inquiry from concerned citizens, elected representatives, and governmental officials.
Chair or facilitate a variety of work-related committees such as a dispute resolution committee to resolve disputes regarding funding of community construction projects.
Develop, maintain, manage, and update computer data system to rank communities for wastewater treatment projects and distributes state and federal funds.
Research, analyze, and report on priority projects and their progress.
Perform annual audits of a large number of water pre-treatment programs.
Provide technical assistance to municipalities and industries and evaluates industrial compliance with all environmental regulations.
Coordinate the review of requests for variance and exemptions from hazardous waste regulations.
Review program plans for completeness, economic and technical feasibility, and environmental impact.
Design and direct research projects regarding such issues as groundwater supplies, providing technical expertise for analysis and interpretation, and logistics of projects.
Prepare progress reports for Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners and provides consultation to management and staff.
Review and evaluates technical work reports and supporting data for acceptability and conformance with federal requirements, laws, regulations, conclusions, recommendations, and completeness.
Assign and reviews the work of lower-level staff members.
The job profile is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

What You'll Need for Success:

You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment:

• Extensive knowledge of theories, practices, and principles of Environmental Management and related areas.
• Six (6) years of work experience in an environmental or environmental public health field.
• Ability to effectively interact with local, state, and federal groups and government representatives orally and in writing.
• Ability to interpret and implement public policy as it relates to progrprogram-specificronmental rules or laws.
• Ability to develop and define procedures and accomplish objectives within the appropriate and established deadlines.
• Ability to establish long- and short-term project management goals and objectives.
• Ability to conduct surveys, inspections, and investigations of facilities and sites, review projects/situations, read plans, interpret findings, and make recommendations.
• Thorough knowledge of federal and state regulations as they apply to program areas and the ability to apply these in a variety of conditions and situations.
• Thorough knowledge of theories, practices, and principles of physical sciences (chemistry, biology, physics) as they relate to the program area.
• Ability to prepare accurate and thorough reports.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Chemistry, Biology, Geology, or a related field.
• Ability to prepare documents for administrative and regulatory action.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports: