Program Supervisor; Shipping​/Maritime

Position: Program Supervisor (Shipping/Maritime)
ABOUT SOUTH COAST AQMD

South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) is one of the largest and most technologically sophisticated environmental regulatory agencies in the nation, serving a four-county region that includes Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and the Coachella Valley.  South Coast AQMD's headquarters is located in Diamond Bar, 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, at the junction of the 57 and 60 Freeways.

With a highly diverse "Clean Air Team" of over 850 employees, an annual budget of $216.5 million, and a state-of-the art air quality laboratory, our mission is to ensure clean air and a healthy environment. South Coast AQMD is an organization you can be proud to work for -- we make a difference in the quality of life in Southern California!

South Coast AQMD is committed to creating and maintaining a work environment that appreciates the unique backgrounds, skills, and experiences of our employees and fosters professional development and growth. South Coast AQMD respects the ideas and perspectives of our stakeholders and works to bring them together toward the common goal of clean air.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are actively recruiting for a Program Supervisor in the Shipping/Maritime unit of our Planning, Rule Development, and Implementation (PRDI) division, a major branch of South Coast AQMD.

Shipping/Maritime is a new work unit that focuses on developing further understanding and strategies to reduce air pollutant emissions from ocean-going vessels and associated maritime activities.

Examples of activities of this new unit include:

* Developing strategies and programs, and building partnerships to facilitate maritime emission reductions

* Identifying knowledge gaps in ship emissions and carrying out applied research to address the identified gaps

* Collaborating with the PRDI Division's Ports/Airports unit in implementing the Cooperative Agreement with the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, particularly for the fueling infrastructure planning and implementation for ocean-going vessels

* Collaborating with other South Coast AQMD divisions to plan and implement related activities such as emissions measurements and technology demonstration projects

* Tracking local, state, federal, and international regulations and policies related to ocean-going vessels to assess how they affect ship emissions within the South Coast AQMD jurisdiction, and engaging with relevant agencies and entities

* Preparing briefing memoranda, reports, and presentations for internal and external communication

The Program Supervisor will be responsible for planning, developing, and coordinating unit activities, and making recommendations to management regarding project prioritization and development timeline. The Program Supervisor will also be responsible for supervising an Air Quality Specialist in the unit to complete specific deliverables and develop subject matter expertise.

The general Example of Duties for this classification are highlighted below, for full description of duties please refer to this link here

* Supervises a professional staff unit; plans, organizes, assigns, reviews and evaluates the work of assigned staff; prepares performance appraisals, and provides technical and administrative supervision, support, coaching and guidance, as necessary.

* Oversees and participates in the planning, organization and development of complex projects and programs for evaluating, maintaining and updating the Air Quality Management Plan and for developing rules and regulations.

* Prepares and supervises the preparation of evaluations, analyses and other forms of quantitative assessment of air quality data; prepares and supervises the preparation of reports, scientific papers and other written documents; reviews and edits materials prepared by team members; and evaluates the effectiveness of programs and projects in progress and redirects or modifies them as necessary in order to achieve South Coast AQMD goals.

* Develops and modifies computer software, as required, for carrying out work on projects and programs; and conceptualizes research models by synthesizing or modifying concepts and approaches from the mathematical, statistical and physical sciences.

* May conduct workshops and meetings or provide consultation and advice to individuals and businesses in matters related to area of expertise.

* Reviews and reports on research papers and technical literature pertinent to air quality planning, emissions, control and rule development.

DESIRABLE

QUALIFICATIONS:

In addition to the

Minimum Qualifications which follow, the most competitively qualified candidates will possess:

* Demonstrated knowledge of design and certification of engines and engine emission controls based on professional experience, ideally including dual/multi-fuel engines that are capable of operating on alternative marine fuels such as methanol, ammonia, and other emerging marine fuels

* Demonstrated knowledge of the maritime…