Env Mgr Compliance Assistance - Valparaiso, United States - State of Indiana

State of Indiana

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Valparaiso, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Work for Indiana:

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a diverse range of opportunities across 60+ agencies.

At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance.

Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM):

Our mission is to implement federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment while allowing the environmentally sound operations of industrial, agricultural, commercial, and governmental activities vital to a prosperous economy.

We issue air, water, and solid and hazardous waste permits that restrict discharges to environmentally safe levels.

Staff members inspect and monitor regulated entities; provide compliance and technical assistance; monitor and assess air, land, and water quality; use enforcement actions as necessary to ensure compliance; and respond to incidents involving spills to soil or waters of the state.

Role Overview:

This position exists within the Northwest Regional Office for the agency and serves as a Compliance and Technical Assistance Program (CTAP) team member within the Office of Program Support, of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).

The person in this position reports to the NWRO Director and is co-managed by the Pollution Prevention and Compliance Assistance Manager who oversees the CTAP program in the Indianapolis central office for the agency.

The person in this role also serves as the program coordinator for the Partners for Clean Air in NW Indiana.

This position serves as a senior-level environmental manager providing expertise and assistance with the environmental regulations. This position is responsible for providing assistance and technical support to regulated businesses, consultants, attorneys, citizens, and government. This position researches complex issues and provides guidance to staff and regulated communities. Additional duties also include managing

Salary Statement:

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $59,800.00 but may be commensurate with education or work experience.

A Day in the Life:

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

Interpret laws, regulations and guidelines within area of assignment including environmental response, solid and hazardous waste management, surveillance and standards or water management.
Develop and modify existing state programs to adapt to changes in federal or state legislationmandated policy changes, for example, change of grant program to loan program requires development of agency regulations and development of procedures for IDEM staff to follow in the implementation of changes, or providing leadership for new regulations required under Indiana Ground Water Protection Act.
Coordinate environmental review of loan projects including preparation of categorical exemptions, environmental assessments, environmental impact statements and records of decision.
Maintain a tracking system on projects to ensure that state's allocation of grant and loan monies is in accordance with schedules(s) from original grant/loan requests through planning, design and construction to final closeout audit.
Prepare and provide a variety of written communications including responses to letters of inquiry from concerned citizens, elected representatives and governmental officials.
Chair or facilitate a variety of workrelated committees such as dispute resolution committee to resolve disputes regarding funding of community construction projects.
Develop, maintain, manage and update computer data system to rank communities for wastewater treatment projects and distributes state and federal funds.
Research, analyze and report on priority projects and their progress.
Perform annual audits of a large number of water pretreatment programs.
Provide technical assistance to municipalities and industries and evaluates industrial compliance to all environmental regulations.
Coordinate review of requests for variance and exemptions from hazardous waste regulations.
Review program plans for completeness, economic and technical feasibility and environmental impact.
Design and directs research projects regarding such issues as groundwater supplies, providing technical expertise for analysis and interpretation and logistics of projects.
Prepare progress reports for Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners and provides consultation to management and staff.
Review and evaluates technical work reports and supporting data for acceptability and conformance with federal requirements, laws and regulations, conclusions, recommendations and completeness.
Assign and reviews work of lowerlevel staff members.

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