Environmental Manager

Requisition No: 825045

Agency: Department of Transportation

Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER - 55000077

Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 55000077

Salary: $90,020.84 - $116,497.56

Posting Closing Date: 03/17/2024

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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION

301 / ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

OPEN COMPETITIVE

SELECTED EXEMPT SERVICE

CONTACT PERSON: JOHN WHITTINGTON

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (850) 330-1625

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You may be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS) unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.

THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
In accordance with Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s Individuals with Disabilities Affirmative Action Plan, the agency is committed to ensuring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities. Upon request and as appropriate, reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities may be provided. Please contact the Florida Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Office located at 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, or call (850) 414-5300 for assistance.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

This position serves as an assistant to the District Environmental Administrator and is required to exercise independent judgement, supervising the District's Contamination Impacts Program and Permit Program. Supervises, communicates with, motivates, and trains employees, conducts evaluations on employee performance, and plans and directs employees' work. Responsible for hiring process and selection of candidates to fill vacancies. Recommends personnel actions. Monitors subordinate compliance with Human Resource policies.

Supervises staff in monitoring the Districtwide Contamination/Remediation Contracts. Directs engineering consultants and develops engineering solutions in response to contamination issues. Reviews and approves plans, cost estimates, site remediation plans, and itemized invoices. Maintains close coordination with other sections within the Department, the Department of Environmental Protection, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and private sector parties. Serves as Lead Base Paint Coordinator for District Three. Oversees and performs field investigations of monitoring wells for District Three.

Supervises staff in the management of the District Title VINII Program. Supervises staff in the management of the Electronic Documents Management Storage System (EDMS). Provides environmental expertise, including technical or process-related topics, during District Statewide Acceleration Transformation (SWAT) meetings, project progress meetings, meetings with management and other FDOT offices or outside agencies.

Conducts and/or oversees environmental impact reviews of transportation improvement projects and ensures quality control. Independently performs environmental work including conducting and documenting field reviews and analyzing information from Geographical Information Systems (GIS) based systems. Prepares Natural Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other Project Development and Environment (PD&E) documentation for all classes of action and projects of various levels of complexity. Conducts these activities in support of the scheduled Production Complete date. Coordinates District level NEPA activities including, but not limited to, self-assessments, audits, data entry and responding to inquiries from Central Office. Identifies, tracks, and reviews project commitments from PD&E through Final Design and Construction phases. Prepares draft Environmental Certification and coordinates with Environmental Administrator to obtain signature in support of scheduled Final Design Production Date.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of Project Development and Environment (PD&E) Process Manual. Knowledge of NEPA and linking the planning and environmental review process. Knowledge of Title V I/Title VIII program. Knowledge of permitting and the various permitting agencies. Skilled in negotiating contracts and processing invoices and project management practices. Skilled in computers with special emphasis on email, word processing software, and spreadsheets. Skilled in analyzing records, conducting interviews, on-site reviews, and field investigations to determine permitting or contamination issues. Ability to read and interpret construction plans. Ability to explain non-compliance and recommend corrective actions. Ability to plan and organize work assignments and supervise the work assignments of subordinates. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.