Senior Environmental Program Manager

The Port of Seattle is unable to sponsor employment visas at this time.

Salary offers will be made within the posted range. Placement within the range will be determined based on your similar work experience. The Port considers work experience to be similar if the scope and level of responsibility of your prior positions match the job being offered.

Applications will be reviewed regularly, and interviews may be conducted prior to the application close date.

As a Senior Environmental Program Manager, you will lead the day-to-day management and compliance of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination (NPDES), King County Industrial Waste Discharge, and support other stormwater elements for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA). You will lead staff members to provide technical oversight of field monitoring, inspection, documentation, contract management and reporting. The position requires complex program implementation as well as environmental program development in response to new and changing regulations, environmental goals and Airport operations.

• You will lead and define both the long-term and short-term stormwater strategies related to planning, implementation and oversight of SEA’s stormwater management programs, including maintaining compliance with industrial stormwater permits, stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPP), stormwater monitoring, best management practices, and water quality improvement initiatives.
• You will serve as SEA’s technical expert on stormwater regulations and water quality requirements, providing guidance on the SEA NPDES permit, Washington State stormwater regulations, Clean Water Act requirements and emerging regulatory issues affecting airport operations.
• You will provide strategic and technical leadership during planning, design, and construction of airport capital projects by reviewing stormwater infrastructure, drainage design, treatment systems, construction activities, and operational impacts to ensure compliance with environmental requirements and Port policies.
• You will negotiate strategic and technical requirements and compliance strategies with regulatory agencies, airport tenants, consultants, contractors and internal departments while representing SEA during inspections, permit discussions, audits, enforcement matters and interagency coordination efforts.
• You will manage consultant contracts and outside technical services supporting stormwater planning, engineering evaluations, monitoring, modeling, regulatory compliance and implementation of stormwater improvement projects. You will develop scope of work, budget, schedule and performance requirements while reviewing and approving technical deliverables.
• You will act as a key member of the environmental spill team, responsible for responding by vehicle to incidents at the airport, monitoring spill response, directing cleaning resources and providing input on impacted stormwater resources.
• You will supervise a team of up to 3 stormwater professionals, responsible for all aspects of development, performance and evaluation.

• Driver’s License – You will need a valid Washington State Driver’s License, or the ability to obtain one, is required in order to travel locally to project sites.
• Work Schedule – Your normal work schedule will be Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (40 hours per week). Slightly more flexible start and end times are available in this role. You may be required to work any and all assigned shifts, including weekends and holidays. You will have a rotation responsibility (approximately 7 weeks per calendar year) for 24 hours on call spill response and may be required to work during emergencies.
• Work Environment – This is a field-based position. You will work throughout…