Program Manager, Environmental

Program Manager, Environmental

Are you looking to make a meaningful impact on public health and the environment? Join the MWRA team! We deliver some of the nation's highest-quality drinking water to 3 million residents, restored Boston Harbor, and continue to invest in protecting vital public resources. Be part of a mission-driven organization where your work truly makes a difference in a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment.

Summary:

Provides management of environmental consulting contracts, and the review of environmental issues related to project-specific planning and facility environmental regulatory compliance. Tracks new and amended environmental regulations to help determine applicability to the MWRA and recommends practical implementation strategies for impacted MWRA operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversees the work of environmental consultants under contract to the MWRA for quality of deliverables, budget and schedule compliance and conformance to contract terms.
• Recommends MWRA policy and standard operating procedures by analyzing impacts of proposed or existing environmental regulations on MWRA operations and construction projects.
• Reviews environmental work plans, remediation plans, and construction specifications for MWRA construction projects and Engineering design projects.
• Drafts professional services contracts and amendments to contracts.
• Interacts with external public interest groups and local government bodies in both informational and planning capacities. Attends and participates in public meetings.
• Interacts with regulatory agencies and prepares environmental reports and notifications required by the regulatory agencies.
• Assists with demonstrating compliance with Federal and Massachusetts air pollution control regulations including EPA Title V permit requirements, subparts JJJJ and ZZZZ of the Clean Air Act, the regional greenhouse gas initiative (RGGI), and source registration and greenhouse gas emissions reporting at MWRA facilities.
• Supervises site assessment, remediation and hazardous waste management work of significant difficulty and importance, at MWRA MCP sites to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and schedules.
• Manages environmental regulatory compliance such as compliance with state and federal air pollution regulations, underground storage tank regulations, hazardous waste regulations, oil pollution prevention regulations, emergency planning and community right-to-know act regulations including Tier 2 reporting, and regulations pertaining to hazardous building materials at all MWRA facilities.
• Performs related duties as required.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree in an environmental or physical science, or civil or environmental engineering is required; A Master's Degree is preferred; and
• At least seven (7) years of experience in environmental issues as gained from environmental assessment and compliance assurance activities, including negotiations with regulatory agencies; and
• Demonstrated experience with Federal and Massachusetts environmental regulations which may include the Massachusetts Contingency Plan, hazardous waste regulations, underground storage tank regulations, oil pollution prevention regulations, air pollution regulations, emergency planning and community right-to-know act regulations, and regulations pertaining to hazardous building materials; or
• Any equivalent combination of education or experience.
• A valid Massachusetts Class D Motor Vehicle license.
• The ability to obtain the OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification within six months.
• The ability to obtain a Massachusetts Underground Storage Tank Class A/B Operator Certification within six months.
• Confined space training is preferred.
• Massachusetts Licensed Site Professional certification is preferred.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as good interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Excellent computer skills in Excel, MS Word and Power Point. Working knowledge of GIS software.
• Demonstrated ability to read and understand technical reports and environmental regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to complete work assignments with minimum supervision.
• Ability to interact effectively with MWRA facility staff, consultants, and regulatory agencies.
• Experience in field oversight of subsurface investigations or construction is preferred.

Tools and Equipment Used Office machines as normally associated with the use of telephone, personal computer including word processing, databases and other software, copy machine and fax machine. Field equipment used may include flashlight, tape measure, air, water and soil sampling equipment and sampling containers, and various hand held measuring devices such as LEL meters and photoionization meters.

Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with…