Environmental Group Manager

About the role

The Environmental Group Manager with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) plays a key part in safeguarding the environment. This role leads professional staff, ensures safety standards are met, and supports major cleanup and compliance efforts. It is a chance to use leadership skills to make real progress. Step into a role where your work matters every day while you help strengthen Pennsylvania’s future! This role oversees solid waste management operations and guides staff who carry out inspections, enforcement, emergency response, and coordination with partner agencies. It ensures statewide waste programs meet goals and follow state and federal rules.

Responsibilities

• Program Oversight: Manage waste regulatory programs to ensure inspections, enforcement, and activities follow state and federal requirements
• Staff Leadership: Direct daily operations, review work performance, provide guidance, and ensure training needs are met
• Compliance Review: Evaluate case files, enforcement recommendations, facility operations, and regulatory adherence
• Emergency Response: Coordinate staff coverage and support cleanup efforts following hazardous releases, spills, or natural disasters
• Data Management: Maintain accurate entries in DEP systems and use tools to monitor trends and program effectiveness
• Stakeholder Coordination: Meet with facility operators, officials, and partners to explain rules and exchange information

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in the biological, physical, or environmental sciences, engineering, or in a field closely related to environmental protection or regulation; and five years of professional environmental protection experience; or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license.
• Must meet the PA residency requirement.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions.

Pay

Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non‑negotiable.

Schedule

Full‑time employment. Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday‑Friday, with a 30‑minute lunch. Travel is required for site visits. Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part‑time, up to 3 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high‑speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Pittsburgh. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.