Environmental Compliance Supervisor

Minimum Qualifications
Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years of related experience, two (2) years of which were in a lead or supervisory capacity.
Education or experience may be substituted up to a maximum of four (4) years

Licenses or Certifications:
None
Notes to Applicants

The Development Services Department ( DSD ) assists homeowners, business owners, and contractors when they build, demolish, remodel or perform any type of construction to ensure compliance with applicable city and building codes.

Position Overview:
DSD is seeking an Environmental Compliance Supervisor in the Entertainment Services Division. The division reviews and approves sound permits for both permanent venues and special events, partners with venues and businesses to support music and entertainment in Austin while ensuring compliance and quality of life for area residents and visitors, and serving as a liaison to industry, residents, and city departments to promote collaboration, safety and well-managed establishments and districts.

All outdoor amplified music at commercial establishments and special events in Austin requires a permit. The purpose of the permit is to assess and limit impacts to the surrounding community and to support both outdoor amplified sound at establishments and residential quality of life. Every permit includes a sound impact plan that specifies the allowances and restrictions for decibel limits and operating hours, as well as other details that the establishment must comply with. The Environmental Compliance Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the field staff that respond to complaints, educate establishments on permit requirements, investigate to determine if a permit violation has occurred, seek compliance, and take enforcement actions as needed to gain compliance.

Please Note: This position has a regular schedule of evening, late night, weekend hours and some holidays to accommodate music and nightlife industry standards. Ability to work evening, late night, weekends and select holidays as a regular and permanent schedule is required. Specific days and hours to be determined and will include at least three (3) and potentially four (4) nighttime shifts on weekdays (4pm-12am) and weekends (6pm-2am), and will include at least one (1) and potentially two (2) weekday daytime shifts.
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Employment Application:
The City of Austin Employment Application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered. A detailed, complete employment application is required.

• Please be sure to detail on the application all relevant employment to be considered as part of your qualifications.
• This detailed application will be evaluated for the qualifications and will be used to establish base pay if you are selected for this position. Be sure to provide job titles, number of employees supervised and employment dates for all jobs you wish to be considered. Describe your specific experience for each position including all job duties and responsibilities.

Post Interview Verification:
If you are selected as the top candidate for a position, DSD -HR will contact the current and former employer, as well as the professional references listed in the application. Please ensure the contact information on the application is accurate. Top candidates will also be required to provide proof of education from an accredited organization, copies of any professional licenses or certificates listed on the application and a copy of your DD-214 if claiming veteran’s preference.
Travel: If you are selected for this position and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program , you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.

Critical Employee: Critical employees are considered necessary and vital and support activities that impact City or department operations. This work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees who are able to work at an alternative work location are required to do so. Schedules may be modified, and employees may be reassigned to another area during extraordinary situations or emergency conditions to provide essential services.

THE DEPARTMENT MAY CLOSE THIS JOB POSTING AT ANY TIME AFTER 7 DAYS .
Pay Range
$35.50 - $45.27 per hour

Hours
Specific days and hours to be determined and will include at least four (3) and potentially (4) nighttime shifts on weekdays and weekends, and will include at least one (1) weekday daytime shift.
Job Close Date 12/26/2024 Type of Posting External Department Development Services Regular/Temporary Regular Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable Category Professional Location 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr., Austin, TX 75752 Preferred Qualifications

• Skill in leading others
• Experience supervising field staff or performing as a lead field staff that provides support and guidance to other staff and coordinates functions for the team
• Experience working in a compliance or enforcement role
• Experience responding to and investigating complaints and evaluating them for compliance
• Experience managing cases or providing testimony as a witness in municipal court or administrative hearings
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills with customers and stakeholders
• Knowledge of Austin’s nightlife and entertainment districts and industry, and Austin’s outdoor sound ordinances and permitting requirements
• Ability to travel to more than one work location

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

1. Plans and coordinates daily activities and operations of environmental personnel to support departmental objectives.
2. Develops goals, objectives, and resource requirements for activities.
3. Develops, revises, and implements standard operating practice, policy, and procedure. Interprets and explains environmental regulations. Ensures compliance with all city policies and procedures.
4. Prepares, monitors, and ensures section operates within appropriated budget.
5. Coordinates and monitors the safety of environmental personnel in the field.
6. Coordinates the activities of contractors providing waste management and spill response services.
7. Oversees and schedules training of environmental compliance personnel.
8. Receives, investigates, and monitors environmental compliance customer complaints and ensures their resolution.
9. Writes, drafts, and completes reports and documents. Reviews regulatory reports prepared by subordinates.

Responsibilities- Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised:
Responsible for the full range of employee supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Knowledge of Environmental Compliance activities.
Knowledge of Federal, State, and Local laws.
Knowledge of city practice, policy and procedures.
Knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation.
Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
Skill in oral and written communication.
Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
Skill in using computers and related software.
Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
Skill in planning and organizing.
Ability to read and interpret plans, maps, and written specifications.
Ability to train others.
Ability to quickly recognize and analyze irregular events.
Ability to establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships with city employees and the public
Criminal Background Investigation This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation. EEO/ADA
City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.

The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS , AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.

Information For City Employees: If you are an employee within the department, are in good standing and meet both the minimum and preferred qualifications, then you will receive an initial interview.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
* The minimum qualifications for the Environmental Compliance Supervisor are graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years of related experience, two (2) years of which were in a lead or supervisory capacity. Education or experience may be substituted up to a maximum of four (4) years. Do you meet the minimum qualifications as described?

• Yes
• No

* This position requires a criminal background check. By selecting the following, you are acknowledging that you understand if you are selected as a top candidate for this position, you will need a successful CBI to be hired.

• I acknowledge and understand this position requires a Criminal Background Check

* Do you have the ability to travel to multiple locations?

• Yes
• No

* How many years of experience do you have working in a compliance or enforcement role?

• None
• Less than 1 year
• 1-3 years
• 3-5 years
• Over 5 years

* Please give a brief example of how you effectively communicated and built a strong relationship with a customer or stakeholder?"
(Open Ended Question)
* How many years of experience do you have managing cases or providing testimony as a witness in municipal court or administrative hearings?

• None
• Less than 1 year
• 1-3 years
• 3-5 years
• Over 5 years

* Describe your knowledge of Austin's nightlife and entertainment districts, as well as its outdoor sound ordinances and permitting requirements.
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your work experience where you had to provide leadership and review work of your co-workers?
(Open Ended Question)


Optional & Required Documents

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