Environmental Manager (20047773)

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is seeking an Environmental Manager for the Division of Surface Water in Columbus, OH. Responsibilities include planning and managing compliance policies, overseeing report development, providing statewide training, and managing compliance statuses for NPDES permitted facilities. The role involves representation in negotiations and coordination with U.S. EPA. The position offers competitive benefits and is not remote.
What We Need YOU To Do:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to be our newest environmental manager in the Division of Surface Water (DSW), working at our Central Office in Columbus, Ohio.

Here we go.

As Ohio EPA’s environmental manager, you’ll plan and manage the Compliance section of the Division of Surface Water. You’ll direct statewide compliance policy, procedures, and guidance, while overseeing template and report development. You’ll provide statewide training as it relates to division compliance, as well as providing management support to the DSW Enforcement Program, such as with enforcement case decision-making, enforcement case tracking, and development of an updated enforcement database.

You’ll direct the development of all non-compliance-related reports for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitted facilities, working with compliance coordinators to identify those in significant noncompliance and assisting districts in tracking Notice of Violation letters and Resolution of Violation letters. You’ll set compliance follow-up priorities for district inspectors and oversee the compliance statuses in the Integrated Compliance Information System for all NPDES permitted facilities.

Additionally, you’ll direct the issuance of preliminary compliance review letters and non-submittal notification letters, followed by coordinating the necessary corrective actions. You’ll oversee compliance support and track to other DSW programs, preparing periodic and special reports on section activities. You’ll represent Ohio EPA in negotiations, meetings, hearings, and conferences, while also coordinating work plans, commitments, and accomplishments with the U. S. EPA.

Let’s review:
• Plan and manage the Compliance section of the Division of Surface Water.
• Provide statewide training as it relates to division compliance.
• Direct the development of all non-compliance-related reports for minor and major NPDES permitted facilities.
• Oversee the compliance statuses in the Integrated Compliance Information System for all NPDES permitted facilities.
• Oversee compliance support and tracking to other DSW programs (i.e. g 401, Storm Water, Pretreatment, Wet Weather, Biosolids, etc.).

Apply today, and let’s make it happen!

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:
• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)
• Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

What We Need:

Ohio EPA Environmental Manager

What We Do:

At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.

All answers to supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education provided on your application. Attachments will not be accepted for this posting. Official educational transcripts are required for post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript if they are selected for the position. Current Ohio EPA employees may be required to provide official educational transcripts.

Location: 50 West Town Street, Suite 700, Columbus, Ohio 43215

Division: Surface Water

Background Check: The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

EEO Statement: The Ohio Environmental Protections Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status, disability, age (40 years of age or older), genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, or status as a foster parent as those are defined in applicable Ohio law, federal law, and any Executive Order, in admission or access to the operation of its programs, services, activities or its own employment practices. Employment practices are any employment related decisions including, but not limited to hiring, layoff, transfer, termination, promotion, demotion, discipline, rate of compensation, eligibility for in-service training programs, or terms and conditions of employment.

ADA Statement: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is committed to providing access, equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the Office of Human Resources at 614-644-2100 prior to testing or interviewing.
• 6 yrs. trg. or 6 yrs. exp. in position involving engineering or chemistry, physics, biology &/or comparable science field &/or mathematics &/or history &/or archaeology which included responsibility for developing, coordinating & implementing programs for specific environmental area (e.g., air pollution; water pollution; solid/hazardous waste planning; ecological impact assessment; water quality monitoring & assessment; ground water or laboratory services); AND 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. as lead worker or supervisor or in administrative capacity. Note: Training &/or experience must correspond to environmental area to be assigned. Positions in Environmental Protection Agency's solid waste program, excluding positions in solid waste planning unit, also require valid Ohio certificate of registration as sanitarian or valid Ohio certificate as sanitarian-in-training.
• OR 12 mos. as Environmental Supervisor, 85865.
• OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Environmental Services, Engineering, Management, Equipment Operations, Leading Others, Reasoning, Customer Focus