Environmental Program Manager MDE

Introduction

We encourage you to consider an exciting career with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). If you are dedicated to protecting and preserving Maryland's air, water, and land resources, and safeguarding the health of all its citizens, we invite you to apply and become a part of our team.

MDE is committed to a mission of protecting and restoring the environment for the health and well-being of all Marylanders, with a vision of healthy, vibrant, and sustainable communities and ecosystems throughout the state.

This is internal recruitment for MDE permanent and contractual employees only.

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Air and Radiation Administration
Asbestos Division
1800 Washington Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21230

The Environmental Program Manager I serves as the Asbestos Division Chief. The primary purpose of this role is to plan, direct, and supervise the activities of the Division. This includes the responsibility to license asbestos contractors and enforce COMAR 26.11.21 (Control of Asbestos Regulations) and the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (Asbestos NESHAP) within the state of Maryland.

Education: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university including 30 credit hours in engineering or the biological, environmental, or physical sciences.

Experience: Three years of experience supervising a professional staff or as a project supervisor in the general field of work.

• Candidates may substitute additional experience in engineering, public administration or law as related to environmental health on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
• Applicants may substitute registration as an Environmental Sanitarian or as a Professional Engineer for the required education.
• Applicants may substitute one additional year of experience in engineering, public administration or law related to environmental health for the 30 credit hours of required education.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience at a rank of Corporal/Petty Officer or higher as a commissioned officer in Environmental Engineering and Natural Resources classifications or Environmental Engineering and Natural Resources specialty codes in the Engineering, Natural Resources and Science field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required education and experience.

• Three years or more of experience working in the asbestos management field.
• Experience or knowledge of both federal and State of Maryland asbestos regulations.

This recruitment is for MDE permanent and contractual employees only.

Candidates appointed to this position may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment. All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date. We will not consider information submitted after this date. Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the eligible employment list for at least one year.

If you possess a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a college or university outside of the United States, you must have your educational credentials evaluated by an approved education review service prior to hire. Evaluation must be submitted prior to hire.

For further information regarding evaluation, you may call International Consultants of Delaware, Inc. at  or World Education Services Inc. at or .

All Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration and Reform Control Act of 1986, and must possess any necessary documents under this Act.

• Flexible work schedules and telework opportunities for many positions.
• Free mass transit in Baltimore & Annapolis.
• Generous paid leave that increases with years…