Program Supervisor

ECD Program Supervisor

The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (District) is responsible for protecting public health and the environment through effective air quality management and enforcement of local, state, and federal air pollution control regulations. Our mission is to achieve and maintain health-based air quality standards for the Sacramento region while supporting economic vitality and community engagement. The District's Engineering and Compliance Division (ECD) includes key programs that serve as the cornerstones of the District's regulatory responsibilities. Fundamental ECD program work consists of reviewing air quality permit applications and performing other key engineering evaluations, including Best Available Control Technology (BACT) determinations, AB 2588 Air Toxics "Hot Spots" program related to toxic air emissions, and specialized permitting for major sources of air pollution.
The ECD Program Supervisor, under general direction from the ECD Program Manager, plans, organizes, supervises, and participates in the work of professional engineering staff responsible for stationary source permitting, engineering evaluations, new source review, air toxics, and air quality modeling. This role provides technical leadership, ensures regulatory compliance, develops policies and procedures, coordinates with regulatory agencies and stakeholders, and oversees the review and issuance of permits and other technical documents. The Program Supervisor is responsible for internal and external communications and holds a key role that regularly interacts with the public, permitted businesses, other local public agencies, state and federal agencies, the District executive management, and other staff throughout the District. The Program Supervisor is also responsible for complex data analysis, preparing reports and presentations, and representing the District at various meetings, among other duties.
Pay Range: $57.72 - $77.35/hour with typical starting pay between $57.72 and $67.54/hour*
*Placement higher in the range may be considered based on education, prior experience, and internal equity.
Under direction, plans, coordinates and supervises a District operational program area; performs the most complex and difficult work of the unit; may supervise a small group of professionals and/or contractors; and performs other related duties as required.
Typical duties include:
Supervising and performing the most difficult and complex work in areas such as inspections, rule development, emission inventory, emission reduction credits, air monitoring, planning, mobile source low emission technology, toxics, modeling and new source analysis.
Supervising case development for violations of air quality rules and regulations; recommending resolutions for cases; determining monetary settlements for violations; conducting hearings with regulated businesses and industries for the purpose of negotiating settlements for emission violations.
Reviewing evaluations performed by staff including calculations, assumptions, staff reports, rule interpretation, control technology, determining enforceability of permit conditions, and consistency with departmental practices and policies; reviewing and approving issuance of Authority to Construct, initial inspection reports, fee determinations and assessments, Permits to Operate, health risk assessments, source test results, and other related reports, permits or documents.
Assisting staff and the public with issues related to stationary source, mobile source or air toxics enforcement, permitting, rule compliance, emission inventory, modeling and other related programs; interpreting and explaining rules, policies, and procedures to others; interacting with equipment manufacturers regarding low emission technology.
Developing policies and procedures for program operation and staff activities; assisting in preparation, presentation, and monitoring of annual budget, grants, and subvention funding.
Coordinating transportation and land use planning programs; coordinating preparation of District's Transportation Conformity Rule; supervising the implementation and maintenance of transportation demand management strategies and related ordinances.
Training, supervising, and evaluating staff; assisting with the selection of new employees.
Coordinating scheduling and planning of assigned program activities with federal, state, county and other local governmental agencies; acting as liaison with regulatory agencies for specific programs.
Reviewing, commenting and assisting with the development of proposed rules or regulations; consulting with regulatory agencies regarding reduction strategies; evaluating state and federal mandates and policies and determining impacts on regulated sources; determining methods to research local air quality; designing, coordinating, and directing necessary studies and analysis of technological feasibility, economic and other impacts of proposed practices and rule changes.
Meeting with key decision makers from industry to discuss applicability and effects of existing, new and/or proposed regulations on their facilities; representing the District on committees, workshops, conferences and at public activities, and board meetings; planning, arranging for, and coordinating public workshops, special conferences, and public hearings on rules, issues and actions.
Preparing reports, letters, memos, and other documents regarding violations, complaints, air pollution or toxic substance sources, program progress, and other relevant topics; developing low emission demonstration projects.
May coordinate other programs of the division on a temporary or intermittent basis.
Minimum qualifications include:
Completion of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related engineering specialty, related environmental science, environmental planning, industrial technology or a field related to the specific program and four years of full-time experience performing duties that included increasingly difficult engineering, scientific planning or inspection work in air quality management.
Knowledge of air quality plan components and methods of calculating impacts of air quality control measures; principles and techniques of enforcement practices related to air quality management; scientific, engineering and environmental principles, methods, practices, and equipment used in determining, evaluating, monitoring, and controlling air quality; air quality plan components and methods of calculating impacts of air pollution control measures including modeling; principles and practices of transportation and land use planning; internal combustion engine cycles; thermodynamic and heat transfer principles; statistics; various types of industrial processes and control equipment; current federal, state and local laws, rules, and regulations related to air quality management; principles and techniques of personnel management and supervision; relationship of federal and state air quality programs to local government programs; basic computer applications; concepts, methods, and practices of vehicle fleet operation; manufacturing techniques and design concepts of vehicle technology; light, medium, heavy-duty, and off-road powertrain and emission control systems; clean fuels technology and associated products; model concepts of emission inventory; environmental and safety aspects of conventional and alternative fuels; the effects of vehicle emissions on air quality and human health; state vehicle emission standards; federal state and local laws, rules and regulations related to vehicle air quality management.
Ability to coordinate, supervise, and train professional and technical staff; organize and coordinate staff activities and programs to meet program requirements and goals; analyze engineering, technical and managerial problems and propose effective solutions; develop, analyze, interpret, explain and apply legislation, laws, regulations, and technical material related to air quality management; make written and verbal presentations to professional and civic groups; communicate in public and in private meetings, group discussions and interviews with people of varying technical skills and personalities; write clear, concise, and comprehensive reports, letters and other documents.
Special Requirement: Possession of a valid Class C California driver's license.
Working conditions and physical demands include:
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 with limited exposure to conditions such as dust, fumes, odors, or noise. Computer monitor used on a daily basis. Travel throughout the District may be required.
Important application instructions:
A cover letter is required. A resume may also be submitted with the application; however, a resume is not an acceptable substitute for a cover letter. Applications that do not list related job experience in the "Employment History/Work Experience" section may be considered incomplete. A resume or answers to supplemental questions will not substitute for the information required in the job experience section. Referencing your resume will not be accepted as an adequate response to the supplemental application questions. Your application must show all the relevant education and experience you possess that makes you eligible for the position. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.