Environmental Manager - Ses

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER

STATE OF FLORIDA

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

**THIS IS AN ANTICIPATED VACANCY**

Our Organization and Mission:

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the state’s lead agency for environmental management and stewardship - protecting our air, water and land. The vision of DEP is to create strong community partnerships, safeguard Florida’s natural resources and enhance its ecosystem.

The Work You Will Do:

This posting is for an Environmental Manager located at the Department of Environmental Protection’s Southeast Office located in West Palm Beach, Florida. Provides leadership for the Compliance Assurance Program.

How You Will Grow:

DEP encourages its leaders to constantly innovate and seek efficiencies. We believe in supporting and encouraging you as you take on important and often complex projects while offering you the opportunity to gain valuable experience quickly.

Where You Will Work:

This position is located in West Palm Beach, Florida. West Palm Beach is Palm Beach County's capital city and its cultural center. Its active downtown stretches from a scenic pier on the Lake Worth Lagoon to a waterfront Great Lawn, which hosts a weekly green market, outdoor concerts and this season a 35-foot-tall holiday sandcastle. Dozens of local beaches provide easy access to both the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway. Several State Parks as well as National Parks are in the immediate area as well.

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Pay:

68,381.08

Your Specific Responsibilities:

The incumbent is responsible for overseeing district staff in the Compliance Assurance Program. Actively supports and works toward fulfilling the DEP’s statutory requirements, regulatory requirements, and policies.

• Conduct performance appraisals for employees at least annually and identify stellar performers and provides opportunities for increased visibility and training. Also, identifies poor performers and initiates improvement plans and, if necessary, termination. Is responsible for time and attendance of direct reports. Responsible for time and attendance of direct reports.
• Responsible for maintaining effective internal communications with superiors and subordinates in keeping with the Agency’s standards and expectations for communication effectiveness.
• Serves in leadership roles assigned by Senior Leadership.
• Represents Senior Leadership in their absence.
• Coordinates projects across district and division boundaries to streamline processes, promote consistency, and further the OneDEP concept.
• Responsible for training staff and planning staff needs necessary to achieve Department objectives within the Compliance Assurance Program.
• Negotiates with the regulated entities to resolve compliance and/or permitting/waste cleanup disputes, assures that the impacts to the environment are acceptable as identified by Department rules.
• Advises staff regarding consistency with Department rules & policies.
• Reviews and approves compliance inspections and/or documents in accordance with the District Director’s approved signatory authority delegation list.
• Participates in audits of local environmental programs and serves in advisory roles to those programs throughout the year.
• Ensures that staff are efficient and effectively meeting deadlines, developing positive relationships, and professionally representing the department.
• Works toward meeting program and district goals per the district’s Business Plan.
• Develops staff technical expertise in regulated industries.
• Identify, develop, and mentor staff for leadership positions.
• Motivate and build a team.
• Coordinates with manager counterparts to meet program needs.
• Investigates, assesses, analyzes and makes recommendations to resolve issues and offer solutions to supervisor.
• Ensure productive relationships with applicants/permittees.
• Coordinates with Assistant Director and Environmental Managers to reduce time for case resolution and response times.
• Be positive and supportive toward upper management.
• Manages conflicts and negotiates mutually acceptable outcomes.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proven experience and skill in managing conflicts and negotiating mutually acceptable outcomes.
• Ability to collect, evaluate and analyze data to develop alternative recommendations, solve problems, document workflow and other activities relating to improvement of operational and management practices.
• Ability to communicate regulatory information effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to speak to a large audience.
• Ability to use critical thinking skills.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others and motivate a team.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to monitor and inspect projects.
• Strong written and communication skills.
• Knowledge in analyzing and interpreting data.
• Coordinates with peers in the District Office in order to meet workload commitments and goals.



• Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid Driver License
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; Or any combination of post-secondary education or verifiable related work experience, as described above, for a total of four years
• Travel

• Preferred Qualifications:

  
  
• Two years of related work experience (Preferred)



• DEP is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience, and transferrable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following email addresses:

  HR_VeteransPreference@dep.state.fl.us

  HR_Recruitment@dep.state.fl.us