Emergency Response Section Chief-Environmental Analyst V

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.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is the state agency responsible for ensuring clean air, land, and water. Our work impacts every aspect of people's lives and is critical to the health and wellbeing of our residents and visitors. MassDEP is the lead agency for safe management of toxic and hazardous materials, promotion of waste reduction and recycling, preservation of the state's wetlands and coastal resources, air quality monitoring and pollution reduction, and so much more.

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.

Description:

MassDEP seeks applicants for the position of Environmental Analyst V (EAV). This position is assigned to the Central Regional Office (CERO) Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC) and is responsible for overall management and technical supervision of all CERO Emergency Response and Risk Reduction staff and the administration of the Program and associated statutes and regulations. This position is also responsible for staff work assignments, review and signing of draft permits, and enforcement actions, all conducted in a timely manner and in accordance with the regulatory requirements.

Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supervise and manage the section's notification, emergency response and risk reduction activities including logging release notifications, approving IRAs, issuing correspondence, tracking and maintaining IRA compliance, conducting Compliance & Enforcement activities, and coordinate/implement ER related Federal and State agency removal action activities as needed.
• Participate in the development of bureau-wide policies, program plan, operational practices, initiatives and methods of program evaluation.
• Develop and implement a compliance and enforcement (C&E) case strategy and practice consistent with the Department's policies and procedures, regional goals and supportive of the Massachusetts Contingency Plan. Track enforcement cases to ensure return to compliance or follow up enforcement as needed.
• Support regional goals and policies as directed by the Regional Director.
• Attend technical & public meetings on behalf of MassDEP.
• Provide regional inter-bureau technical & regulatory support and collaboration; provide notification of significant incidents and other emergencies to regional bureaus and Boston leadership in accordance with current policy.
• Perform other Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup Duties as directed by the BWSC Deputy Regional Director.

• Extensive experience in responding to releases of oil and hazardous materials to the environment.
• Current OSHA HAZWOPER certifications for General Site Worker (40 hours) and Hazardous Material Technician (24 hours).
• Training through ICS-400 under the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
• Professional work experience with and significant knowledge of M.G.L. c. 21E, the Massachusetts Contingency Plan.
• Professional experience in environmental sciences as it relates to time-critical assessment and remediation of oil/hazardous materials releases and disposal sites.
• Substantial supervisory experience.
• Professional experience in environmental sciences as it relates to the assessment and remediation of oil/hazardous materials disposal sites.
• Experience working in an incident command system with public safety officials.
• Experience working in personal protective equipment (PPE) and scientific assessment and monitoring equipment.
• Experience in investigating and assessing the environmental transport, fate and ecological/public health impacts of contaminants.
• Knowledge of risk assessment, risk management and risk communication.
• Knowledge of the interdisciplinary nature of environmental sciences principles and practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.