Manager, Air Quality and Energy

About the role

The Position The Port of Portland is hiring a Manager of Environmental Air Quality & Energy. This role is responsible for management of the Air Quality and Energy programs including strategic planning, personnel, budgets, and contracts. Championing initiatives across multiple departments in a coordinated and collaborative manner to achieve operational safety, business objectives, regulatory compliance, operational efficiencies, and to function as a center of excellence within the Port of Portland.

Responsibilities

• Act as the subject matter expert for the Port’s Air Quality and Climate Change initiatives and engage technical staff or consultants for expertise regarding the full range of Air Quality and Energy matters.
• Establish networks and key resources to track regulatory issues and trends and to maintain the highest and best knowledge of technical and regulatory information related to air quality and climate change.
• Represent the Port on a broad range of environmental issues both within and outside of the Port.
• Participate in national, regional and state collaborative initiatives such as ACI-NA, the Oregon Governor’s Global Warming Commission, the Clean Diesel Contracting Collaborative etc.
• Ensure successful delivery of the Air Quality and Energy programs.
• Champion decision-making, planning and communications across departments, and make recommendations on complex Port business issues.
• Obtain and maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing respective media.
• Effectively communicate environmental regulations, permit conditions, and policies within the Port.
• Hire, train and manage performance of staff and oversee the daily operations of the Air Quality and Energy team.
• Ensure through either direct action or delegation that department functions are managed in alignment with Port policies and procedures including personnel management, budget, contracts, and general administration.
• Consult and make recommendations on complex issues arising from Port aviation, marine, industrial development and commercial plans, operations, transactions etc.
• Directly or through staff, responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local—and secondarily international—laws and regulations.
• Manage outside services contracts and budgets.
• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance on mixed media issues.
• Manage the environmental aspects of large, complex, multi-disciplinary environmental projects as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience (Required): Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences, Engineering, or a similar field. Master’s is preferred.
• Five (5)+ years of progressively responsible work experience in functional areas, including project management, negotiating and managing complex environmental issues.
• Five (5)+ years of demonstrated experience in supervision of employees.
• Licenses and Certifications (Required): Driver’s license. Maintain a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) badge to access the Port’s marine facilities.

Skills & Abilities

• Intermediate- Laws and policies related to managing personnel.
• Intermediate- Personnel management techniques and best practices.
• Senior- Program management.
• Project management techniques and best practices.
• Senior- Federal, State, and local environmental regulations, codes, rules, laws, guidance, and policy statements related to air quality, energy, and climate change.
• Air quality: Advanced
• Climate change: Senior
• Energy: Intermediate
• Intermediate - Microsoft Office Suite.
• Senior- Identify issues and seek creative solutions.
• Senior- Written and verbal communication skills.
• Tailor content to varying audiences.
• Senior- Complex project and process management including budgets, schedules, and scope.
• Senior- Resolve problems with minimal conflict and motivate colleagues to collaborate.
• Work through ambiguity.
• Senior - Orient, train, assign, and manage performance of employees.

About Us

At the Port of Portland, we use everything we have – our three airports, three working marine terminals, six business parks, and all the resources, expertise, and experience behind them – to move with purpose, connecting people with powerful opportunities and creating value for our region. We know that every person we hire, business we work with, contract we sign and decision we make is a chance to make someone’s life better. And we’ll use our power and influence to unlock new opportunities and ensure more people share in our region’s success. With YOUR help – together with our partners, customers, and community – we’ll help drive meaningful change!

Contact Us

If you have questions about this job, contact us: careers@portofportland.com

Safety

The Port promotes safety as a Core value and we seek to eliminate harm through a culture of active prevention, curiosity, evaluation, and action. We comply with safety and health policies and procedures and consistently look for improvements that support operational excellence.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Port of Portland is dedicated to maintaining and improving a work environment, which extends equal opportunity to all individuals, regardless of their race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability or sexual orientation. Employment decisions shall be made in such a manner as to further the principle of equal employment opportunity and to comply with state, federal and local laws. We affirm through this policy statement our continuing commitment to the principles of nondiscrimination.

Veterans Preference

Under Oregon law, qualified veterans may be eligible for veterans’ preference when applying for Port of Portland positions. If you are a veteran and would like to be considered for a veteran’s preference for this job, please provide the qualifying documents as instructed during the application process.

Background Checks and Drug Testing

The Port of Portland will conduct background checks and/or drug tests for positions where such tests are required by regulation and for other safety-sensitive positions.

ADA Accommodation

Accommodations will be considered for applicants or candidates with a qualifying disability that prevents them from participating in this process. Accommodations will be made where the Port can reasonably do so without imposing an undue hardship on the business or compromising the integrity of the recruitment process.

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