Assistant Division Chief (Environmental Manager II)

About the role

The State Highway Administration's (SHA) Office of Environmental Design, Environmental Programs Division is seeking an Assistant Division Chief (Environmental Manager II) in Baltimore City. The main purpose of this position is to assist the Division Chief with the supervision, management, direction, and administration of work in the Environmental Programs Division (EPD) within the Office of Environmental Design (OED).

The Assistant Division Chief (ADC) provides leadership and management support to a division responsible for supporting SHA's capital and operating programs regarding environmental permitting, compensatory mitigation, and environmental regulatory compliance. EPD is the lead division responsible for the avoidance and minimization of impacts to regulated natural resources (wetlands and waterways/trees/critical area) and for the planning, design, advertisement, monitoring, adaptive management, and remediation of all compensatory mitigation and stewardship projects. EPD is also the lead division responsible for SHA's wildlife program.

Qualifications

Preferred Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in natural sciences, earth science, physical science, environmental science, chemistry, physics, biology, agronomy, horticulture or related sciences, forestry, geography, environmental planning, civil engineering, sociology, economics, planning, anthropology, architectural history, or related fields such as ecology, landscape architecture, or environmental engineering.

Preferred Experience:

• Nine (9) years of experience in environmental analysis, to include the development of plans, specifications, estimates and design, OR nine (9) years of experience in environmental management to include the development, implementation and monitoring of environmental compliance plans for air quality, storm water management, wastewater treatment, hazardous waste management, pollution prevention, solid waste management or multi-media operations
• Two (2) years of which must include experience supervising employees, consultants or contractors in an environmental area
• Two (2) years of experience in natural resource permitting and/or mitigation

The ideal candidate will have experience managing/supervising professional teams, including environmental scientists and/or project managers.

Substitutions

• Possession of a master's degree in one of the disciplines required may be substituted for one year of the required non-supervisory experience
• Possession of a doctorate's degree in one of the disciplines required may be substituted for two years of the required non-supervisory experience
• U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as defined under the Minimum Qualifications may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis

Licenses & Certifications

• Candidate must possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the state of Maryland

Additional information

• The incumbent in this position will not be a member of a covered bargaining unit
• The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks
• Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply
• This position serves at the pleasure of the Appointing Authority
• All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
• The State Highway Administration is not sponsoring new employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa at this time due to budgetary constraints
• Applicants who have education obtained outside of the U.S. will be required to provide proof of the equivalent U.S. education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or World Education Services