Deputy Director, Bureau of Environmental Protection

Position Summary

This is executive environmental protection work which involves developing, coordinating and evaluating the major County-wide programs in environmental protection.

Duties

• To plan, develop and coordinate the overall environmental protection programs including but not limited to air quality, solid waste management.
• To formulate, interpret and implement policy in carrying out the objective of the environmental protection programs.
• To supervise a staff of Program Managers who are responsible for planning, consulting, coordinating and evaluating public health activities in assigned areas.
• To coordinate the environmental protection programs with other departmental programs, and other governmental units, agencies and industry.
• To plan or direct the planning of budgets, personnel requirements, facilities and services for the overall programs of environmental protection.
• To confer with environmental protection staff and executive leadership to explain policies, to review work progress and to instruct staff in new and revised procedures.
• To plan and formulate rules and regulations related to environmental protection controls and to recommend appropriate legislation.
• Responds to Public Health emergencies as assigned by the Health Department.
• Performs other duties as required or requested.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of:
• The principles, practices, and techniques of environmental protection.
• The laws, rules and regulations relating to environmental protection.
• The social and health problems of the community.
• The principles of environmental protection statistics, and of the uses and applications of such statistics.
• Skill in:
• Administrative Management
• Budget Preparation
• Business Planning
• Executive Management
• Legal Information
• Performance Motivation
• Human Resources (HR)
• Persuasion
• Microsoft Office
• Public Health
• Ability to:
• Take leadership in planning, initiating and guiding a specialized phase of the total Health Department program.
• Organize staff development and training needs and to supervise the organization and administration of effective program development.
• Work effectively with assistants, public officials, and the general public.
• Respond to public health emergencies.

Residency and Veterans' Preference

Residency: Allegheny County within 1 year.
Veterans' Preference: Will be awarded to eligible candidates.

Fringe Benefits and Perks

• Paid holidays, personal days, vacation and sick leave benefits, medical coverage and dental benefits, a retirement plan, life insurance and a deferred compensation plan after eligibility requirements have been met.
• Professional growth through training opportunities (CPR, First AID, Public Health Preparedness, Dignity and Respect, Points of Dispensing, and more); ability to advance in county system; job security; meaningfulness in daily work derived from public service; eligible for federal loan forgiveness; organizational commitment to ACHD’s mission to protect, promote, and preserve the health and well-being of all Allegheny County residents, particularly the most vulnerable.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.