Our Unit Manager for the Leak Prevention Unit in the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section is responsible for managing the operating functions of the unit. The unit manages a variety of leak prevention activities including non-corrective action programs, suspected release investigation, UST closure reports, and service provider certifications. You will be responsible for supervising up to eight staff members including assigning work, setting priorities, monitoring and evaluating performance, and also developing and providing training for your team. You will participate in community involvement relations and oversee non-corrective action programs such as the Tank Site Improvement Program. You will attend meetings with other supervisory/ managerial staff to give and receive information and to participate in discussion, problem resolution and decision-making.
All ADEQ management positions champion continuous improvement projects within the unit and recommend and implement programs or operational improvements; assists in the development of goals and strategies; develop policies and procedures related to environmental inspections, enforcement, compliance and/or scientific studies; and manage the most complex or high profile projects or assignments.
This position is available for remote work on a full-time basis within Arizona (including virtual office arrangements).
The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.
Knowledge of: the principles and practices of environmental control, as applied to the identification, monitoring, and regulation of pollution sources; Federal and State statutes and agency regulations, policies and procedures governing the identification, testing, monitoring, and regulation of pollution within the State; administrative methods and procedures used in managing resources and personnel assigned to a large environmental control program area; the functions and capabilities of all programs and equipment assigned to the program area.
Ability to: manage, coordinate and direct the resources of a multi-unit environmental control program; develop environmental control program policies and goals; analyze environmental control program needs and establish appropriate program priorities; establish and maintain work relationships with subordinate staff, agency managers, other governmental officials, officials in the regulated business/industrial community and the public to resolve environmental control related issues/problems; communicate verbally and in writing; evaluate technical environmental control data to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental management, environmental or chemical engineering, geology, biology, hydrology, or other environmental discipline
• 3-5 years of environmental experience in a regulatory agency, consulting, or private industry
• 2+ years of supervisory experience
• Comprehensive knowledge of UST state/federal rules and statutes, the non-corrective action financial assistance programs offered by ADEQ and release investigation and confirmation practices; knowledge of or the ability to learn state and federal environmental compliance and enforcement protocols and their interpretations
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).
Among the many benefits of a career with the State of Arizona, there are:
· 10 paid holidays per year
· Accrual of sick and annual leave beginning at 12 and 13 days per year respectively for full-time employees
· Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
· A top-ranked retirement program with lifetime pension benefits
· A robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability
· An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
· We promote the importance of work/life balance by offering workplace flexibility
· We offer a variety of learning and career development opportunities
By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.
Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page
Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting HPO@azdeq.gov.
Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.