TDEC Environmental Manager 2
Division of Mineral and Geologic Resources
Statewide Mining Inspection Program
Annual Salary Range: $67,764 – $108,060
Looking for an opportunity to work with a collaborative team at the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC)? This position leads a team of inspectors across the State of Tennessee performing statutorily required mining inspections directly related to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits.
Candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree or higher in environmental science from an accredited college or university and a minimum of four years’ full-time professional environmental program, natural resource conservation, or environmental regulatory compliance work. 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:
- Oversee and manage the statewide Mining Inspection Program, while tracking staff performance and progress toward annual Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 106 Work Plan completion, including detailed reports and issuing notices of violation.
- Ensure statutorily mandated number and frequency of inspections are completed based on the EPA 106 Workplan.
- Work with Mining Manager, Compliance & Enforcement Coordinator and Division Directors to review drafted orders, proposed penalties, and corrective actions and aid the legal team should litigation be necessary from an inspection or citizen complaint.
- Provide oversight with permit issuance and annual monitoring and provide legally defensible stream/wet weather conveyance determinations.
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.
