Compliance Officer I

Job Description

Who We Are:

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts' environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. Through the stewardship of open spaces, the protection of environmental resources, and the advancement of clean energy, EEA works tirelessly to make Massachusetts a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family. Our commitment to environmental justice ensures that every resident, regardless of background or location, can live in a safe, clean environment and shares equally in the benefits of the clean energy transition.

Who We Are as an Employer:

At EEA, we create meaningful, inclusive opportunities that empower our employees to make a real difference in shaping the environmental future of Massachusetts. We foster a workplace culture where diversity is valued, innovation is encouraged, and collaboration thrives. Our employees play a vital role in advancing sustainability, environmental justice, and clean energy solutions, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on Massachusetts and its residents.

DPU:

The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is the state agency responsible for overseeing investor-owned electric power, natural gas, and water companies in Massachusetts. It regulates the safety of bus companies, moving companies, transportation network companies, and oversees the safety of natural gas pipelines and the MBTA

Job Description:

The Compliance Officer supports the Pipeline Safety Division's Damage Prevention Program in the enforcement of the Dig Safe Laws.

Duties include:

• Ensuring Dig Safe Violation Reports are correctly catalogued in Microsoft Excel and Share Point
• Update Division enforcement actions in shared database(s)
• Reconciling Public Records Request
• Prepare and sort documents from shared mailbox for data management
• Create and maintain logs and reports from shared database for tracking purposes
• Update database as damage prevention cases progress
• Review discrepancies in reports and data
• Ensure excavators respond and/or make payments to the Division within regulatory timeframes
• Assisting Damage Prevention Staff as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS ACQUIRED ON JOB (List knowledge's, skills, abilities)

• Strengthen skills in Microsoft Office and Excel
• Strengthen skills in Sharepoint
• Data Management experience
• Knowledge of the laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, specifications, standards and guidelines governing Division operations and activities
• Knowledge of the theory, principles and practices of Dig Safe laws and regulations
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of Division's records management
• Knowledge of the types and uses of Division's forms and documents

Qualifications

First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

Minimum Entrance Requirements: Applicants must have at least (A) two years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, experience in investigatory, law enforcement or regulatory administration work, or (B) and equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.

Substitutions:

A Bachelor's or higher degree may be substituted for the required experience.

Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.

Comprehensive Benefits

When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.

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An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women, Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.

Client-provided location(s): Boston, MA

Job ID: Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts-250008B3

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2026-01-22T18:36:08