Deputy Division Director
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 Deputy Division Director of the Air Assessment Branch within the Bureau of Air and Waste, Division of Air and Climate Programs. This position is assigned to MassDEP’s Wall Experiment Station, 37 Shattuck Street, Lawrence, MA. Under the supervision of the Division Director of Air and Climate Programs, the Deputy Division Director provides senior-level technical, operational, and administrative leadership for the Air Assessment Branch, directing statewide air monitoring programs and administering personnel, budgets, grants, data systems, quality assurance activities, and special monitoring initiatives.
The Air Assessment Branch is responsible for operating MassDEP’s statewide ambient air quality monitoring network and providing high-quality, scientifically defensible air monitoring data to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in accordance with the federal Clean Air Act, and to the public.
Duties include, but are not limited to, the following\:
Direct and coordinate day-to-day statewide ambient air monitoring operations and related technical programs, ensuring continuity of operations and timely delivery of qualified, regulatory-quality air monitoring data to internal and external stakeholders.
Establish strategic priorities, including workforce planning, monitoring network modernization, technology deployment, infrastructure needs, and program improvements.
Supervise and provide direction to professional, technical, scientific, administrative, and field staff.
Allocate staff and financial resources to ensure that critical operational and regulatory responsibilities are completed effectively and on schedule.
Participate in recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, succession planning, and professional development of branch personnel.
Promote coordination and effective communication among monitoring, data management, quality control, quality assurance, technical, and administrative staff.
Implement Commonwealth of Massachusetts policies and develop procedures to achieve branch goals.
Manage MassDEPs' statewide ambient air quality monitoring network, including monitoring stations, instrumentation, telemetry, data acquisition systems, and associated infrastructure.
Periodically evaluate monitoring network design, siting, instrumentation, emerging technologies, and changing regulatory requirements and recommend modifications to maintain an effective and compliant statewide network.
Provide oversight of the branch QA program including maintenance of quality assurance project plans (QAPPs), standard operating procedures (SOPs), and QC activities necessary to ensure that monitoring data are complete, accurate, traceable, and defensible.
Manage capital and grant budgets; prioritize expenditures consistent with program needs and available resources; oversee procurement of air monitoring equipment, supplies, and services; and monitor contractor and vendor performance to ensure compliance with technical, contractual, fiscal, and programmatic requirements.
Represent MassDEP in state, regional, and national air monitoring committees, workgroups, technical forums, conferences, and stakeholder meetings.
Preferred Qualifications\:
Strong supervisory and personnel management skills, including the ability to lead multidisciplinary professional and technical teams.
Ability to evaluate complex technical problems, assess alternatives, exercise sound judgment, and implement practical solutions.
Experience developing and administering budgets, grants, contracts, procurements, or similar program resources.
Knowledge of air pollution science, regulations, monitoring methods, and QA/QC procedures.
Experience conducting environmental monitoring operations in accordance with an EPA approved QAPP and associated SOPs.
Ability to use hand tools, climb ladders, work on roof tops, move equipment and compressed gas cylinders and other equipment up to 50 lbs. in weight.
Basic computer skills, including a working knowledge and experience with Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel.
Possession of a valid driver’s license.