Deputy Regional Director - BWSC

Job Description - Deputy Regional Director - BWSC (260003J3)

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts’ environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. Through the stewardship of open spaces, the protection of environmental resources, and the advancement of clean energy, EEA works tirelessly to make Massachusetts a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family. Our commitment to environmental justice ensures that every resident, regardless of background or location, can live in a safe, clean environment and share equally in the benefits of the clean energy transition.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is the state agency responsible for ensuring clean air, land, and water. Our work impacts every aspect of people's lives and is critical to the health and wellbeing of our residents and visitors. MassDEP is the lead agency for safe management of toxic and hazardous materials, promotion of waste reduction and recycling, preservation of the state's wetlands and coastal resources, air quality monitoring and pollution reduction, and so much more.

At EEA, we create meaningful, inclusive opportunities that empower our employees to make a real difference in shaping the environmental future of Massachusetts. We foster a workplace culture where diversity is valued, innovation is encouraged, and collaboration thrives. Our employees play a vital role in advancing sustainability, environmental justice, and clean energy solutions, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on Massachusetts and its residents.

MassDEP seeks applicants for the position of Deputy Regional Director for the Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC). Reporting to the Regional Director, this position is responsible for developing and exercising an efficient system of strategic project management, decision-making, problem solving and communications related to compliance and enforcement and issues related to audits, sites, federal facilities, PFAS investigations and emergency response in the Regional Office.

As a public manager, the DRD will be responsible for the implementation within this unit of affirmative action principles, Americans with Disabilities Act, Minority Business Enterprise Procurement, and Department personnel policies and procedures in accordance with state and federal rules. Working at MassDEP is a great opportunity to do meaningful work that helps reduce the impacts of climate change and air pollution for all people of the Commonwealth now and for future generations.

• Planning, directing and overseeing all Bureau compliance, enforcement, assessment and remediation activities.
• Providing advice on complex/unique engineering and technical projects.
• Designing and implementing systems for measuring environmental protection efforts and staff performance.
• Identifying mechanisms for integrating programs.
• Allocating and distributing Regional Office technical and support resources.
• Developing and implementing public outreach.
• Directing preparation of budget requests and personnel requests.
• Participating with senior management staff in legislative and policy development matters.
• Representing the Commissioner and/or Regional Director with key stakeholders.

• Demonstrated strong leadership abilities and supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of statutes and regulations concerning MCP/21E cleanup standards as well as environmental regulatory activities, environmental law, engineering, science and data management.
• Proven ability to exercise sound judgment and effective decision-making within a large multi-bureau Department.
• Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills; ability to explain complex regulations and technical information in clear and concise written documents; experience giving technical presentations.
• Ability to work effectively with outside stakeholders and regulated entities.
• Ability to solve problems and resolve conflicts in an expedient manner demonstrating advanced negotiation and mediation skills.
• Ability to rapidly and appropriately adjust priorities to meet emerging or changing program requirements.
• Ability to establish and achieve goals and in so doing, hold staff accountable to the highest standards of professionalism and integrity.
• Ability to foster professional growth of staff through training, performance review and recognizing individual accomplishment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practices of management including planning, organizing, directing, problem solving, team building, organizational behavior, and employee relations.
• Knowledge of state laws, rules and regulations pertaining to environmental protection and public health.
• Ability to think creatively to develop new and innovative approaches to compliance, enforcement and environmental protection, forecast results and measure impacts on the region, the…