TDEC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER 4 - 70129

Executive Service

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https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/environment/job-announcements-/executive-service/00042179_environmental_manager_4_swm_tdec-job-opp_es.pdf

Who we are and what we do:

The Department of Environment and Conservation exists to enhance the quality of life for citizens of Tennessee and to be stewards of our natural environment. Our Department is committed to providing a cleaner, safer environment that goes hand-in-hand with economic prosperity and increased quality of life in Tennessee. We deliver on our mission through managing regulatory programs that maintain standards for air, water and soil quality while providing assistance to businesses and communities in areas ranging from recreation to waste management. We manage the state park system and programs to inventory, interpret and protect Tennessee's rich natural, historical, and archaeological heritage.

The Division of Solid Waste Management is responsible for protecting the health and environmental quality for all Tennesseans through responsive and effective oversight of waste management activities. The activities are land-based, regulating both solid waste and hazardous waste through specialized programs and functions. These include landfill permits, hazardous waste permits, state remediation program, used oil management, lead-based paint abatement, special waste, universal waste, and annual waste reporting. We also provide technical and financial assistance in the recovery and management of materials for reuse and recycling supporting end users and manufacturers.

How you make a difference in this role:

This position serves as the Hazardous Waste Program Manager in the Division of Solid Waste Management. This position is in our Central Office in Nashville and offers the opportunity to work with diverse stakeholders across multiple State/Federal agencies and interacts with both internal and external customers.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Participate in the interpretation of the regulations, statutes, and policies for the HWP.
2. Provide technical guidance to HWP staff to ensure permitting and corrective action activities are consistent with Tennessee law, rules, and regulations and to ensure accuracy of statutory and regulatory determinations.
3. Plan and prioritize DSWM activities to meet EPA Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) grant work plan commitments.
4. Coordinate HWP elements between the State of Tennessee and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including negotiations of work plans, grants, end of year reports, and memorandums of agreement.
5. Develop internal and external policies, procedures, and SOPs for the Program.
6. Responsible for the statewide technical and financial review of Financial Assurance cost estimates for Hazardous Waste Facilities, the EPA RCRA Subtitle C Grant, Work Plan, and Annual Report.

Minimum Qualifications:

A Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science, physical or life sciences, or other acceptable science and seven years of full-time professional environmental program work, five years of which must be in a supervisory capacity.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.