Program Lead (Environmental Analyst IV)

Grade 18 (8436) • SP# 26-61.5-08B

About the role

The Office of Environmental Design’s (OED) Water Programs Division (WPD) is responsible for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program for the State Highway Administration (SHA). WPD ensures SHA meets its restoration compliance goals and works toward achieving and maintaining compliance with Maryland surface water quality standards (designated uses, water quality criteria, anti-degradation), MS4 discharge permit conditions, and the Federal Clean Water Act to minimize pollutants entering Maryland waterways from SHA storm drain systems and restore impervious surfaces.

This advanced senior-level position serves as Program Lead in WPD, providing technical expertise, specialized services, and leading multi-disciplinary teams to support compliance with SHA’s NPDES/MS4 permit. The State Highway Administration has been named Training Magazine’s Training APEX Awards winner for the seventh consecutive year.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Restoration Implementation program, including project planning, design, permitting, advertisement, and construction of various best management practices
• Plan and implement fieldwork
• Apply adaptive management approaches
• Coordinate with other State and federal agencies for WPD
• Direct and monitor work from consultant teams
• Supervise teams of multi-disciplinary technical experts to deliver planning and restoration compliance needs
• Perform data analysis and reporting
• Exercise independent decision-making to manage large, complex environmental programs (e.g., Restoration Implementation) to ensure compliance with current permit conditions and plan for future permit compliance
• Work toward mitigating environmental impacts from existing roads and transportation projects

Requirements

Minimum qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in natural sciences, earth science, physical science, environmental science, chemistry, physics, biology, agronomy, forestry, horticultural or related sciences, geography, environmental planning, civil engineering, sociology, economics, planning, anthropology, architectural history, or related fields such as ecology, landscape architecture, or environmental engineering
• Experience: Six (6) years of experience in environmental analysis to include the development of plans, specifications, estimates, and design, OR six (6) years of experience in environmental management to include the development, implementation, and monitoring of environmental compliance plans for air quality, storm water management, wastewater treatment, hazardous waste management, pollution prevention, solid waste management, or multi-media operations

Selective qualification

• Two (2) years of experience in planning, design, permitting, advertisement, and/or construction of water quality related projects

Note: This selective qualification is more focused in scope than the minimum qualifications. No substitutions are allowed for the selective qualification.

Licenses & certifications

• Motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the state of Maryland

Education & experience substitutions

• Master’s degree in a required discipline may substitute for one year of the required non-supervisory experience
• Doctorate degree in a required discipline may substitute for two years of the required non-supervisory experience
• U.S. Armed Forces military service experience (as defined under the minimum qualifications) may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis

Benefits

• Excellent health and leave benefits
• 401k benefits
• Pension plan
• Free transit program
• Advanced education and training opportunities

Additional details available in the MDOT Benefits Guide.