Director of Environmental Management

Please take a look at what you can expect to earn as a Director of Environmental Management

During your first year as a full‑time employee with Washington County Government, the County offers a comprehensive compensation package.

Annual salary: $101,005 – $161,450.

• Six (6) Paid Personal Days
• Eighty (80) Paid Vacation Hours
• Fourteen (14) Paid Holidays
• One Hundred & Twenty (120) Paid Sick Hours
• County and Employee funded Healthcare, including Health, Prescription, Dental and Vision Coverage
• County Paid Employee Assistance Plan
• County Paid Life Insurance
• County Paid Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• County Paid Short Term Disability Insurance
• County Paid Long Term Disability Insurance
• Up to $2,500.00 Annual Tuition Reimbursement Assistance
• County and Employee funded Defined Pension Plan, vested in five (5) years

• Plan, supervise, and implement Division operations and policies.
• Direct the work of the Deputy Director of Water Quality, Deputy Director of Environmental Programs, Deputy Director of Solid Waste, Deputy Director of Engineering Services, Stormwater Management NPDES MS4 Manager, and other support staff.
• Prepare information and facilitate compliance with laws, regulations, and planning requirements.
• Support the Planning Department for regulatory compliance with environmental initiatives.
• Coordinate environmental initiatives with established groups and organizations.
• Approve annual Operating and Capital Improvement Program budgets and oversee expenditures.

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or environmental engineering, or related field.
• Fifteen (15) years’ experience in management of major public utilities with progressively increasing responsibilities in a public water, wastewater agency, solid waste, and recycling facility.
• Professional Engineer License required (Maryland license preferred).
• Working knowledge of wastewater treatment and waterworks facilities.
• Excellent communications skills and ability to develop and maintain working relationships with government officials, contractors, and the public.

Must use sensory skills to effectively communicate and interact with employees and the public. Physical capability to use and operate various office equipment such as a personal computer, calculator, copier, and fax machine. Standing, walking, moving, climbing, carrying, bending, kneeling, crawling, reaching and handling are required.

Washington County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.