Supervising Environmental Analyst

Introduction

The State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection DEEP, Bureau of Materials Management and Assurance’s Waste Engineering and Enforcement Division has an exciting opportunity for a Supervising Environmental Analyst in the Solid and Hazardous Waste Permitting Group.

The Solid and Hazardous Waste Permitting Program within the Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance, Waste Engineering and Enforcement Division (WEED) plays a vital role within DEEP, responsible for overseeing the permitting of solid and hazardous waste facilities to ensure compliance with state and federal environmental regulations. This role manages staff by assigning and reviewing work, providing technical guidance, and supporting professional development.

The supervisor serves as a key regulatory and technical resource, coordinates with EPA and other stakeholders, communicates with municipalities, industry, and the public, and helps resolve complex permitting and compliance issues. They also lead policy and procedure development, ensure consistency and quality in permitting decisions, collaborate with enforcement programs, and manage program priorities, workload, and performance to support effective and efficient operations.

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• Hybrid schedule
• Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
• Based out of Hartford, CT

The State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is charged with conserving, protecting, and improving the natural resources and the environment as well as making clean, reliable, and affordable energy available for the people and businesses of the state. The agency is also committed to playing a positive role in supporting economic development and job creation in Connecticut as well as fostering a sustainable and prosperous economic future for the state.

In the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection this class is accountable for supervising a section engaged in environmental analyses and evaluations and coordinating intra- and inter-agency efforts in state and regional planning and policy development projects.

In other state agencies this class is accountable for supervising a section engaged in environmental analyses and evaluations.

• Supervises a section engaged in development and implementation of departmental, local or statewide environmental plans and programs;
• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff;
• Provides staff training and assistance;
• Conducts performance evaluations;
• Determines priorities and plans office work;
• Establishes and maintains office procedures;
• Develops or makes recommendations on development of policies and standards;
• Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
• Prepares reports and correspondence;
• Supervises review and analysis of proposed and existing projects and legislation for environmental impact, consistency with policies and plans and economic benefits and costs;
• Oversees preparation of environmental impact statements;
• Directs administration of state and federal program budgets;
• Supervises and coordinates special planning studies;
• Identifies and describes state environmental goals and special problem topics;
• Monitors and testifies at hearings;
• Supervises and cooperates with consultants in project development;
• Serves as agency representative at public and committee hearings and conferences;
• May prepare enforcement actions;
• May serve as department representative on various regulatory and advisory boards and committees;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • principles and practices in fields relative to environmental protection;
  • relevant agency policies and procedures;
  • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
  • principles and practices of environmental and policy analysis;
  • environmental program planning principles and practices;
• Knowledge of statistics;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Skills in research and organization;
• Ability to
  • understand and interpret technical data;
  • utilize computer software;
• Supervisory ability.

Eight (8) years of experience involving technical analysis and interpretation of environmental program data or planning and implementing environmental programs.

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in an…