Environmental Group Manager

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!

This role oversees solid waste management operations and guides staff who carry out inspections, enforcement, emergency response, and coordination with partner agencies. It ensures statewide waste programs meet goals and follow state and federal rules. As a Environmental Group Manager, you will perform the following duties: 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.

This role oversees solid waste management operations and guides staff who carry out inspections, enforcement, emergency response, and coordination with partner agencies. It ensures statewide waste programs meet goals and follow state and federal rules. As a Environmental Group Manager, you will perform the following duties:

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 .

QUALIFICATIONS 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. This position is not subject to the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding. You must be eligible for selection in accordance with merit system employment regulations. Recruitment Methods: Applicants must meet one of the following methods to be considered for this vacancy: Promotion Without Exam Reassignment ( Only current civil service employees in the same agency who hold the same or similar job title, with the same maximum salary, within the same occupational group or where there is a logical career movement, will qualify for reassignment .) Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher. Transfer ( Only current civil service employees who hold the same job title will qualify for transfer to another agency.) Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher. Promotion Without Examination (PWOE): Class Restrictions for Promotion Without Examination Only - You must have or have held regular civil service status in one of the following classifications: Environmental Planning Supervisor Water Quality Specialist Supervisor Environmental Protection Specialist Oil And Gas Inspector Oil And Gas Inspector Supervisor Civil Engineer (Hydraulic) Senior Civil Engineer (Hydraulic) Solid Waste Program Specialist Mineral Resources Program Specialist Environmental Engineering Specialist Environmental Protection Compliance Specialist Licensed Professional Geologist Environmental Engineer Aquatic Biologist 2 Aquatic Biologist Supervisor Water Program Specialist We will also consider applications from current Commonwealth employees in pay scale group ST07 and ST08 for which there is a logical occupational, functional, or career developmental relationship to this position. All applicants must meet the minimum experience and training requirements. Employees who previously held regular civil service status in the job title of the position being filled are also eligible for promotion without examination. The promotion without examination requirements are issued in accordance with merit system employment regulations. Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher. Applicants must have a minimum of one year in the next lower classes by the posting closing date with no break in service. How to Apply: Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education). If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date . Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted. Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position. All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information. 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.

QUALIFICATIONS

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.

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.

This position is not subject to the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement or memorandum of understanding.

You must be eligible for selection in accordance with merit system employment regulations.

Applicants must meet one of the following methods to be considered for this vacancy: Promotion Without Exam Reassignment ( Only current civil service employees in the same agency who hold the same or similar job title, with the same maximum salary, within the same occupational group or where there is a logical career movement, will qualify for reassignment .) Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher. Transfer ( Only current civil service employees who hold the same job title will qualify for transfer to another agency.) Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.

Promotion Without Exam

Reassignment ( Only current civil service employees in the same agency who hold the same or similar job title, with the same maximum salary, within the same occupational group or where there is a logical career movement, will qualify for reassignment .) Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.

Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and

(b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.

Transfer ( Only current civil service employees who hold the same job title will qualify for transfer to another agency.) Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.

Promotion Without Examination (PWOE):

Class Restrictions for Promotion Without Examination Only - You must have or have held regular civil service status in one of the following classifications: Environmental Planning Supervisor Water Quality Specialist Supervisor Environmental Protection Specialist Oil And Gas Inspector Oil And Gas Inspector Supervisor Civil Engineer (Hydraulic) Senior Civil Engineer (Hydraulic) Solid Waste Program Specialist Mineral Resources Program Specialist Environmental Engineering Specialist Environmental Protection Compliance Specialist Licensed Professional Geologist Environmental Engineer Aquatic Biologist 2 Aquatic Biologist Supervisor Water Program Specialist We will also consider applications from current Commonwealth employees in pay scale group ST07 and ST08 for which there is a logical occupational, functional, or career developmental relationship to this position. All applicants must meet the minimum experience and training requirements.

Environmental Planning Supervisor

Water Quality Specialist Supervisor

Environmental Protection Specialist

Oil And Gas Inspector

Oil And Gas Inspector Supervisor

Civil Engineer (Hydraulic)

Senior Civil Engineer (Hydraulic)

Solid Waste Program Specialist

Mineral Resources Program Specialist

Environmental Engineering Specialist

Environmental Protection Compliance Specialist

Licensed Professional Geologist

Environmental Engineer

Aquatic Biologist 2

Aquatic Biologist Supervisor

Water Program Specialist

We will also consider applications from current Commonwealth employees in pay scale group ST07 and ST08 for which there is a logical occupational, functional, or career developmental relationship to this position. All applicants must meet the minimum experience and training requirements.

Employees who previously held regular civil service status in the job title of the position being filled are also eligible for promotion without examination.

The promotion without examination requirements are issued in accordance with merit system employment regulations.

Meritorious service is defined as (a) the absence of any discipline above the level of written reprimand during the 12 months preceding the closing date of the posting, and (b) the last regular or probationary performance evaluation showing an overall rating of satisfactory or higher.

Applicants must have a minimum of one year in the next lower classes by the posting closing date with no break in service.

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date . Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

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.

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If you are claiming credits/degree, you must upload a copy of your college transcript(s) for this education to be considered in the eligibility decision. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. You must attach your transcript(s) prior to the submission of your application by using the "Attachments" tab on the left. You will not be able to add a transcript(s) to the application after it has been submitted.

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