Inspection Manager

Overview

WHY PUGET SOUND CLEAN AIR AGENCY?

The Agency’s vision is for everyone, everywhere to breathe clean, healthy air all the time regardless of who they are, or where they live and to become the most climate-friendly region in the United States. The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is a regional government agency created in 1967. Our jurisdiction covers King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties. We achieve our mission by monitoring air quality, sponsoring voluntary initiatives, educating people and businesses about air quality issues, and enforcing state and federal air quality laws.

The Agency seeks a full-time Inspection Manager to ensure the Inspection Department functions continue to meet our obligations to the public by conducting compliance activities identified in federal, state and Agency regulations as well as objectives in the Agency’s strategic plan. This position reports to the Director of Compliance and works alongside a second Inspection Manager overseeing two inspection teams.

The Inspection Managers lead with solid expertise in air compliance work and also provide coaching, direction and empowerment to a motivated team. We seek a leader who can embrace our values of excellence, innovation, integrity, leadership, collaboration, active transparency, equity and inclusion.

The Inspection Manager is responsible for the overall operations of an inspection team and multiple compliance programs. The selected candidate must become familiar with each program to be a supportive colleague to other compliance division managers and to provide effective leadership to the inspection teams. This involves planning, organizing, making work assignments, and managing work including investigations of complaints, inspections, enforcement, and civil penalty evaluation.

Establish priorities and develops policies, procedures, and standards ensuring high quality public service and assistance.

The Inspection Manager provides key strategic leadership and coordination for the Agency on a variety of internal and external needs. The strategic direction that goes with this position is a 360-degree responsibility, providing insights and recommendations for staff, management peers, and the directors of the Agency. Opportunities for improvement and awareness of changing circumstances internal and external to the Agency need to be considered and brought forward to ensure we are achieving our mission in an effective and efficient manner.

This position may have special projects assigned to it for important objectives of the Agency. Many regulation and program changes may be initiated or managed by this position, as the need arises. This position also must support the equity and environmental justice objectives of the Agency.

The description provided above is a summary of the types of responsibilities the Inspection Manager is responsible for at the Agency and is not intended to be all encompassing. Please visit our website to review the complete job description.

The Inspection Manager leads the inspection team and multiple compliance programs, including planning, organizing, work assignments, investigations of complaints, inspections, enforcement, and civil penalty evaluation. Establish priorities and develop policies, procedures, and standards to ensure high quality public service and assistance. Provide strategic leadership and coordination for internal and external needs; offer insights and recommendations to staff, management peers, and the Agency directors.

Support equity and environmental justice objectives and manage special projects as needed.

• Solid expertise in air compliance work and ability to coach, direct, and empower a motivated team.
• Ability to become familiar with multiple programs and function as a collaborative, supportive colleague to other compliance division managers.
• Experience in planning, organizing, making work assignments, and managing investigations of complaints, inspections, enforcement, and civil penalty evaluation.
• Alignment with the Agency’s values of excellence, innovation, integrity, leadership, collaboration, active transparency,…