Environmental Program Manager 2

Job Summary

This position oversees daily program operations, ensures compliance with funding agency requirements, manages contractors and partnerships, and supervises assigned staff. The role supports outreach and referral pathways to reduce childhood lead exposure and coordinates housing-related activities, including inspections, risk assessments, and remediation, while ensuring timely performance tracking, reporting, and program delivery.

Job Duties

• Manage daily operations; ensure compliance with funding requirements and ADHS policies; oversee deliverables, timelines, and reporting.
• Supervise assigned staff; assign and review work; manage contractors and vendors; ensure quality and compliance.
• Cook inspections, risk assessments, environmental testing, and remediation activities.
• Build and maintain partnerships; support outreach, engagement, and referral pathways to increase program participation.
• Maintain records, track performance, prepare reports, and support continuous quality improvement.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Knowledge Of: Public health and environmental health programs, Lead hazard prevention and housing-related health interventions, Federal grant requirements and regulatory compliance, Program operations, performance monitoring, and reporting, Community engagement and partnership development.
• Skill In: Program and project management, including planning, tracking progress, and meeting deadlines, Supervising staff and managing contractors or vendors, Building and maintaining partnerships with diverse stakeholders, Written and verbal communication, including report preparation, public speaking, presentations, Data tracking, organization, and basic program evaluation, Analyze and interpret a wide variety of highly technical data, Ability To: Manage multiple priorities and program activities effectively, Interpret and apply program requirements and policies, Work independently and collaboratively in a team environment, Communicate technical information to a variety of audiences, Establish and maintain effective working relationships, Maintain professionalism and handle sensitive information appropriately, Travel as needed to support program activities.

Selective Preference(s)

• Experience managing federally funded programs or working with HUD-funded initiatives.
• Experience with lead hazard control programs or housing-based environmental health interventions.

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Must have driver’s license and ability to travel.

Benefits

• Affordable medical and dental insurance plans.
• Paid vacation and sick time.
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• Wellness program and plans.
• Life insurance.
• Short/long-term disability insurance.
• Defined retirement plan.
• Award winning Infant at Work program.
• Credit union membership.
• Transit subsidy.
• ADHS Student Assistance Pilot Program.

Retirement

• The State will contribute to the ASRS in an amount equal to your contribution.

Contact Us

• The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
• Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by emailing nicole.zawacki@azdhs.gov.