STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGER
Class Code: 4105-27
Date Established: 03-30-93
Occupational Code: 7-6-2
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To administer environmental programs
which provide assistance to municipalities and other governmental entities
engaged in project planning, design and construction.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Manages environmental
programs to assure that any projects tied in with these programs are managed
efficiently and in accordance with various governmental regulations.
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Interprets and
explains various technical and administrative requirements to municipal
administrators, engineering consultants, the EPA, the legislature, other
governmental agencies, and the general public.
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Functions as liaison
between the Department of Environmental Services and other agencies and
formulates policy based on governmental program regulations and guidance.
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Provides expert
testimony to the Office of the Attorney General, various councils, and to
courts of law in resolving disputes and conflicts arising from agency decisions
and policies.
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Prepares
capitalization grant applications and applicable supporting documents to secure
federal funding.
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Analyzes program
operations for both efficiency and effectiveness, prepares and provides
periodic reports which include programmatic and fiscal information, and
recommends appropriate changes.
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Assists with the
Construction Grants Program to allow the state to comply with EPA's national
strategy goals for both completion and closeout of any program.
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Coordinates with the
State Aid Grant Program to assure recipients receive maximum benefits from a
combination of grants and loans.
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Develops and
maintains policy and procedures manuals for an assigned environmental program
or programs.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
major aspects of long-range agency objectives by planning short- and long-term
organization goals, reviewing recommendations for procedural changes, and
developing or revising program policies.
Errors at this level result in incorrect decisions at an administrative
level, and are detected subsequent to implementation in an overall evaluation
process.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of programs
or of employees doing work which differs from the supervisor, including
disciplining employees, solving personnel problems, recommending hiring and
terminating employees, and developing work methods. The supervisor in this position manages a working unit or
section with responsibility for employee performance appraisal.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific thinking. This level also requires planning
policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on available
criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Master's degree from a recognized
college or university with a major study in biology or a related environmental
science or in civil, sanitary, environmental, public health engineering or a
related engineering field.
Experience: Five years' experience performing
administrative, engineering, financial or environmentally related duties for a
public or private organization, three years of which must have been in a
management or supervisory position dealing with program administration, program
planning or program engineering.
Each additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for
one year of required formal education at the graduate level only.
License/Certification: Eligibility for New Hampshire driver's
license and access to transportation for statewide travel.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Thorough knowledge of basic engineering
principles. Working knowledge of
modern methods and techniques regarding the design, maintenance, and operation
of a public works facility.
Knowledge of creditable and realistic lending policies. Thorough knowledge of the principles
and practices of public administration.
Knowledge of federal and state accounting and administrative
procedures. Ability to plan and
coordinate plan development between various state agencies. Ability to ascertain facts and obtain
information by personal contact and observation in monitoring various
programs. Ability to express ideas
clearly and concisely. Ability to
organize and conduct meetings for the public and/or professional groups. Ability to establish and maintains
effective working relationships with federal, state and local officials,
subordinates and the general public.
Must be willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties
and responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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