MassDEP's mission is to protect and enhance the Commonwealth's natural resources - air, water, and land to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of all people, and to ensure a clean and safe environment for future generations. In carrying out this mission MassDEP commits to address and advance environmental justice and equity for all people of the Commonwealth, provide meaningful, inclusive opportunities for people to participate in agency decisions that affect their lives; and ensure a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. MassDEP seeks applicants for the position of Environmental Analyst IV within the Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC). BWSC is charged with ensuring immediate and effective response to environmental emergencies, such as oil spills and chemical fires, as well as timely assessment and cleanup of hazardous waste sites by private parties responsible for them. This position will be based in MassDEP’s Central Regional Office, Worcester, MA. MassDEP's Central Regional Office serves 77 cities and towns situated in central Massachusetts. This position will manage technical and regulatory complex sites, including publicly and privately funded site assessment and remediation including MassDEP direct oversight Tier 1 sites, brownfield sites, and EPA Removal Program sites. The position is also responsible fordeveloping Administrative Consent Orders and fill management plans for soil reclamation facilities, and conducting oversight of soil reclamation projects. Duties include conducting enforcement of response actions for compliance with the Massachusetts Contingency Plan.Duties will include managing staff and contractors, making decisions and providing recommendations to the Section Chief and Deputy Regional Director, providing technical support to other MassDEP bureaus and other agencies, communicating with Potentially Responsible Parties and Licensed Site Professionals, reviewing and approving technical reports and scopes of work for complex sites, and identifying and performing enforcement actions including audits of response actions, as necessary Working at MassDEP is a great opportunity to do meaningful work that helps reduce the impacts of climate change and air pollution for all people of the Commonwealth now and for future generations. MassDEP personnel are remarkably talented, dedicated, enthusiastic, and supportive. Duties for this position include, but are not limited to, the following: * * 1. Supervise, direct and train staff of lower grade when warranted including work assignments and performance evaluation. 2. Prepare documentation and conduct technical meetings and represent the Department at public meetings. 3. Review and approve complex assessment and remediation plans, technical reports and analytical data. 4. Supervise enforcement actions, present enforcement cases to Bureau and Regional review committees, conduct enforcement conferences and negotiating compliance outcomes, and maintaining an enforcement tracking database. 5. Coordination of Intra-Agency and Cross-Bureau correspondence, memoranda, technical reports, policy, enforcement documents and other technical or legal instruments. 6. Provide information including applicability of regulations and policies to the regulated community and others. 7. Maintain routine communication with supervisor(s) on status of projects and conformance with roles and responsibilities as established for project. 8. Provide expert testimony. 9. For lower grade staff, track and manage work products, meet timelines and maintain appropriate administrative record of events, correspondence, decisions, meetings and other logs of records. 10. Must express ideas clearly, both orally and in writing. 11. May be assigned by DRD to EA IV duties in other Sections or units within BWSC, CERO. 12. Participate as appropriate in Bureau or Regional Sr. Staff meetings and provide comment or input to matters relating to the BWSC Program or job duties. 13. Participate as appropriate in Bureau or Regional Sr. Staff meetings and provide comment or input to matters relating to the BWSC Program or job duties. 14. Comply with all Department work place rules, regulations and policy Preferred Qualifications and Work Experience: 1. Professional work experience with and significant knowledge of c.21E, the Massachusetts Contingency Plan and applicable policies and guidance documents;* 2. Professional experience in investigating and assessing the environmental transport, fate and ecological/public health impacts of contaminants; * 3. Professional experience in environmental sciences as it relates to the assessment and remediation of oil/hazardous materials disposal sites;* 4. Knowledge of risk assessment, risk management and risk communication;* 5. Experience with compliance, enforcement * 6. Professional experience directing and overseeing private and public contractors conducting assessment and remedial response actions;* 7. Knowledge of interdisciplinary nature of environmental sciences principles and practices;* 8. Excellent written and verbal communication skills;* 9. Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite;* 10. A valid driver’s license * First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days. MINIMUM ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must have at least (A) five years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, technical or professional experience in the field of environmental science, biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental health, meteorology, natural science, toxicology or public health, of which (B) at least three years must have been in a professional capacity, and of which (C) at least one year must have been in a supervisory, managerial or administrative capacity, or (D) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the following substitutions. Substitutions: I. An Associate's degree with a major in the field of environmental science, biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental health, meteorology, natural science, toxicology or public health may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.* II. A Bachelor's degree with a major in the field of environmental science, biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental health, meteorology, natural science, toxicology or public health may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.* III. A Graduate degree with a major in environmental science, biology, chemistry, earth science, environmental health, meteorology, natural science, toxicology or public health may be substituted for a maximum of three years of the required (A) experience and one year of the required (B) experience.* Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed. NOTE: Educational substitutions will only be permitted for a maximum of one year of the required (B) experience. No substitutions will be permitted for the required (C) experience. _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. Want the specifics? Explore our Employee Benefits and Rewards! *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. Job: Science* *Organization: Department of Environmental Protection *Title: *BWSC Site Mgmt-Environmental Analyst IV Location: Massachusetts-Worcester - 8 New Bond St Requisition ID: 23000E1P