Environmental Compliance Manager

About the role

The City of Redding is establishing an eligibility list in the Environmental Management Division of the Public Works Department. The Environmental Compliance Manager will help Departments ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental laws, regulations, and policies; manage the City's Storm Water Management Program; and supervise staff.

Responsibilities

• Helps Departments ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental laws, regulations, and policies.
• Manages the City's Storm Water Management Program, including industrial, construction, and municipal activities and operations within the City.
• Supervises staff.
• Prepares negative declarations, exemptions, draft and final environmental impact reports, environmental assessments, and other environmental documents, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for City projects.
• Prepares environmental permit applications for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Department of Fish and Game, California Reclamation Board, and Regional Water Quality Control Board.
• Provides notification to the State Historic Preservation Office, and prepares other environmental permits and approvals.
• Performs legislative review and advocacy activities on various environmental and compliance issues as assigned; analyzes impacts, prepares position statements and/or back-up documentation, and makes recommendations upon request.
• Represents the City and its departments to outside agencies and organizations; participates in community and professional groups and committees; acts as a technical and professional resource providing support and assistance reflective of the City's concerns and interests.
• Reviews erosion control plans for City projects before, during and after construction.
• Implements mitigation monitoring plans for City projects and reviews Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans and National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for City projects.
• Maintains positive working relationships with co-workers and other City employees, outside environmental agencies, and the public using principles of positive customer service and communication skills.
• Monitors construction sites for erosion, sedimentation, wildlife and vegetation impacts. Monitors compliance with plans and has the authority to ask Project Manager to shut down a job, or do additional erosion control.
• Obtains and reviews any needed biological and botanical surveys prior to the start of construction.
• Manages habitat restoration projects including marsh, riparian woodland, oak woodland, and vernal pool restoration projects and or management areas owned by the City.
• Reviews storm water monitoring results of City construction projects for turbidity, total settleable solids and hydrocarbons.
• Disseminates information on changes in environmental regulations to Project Managers of departments with capital projects.
• Prepares Council communications, staff reports, and general informational memos on CEQA, NEPA, Clean Water Act, and permit compliance.
• Provides technical and specialized support to various City departments regarding environmental compliance issues; collects, monitors, and analyzes data; documents findings; and prepares technical reports and recommendations.
• Affords assistance to citizens with environmental issue complaints relating to City projects.
• Negotiates mitigation requirements with federal and state agencies related to wildlands, mitigation, NEPA and CEQA requirements, Clean Water Act requirements, erosion control, and Best Management Practices.
• Reviews consultant proposals and interviews consultants for environmental projects.
• Prepares Requests for Proposal (RFPs) to recruit consultants to perform various environmental tasks.
• Prepares and maintains a list of environmental consultants that work in the area North of Sacramento.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of principles and practices of environmental planning and development.
• Current literature, information services, and research techniques in the field of environmental coordination.
• Modern office methods, practices, procedures, and computer equipment.
• Ability to interpret and apply Federal, State and local policies, procedures, laws and regulations.
• Interpret and explain environmental programs to the general public.
• Perform professional environmental work with minimal supervision.
• Negotiate and develop contracts and agreements.

Education, Experience & Special Requirements

• Any combination of training and experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in environmental science, environmental engineering, biology, geology, hydrology, engineering or a closely related field.
• At least four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in managing environmental compliance programs for a public agency or private firm to include significant experience of demonstrated supervisory and/or project management responsibility.
• Possession of the appropriate California driver's license, or the ability to acquire one within ten days of appointment.