Program Manager at Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District in Sacramento, California

Job Description:

Program Manager

Salary: $62.91 - $84.30 Hourly

Location: CA, CA

Job Type: Regular Full-Time

Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number: 1901-O

Department: Transportation and Climate Change

Division: Transportation and Climate Change

Opening Date: 07/26/2024

Closing Date: 8/23/2024 4:00 PM Pacific

 

Description

The Sac Metro Air District is looking for a dynamic and collaborative leader to join its Transportation and Climate Change Division, which implements policy and programs throughout the Sacramento region to reduce vehicle emissions and congestion, while promoting advanced technology and active transportation, influencing sustainable land use decisions, and deploying micro-mobility solutions. 

Typical Duties

The duties listed below are examples of the work typically performed by employees in this class. An employee may not be assigned all duties listed and may be assigned duties which are not listed below.

1. Plans, supervises, and participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of multiple program activities, strategies, goals and objectives of a District work section. Programs supervised may include emission reduction credit, emission inventory; technical services including air monitoring, stationary source permitting, toxic hot spots, Title V federal operating permits; Title III federal toxics; stationary source field operations and asbestos.
2. Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates assigned staff; oversees assignment of duties.
3. Coordinates section's technical activities to ensure consistency with state, federal and local requirements, and with other programs.
4. Plans, recommends and implements policies and procedures related to section's programs and activities; develops new procedures and practices to increase operational efficiency such as expedited permitting and application in-take.
5. Represents the District in hearings, in court proceedings, to the media, and before other public and private groups; responds to difficult inquiries and complaints.
6. Prepares the annual section budget and monitors expenditures; develops, prepares, monitors, and administers grants, contracts, and sources of revenue. Directs acquisition of equipment and supplies for section; recommends and justifies expenditures.
7. Develops and prepares a variety of position papers, articles, reports, memos, correspondence and other documents.
8. Participates as a member of, or technical advisor to, various public and private committees, boards, industries and organizations concerned with air quality management.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related engineering specialty, environmental science, industrial technology, or a field related to the work of the section and five years of full-time experience in a major air quality program including at least one year of supervisory experience.

Knowledge of (as it relates to the specific position):

Principles and practices of personnel management and supervision; practices of fiscal management and budget administration; current federal, state, and local air quality laws, rules and regulations; relationship of federal and state air quality management programs to local government programs; principles and methods of engineering; principles, methods, practices, and equipment used to determine, analyze, evaluate, and control sources of air contamination; recent developments and sources of information on air quality engineering and monitoring; principles and methods of industrial processes related to air quality management; principles, methods, practices and equipment used to determine, analyze, evaluate, and control sources of air contamination; principles and techniques of enforcement and rule development practices related to air quality management.

Ability to:

Plan, organize, and evaluate air quality services, programs and operations; develop, implement and monitor policies, procedures and standards for the section; select, train, supervise and evaluate professional and technical staff; coordinate section functions with industry, government, the media, and the public; develop, coordinate and enforce District rules, regulations, plans, policies, and strategies; analyze and make recommendations on difficult air quality management problems; establish and maintain working relationships with federal and state agency representatives, and staff; administer program budgets, contracts, and grants; represent the District before various groups; understand, interpret, apply, and enforce federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations pertinent to air quality management; analyze and evaluate complex engineering, scientific and technical data; prepare, review and present complex and comprehensive reports and recommendations orally and in writing to specialists and non-specialists.

Special Requirements:

Possession of a valid Class C California driver's license.

The District requires employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 with exemptions only as required by law. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or approved exemption is required prior to starting work. Proof of a COVID-19 booster is also required for employees in positions that are reasonably expected to visit customer or partner facilities in the regular course of their work.
 
IMPORTANT APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
 
Applications must include all relevant education and experience to demonstrate the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the position to which they are applying. Unless the applicant has no prior work experience, applications missing information in the "Employment History/Work Experience" section will be considered incomplete. Referencing a resume or answers to the supplemental application questions in this section is also not acceptable.

Applicants must attach a cover letter, which cannot be substituted by a resume. Both the cover letter and answers to supplemental questions are expected to be written by the applicant, not AI or other sources.

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

Physical Demands

This is primarily a desk job. The job requires occasional travel by car. Physical demands include occasional lifting up to 25 pounds, walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting.

Working Conditions

Generally clean work environment with limited exposure to conditions such as dust, fumes, odors, or noise. Computer terminal used on a daily basis. Travel throughout the District is required.

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