Energy and Environmental Protection Division Director

Introduction

The State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is recruiting for a motivated and experienced individual to lead our team as a Division Director of the Land and Water Resources Division in Hartford, CT.

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• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees
• The State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service.  for more information.

• Providing direction to the assistant director and staff and planning and prioritizing division activities
• Building and providing the mentoring necessary in the Division to develop and expand staff capacity at all levels, with a focus on succession planning
• Ensuring that the activities and objectives of the Division are integrated into Bureau and Department actions and clearly communicated to other stakeholders
• Overseeing the state’s inland wetlands and floodplain statutes
• Assisting municipalities with inland wetlands regulation, flood hazard mitigation planning, and coastal management
• Managing the allocation and quality of water resources through non-consumptive water diversion and 401 water quality certification permitting
• Coordinating departmental policy and programs affecting Long Island Sound and related coastal lands and waters
• Undertaking long‑range planning for Long Island Sound, including the Blue Plan
• Implementing the DEEP coastal permit authorities covering tidal wetlands, coastal structures, dredging and coastal water quality, and habitat restoration
• Implementing the federal consistency program to review federal activities which may affect the state’s coastal resources
• Administering various funds for research, cleanup, education, public access, seafloor mapping and habitat restoration
• Administering and coordinating the Long Island Sound Partnership assistance grant

• Providing direction to the assistant director and six supervisory groups and planning and prioritizing division activities
• Formulating and recommending program goals and objectives to evaluate and implement strategies that improve, preserve, and restore our shared inland and coastal waters and habitats
• Leading and overseeing the implementation of plans to achieve goals and objectives
• Balancing competing priorities to efficiently use available resources to meet goals and objectives
• Building and providing the training necessary in the Division to develop and expand staff capacity at all levels, with a focus on succession planning and integrating diversity, equity and inclusion principles across program activities
• Coordinating with partners as appropriate, including local governments, other state agencies, the federal government (including US EPA and NOAA), non‑governmental organizations, and other constituent groups
• Representing Connecticut on the local, state, regional and national level in various forums with colleagues and stakeholders from other states, the federal government

This is a full‑time position Monday‑Friday. A hybrid schedule is available based on agency availability.

• Directs staff and operations of a scientific, regulatory and/or technical division
• Coordinates, plans and manages division activities
• Formulates and ensures implementation of program goals, objectives, new procedures and procedural revisions
• Develops, implements and evaluates division policies, goals and objectives
• Administers state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to division
• Designs and implements performance review standards for division staff
• Prepares or assists in preparation of division budget
• Maintains contacts and liaison with public and private individuals and organizations and other agency units with potential to impact program activities
• Recommends appropriate staffing levels
• Develops new laws and regulations related to division programs
• Serves as state liaison with federal programs
• Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection
• Perfo…