TDEC Environmental Manager 2
Division of Water Resources
Natural Resource Unit
Annual Salary Range: $67,764 – $87,912
Looking for an opportunity to work with a collaborative team at the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)? The Division of Water Resources’ (DWR) Natural Resource Unit (NRU) has a position in the Nashville Central Office or one of the seven Environmental Field Offices (EFO) working in a diverse team environment with other DWR staff, as well as directly with our regulated community in regional areas. An employee may perform a full range of environmental compliance activities with focus on customer service and maintaining relationships with the regulated community.
Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college/university in engineering, environmental science, biology, physical sciences, or other related environmental science fields and four years of full-time professional environmental program, natural resource conservation work, or full-time professional work that involved ensuring compliance with environmental regulations. Preference may be given to candidates with an environmental science degree. Candidates must meet the Minimum Qualifications (MQs) for this position. For MQs and how to apply, please visit: http://www.tn.gov/careers.
Highlighted Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the Interagency Review Team (IRT) by coordinating federal, state, and local partners; facilitating decision-making processes; and ensuring timely review of mitigation proposals.
- Oversee Tennessee’s aquatic resource mitigation program, including review, evaluation, and approval of mitigation banks; in-lieu fee projects; and permittee-responsible mitigation plans.
- Ensure compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements by developing review procedures, monitoring project performance, and guiding staff and applicants through technical and administrative expectations.
- Provide leadership and direction to NRU staff, including mentoring, workload planning, performance oversight, and coordination of mitigation-related priorities and deadlines.
- Represent DWR in stakeholder engagement, including presenting program updates, coordinating with agencies, responding to public inquiries, and supporting policy development related to mitigation and aquatic resource protection.
Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.
