Job Summary - Why you’ll love this position
We respect and embrace the experiences, knowledge and contributions of our team members. We strive for a culture of belonging and balance by upholding our values: Stewardship, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Innovation. We are passionate about Missouri, our role to preserve, protect and enhance our environment and we are committed to serving its citizens. We believe our mission and vision serves a greater purpose and will be felt for generations to come.
Please note: The salary range listed in this job description is a base salary. Applicants eligible for years-of-service adjustments or shift differentials may exceed salary range listed above.
This position will be located at Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Quality, Air Pollution Control Program and will be located at 1659 East Elm St., Jefferson City, Missouri.
Responsibilities - What you’ll do
- Lead, organize, plan, and direct the work of a 4 environmental program assistants, analysts, and specialists with varying levels of skills and experience. This includes the assignment of work, providing rulemaking guidance, review of work products, and ensuring rulemakings and special projects are properly and consistently managed and deadlines are met and tracked.
- Manage and coordinate the development of state rulemakings and submittal packages to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This involves collaborating with regulated industry, EPA, and other state and local air agencies on requirements included in state rules.
- Ensure the timely creation, completeness, and technical accuracy of rulemaking reports, summaries, and other documentation.
- Coordinate with appropriate staff throughout the program on preparation of technical inputs needed to support proposed rulemakings, as well as on issues/outcomes that could impact other parts of the program.
- Conduct supervisory personnel duties including interviewing, hiring, completion of performance appraisals, mentoring team members and contributing to their professional development, holding regular Engage meetings with team members, arranging for staff training, and approving time sheets, leave requests and work assignments.
- Participate in Missouri Air Conservation Commission meetings as required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications - All you need for success
To be successful in this position, a candidate will need the following skills:
- Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives and sets priorities. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.
- Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
- Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
- Interpersonal Skills: Treats other with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect. Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations; develops and maintains effective relationships with others.
- Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations
- Manages Human Resources: Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance
- Reading Comprehension: Understands and interprets written material, including technical materials, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
Equivalent to those typically gained by:
- Bachelor’s degree and 4-6 years of relevant experience (Substitutions may be allowed)
- Training, certification, and/or education in continuous process improvement programs such as Lean Six Sigma as well as completion of Missouri Way, Leadership Academy, and similar programs is preferred.
Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.
Job Details - More reasons to love this position
Benefits & Work-life Balance
Our benefits package and flexible 40-hour work week promotes the mental and physical health of you and your family as you work towards achieving your professional goals. Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance. Learn more here.
How we invest in you:
- Exceptional professional development: mentoring from experienced professionals, cross-media training, career advancement opportunities, paid trainings and continuing education tuition assistance.
- Support for professional registrations when required, through paid fees, study time, test time, exam fees and licensure renewal fees.
Contact Details - If you have questions or require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process please contact:
Nick Gazca at [email protected]
or
Sally Namassy, Recruiter at [email protected]
The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to developing and maintaining a talented workforce.
