Environmental Group Manager

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection is seeking an Environmental Group Manager to lead professional staff, ensure safety standards, and support major cleanup and compliance efforts. This role drives program oversight and regulatory compliance to safeguard health and the environment.

Based in Pennsylvania, the position offers telework up to 3 days per week and requires travel for site visits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in the biological, physical, or environmental sciences, engineering, or in a field closely related to environmental protection or regulation; and five years of professional environmental protection experience; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Responsibilities

• Manage waste regulatory programs to ensure inspections, enforcement, and activities follow state and federal requirements
• Direct daily operations, review work performance, provide guidance, and ensure training needs are met
• Evaluate case files, enforcement recommendations, facility operations, and regulatory adherence
• Coordinate staff coverage and support cleanup efforts following hazardous releases, spills, or natural disasters
• Maintain accurate entries in DEP systems and use tools to monitor trends and program effectiveness
• Meet with facility operators, officials, and partners to explain rules and exchange information

Skills

Staff Leadership

Program Oversight

Regulatory Compliance

Data Management

Stakeholder Coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences or related field

Job description

Your leadership can spark real change! The Environmental Group Manager with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) plays a key part in safeguarding the environment. This role leads professional staff, ensures safety standards are met, and supports major cleanup and compliance efforts. It is a chance to use leadership skills to make real progress. Step into a role where your work matters every day while you help strengthen Pennsylvania’s future!

DESCRIPTION OF WORK

• Program Oversight: Manage waste regulatory programs to ensure inspections, enforcement, and activities follow state and federal requirements
• Staff Leadership: Direct daily operations, review work performance, provide guidance, and ensure training needs are met
• Compliance Review: Evaluate case files, enforcement recommendations, facility operations, and regulatory adherence
• Emergency Response: Coordinate staff coverage and support cleanup efforts following hazardous releases, spills, or natural disasters
• Data Management: Maintain accurate entries in DEP systems and use tools to monitor trends and program effectiveness
• Stakeholder Coordination: Meet with facility operators, officials, and partners to explain rules and exchange information

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description .

WORK SCHEDULE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Travel is required for site visits.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Pittsburgh. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

• A bachelor’s degree in the biological, physical, or environmental sciences, engineering, or in a field closely related to environmental protection or regulation; and five years of professional environmental protection experience; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

• This position requires possession of a valid driver’s license.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• You must meet the PA residency requirement . For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

VETERANS

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE (TRS)

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

EXAMINATION INFORMATION

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.