Job Information
State of Vermont Environmental Program Manager in Montpelier, Vermont
This job was posted by https://www.vermontjoblink.com : For more information, please see: https://www.vermontjoblink.com/jobs/1191950
Overview
The Wastewater Management Program provides regulatory oversight of and technical assistance to Vermont\'s wastewater treatment facilities and commercial and industrial facilities that discharge to wastewater treatment facilities. The program is one of eight in the Watershed Management Division, which utilizes a holistic, integrated watershed-based approach to managing Vermont\'s surface water resources.
We\'re looking for an experienced environmental manager to join our team of dedicated and knowledgeable water resource professionals. The Wastewater Program Manager oversees the administrative, regulatory, compliance, planning, and policy work of the Wastewater Management Program, including supervising three sections within the program: Pretreatment, Direct Discharge, and Inspections and Compliance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of and experience implementing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and/or federal pretreatment regulations.
- Knowledge of and experience implementing state water quality standards.
- Knowledge and experience supervising staff or contractors.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and computer skills.
For more information about this position, contact Bethany Sargent, Watershed Management Division Deputy Director, at 802-490-6131 or bethany.sargent@vermont.gov.
Environmental Factors
Duties are performed primarily in a standard office setting, but with frequent travel to project sites, day or evening meetings, for which private means of transportation may occasionally be necessary, and field inspection and investigations in such locations as along river corridors and development sites. Public speaking and attendance at meetings and hearings is necessary. An incumbent must be able to represent the agency at stressful public meetings where strongly divergent opinions may be expressed.