Environmental Program Manager

Posting Open Until Filled

Salary: Commensurate with experience

At the City of Atlanta, we are passionate about building and improving our community. Our police officers, firefighters and building inspectors keep our citizens safe. Our Public Works staff keeps our City clean and helps maintain, build and improve our City’s infrastructure. Our City planners help envision and shape future City growth. Our Parks & Recreation professionals enhance our quality of life.

Our engineers help keep our drinking water clean, the largest airport in the world (by passenger volume) operating and our buildings maintained. Along with the host of Finance, Procurement, and Human Resources professionals whose support is vital, we are the City of Atlanta! If you are seeking a meaningful role where you can make a real difference improving and growing our City, we welcome you to explore the job opportunities we have to offer.

General Description and Classification Standards

Protects Watershed or Aviation department by ensuring compliance with federal, state, regional, and local laws, rules, regulations and requirements. Ensures the maintenance of surface water quality for the benefit of public infrastructure and the natural environment. Duties include, but are not limited to: compiling data; generating reports; coordinating programs; reviewing and analyzing legal and financial issues pertinent to the environmental office; drafting environmental grants, and coordinating public information.

This is a highly experienced professional in environmental monitoring and assessment who routinely exercises project leadership over complex projects, trains other professionals, and/or serves as a specialized subject matter expert in one or more specific areas. This is not a routine promotional level and the specific justification for classification at this level must be documented.

Supervision Received

Direction received is very general and focuses on end results and is typically collaborative in nature. Position plans own work and project schedules and sequences.

Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience

Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering or a related field 5 years of progressively responsible environmental compliance or engineering experience which includes 3 years of supervisory or administrative experience.

Preferred Education & Experience

Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering or a related field and 8 years of progressively responsible environmental compliance or engineering experience which includes 5 years of supervisory experience.

Licensures and Certifications

Valid State of Georgia drivers license required.

A Professional Engineers licensure issued by the State of Georgia required.

Essential Capabilities and Work Environment Required physical, lifting, and sensory capabilities are requirements to perform the job successfully. Typical environmental conditions associated with job.

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