Hazardous Waste & Voluntary Remediation Program Principal 2025

• Acts as a lead worker and displays high levels of leadership and communication skills
• Makes independent judgment of compliance through oversight/interpretations of regulations & reports.
• Identifies compliance issues with state-wide entities.
• From an environmental perspective, may review, analyze, evaluate, and interpret technical (biological, chemical, geological, and hydrogeological) land, water, and/or property data.
• Makes recommendations with respect to the technical data, reports, and enforcement issues.
• Answers technical questions related to policies, procedures, and statutes.
• Resolves conflict between technical opinions and personalities in a positive manner and works cooperatively with internal and external stakeholders to achieve objectives and requirements of the program and department.
• Conducts and evaluates moderately complex modeling of pollutant transport in the environment.
• Measures, monitors, regulates, and manages resources and resource utilization in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and court decrees.
• Mentors junior staff.
• Represents the agency in meetings with various State, Federal, and private entities.
• Makes presentations to various interest groups.
• Conducts complex analysis of problems using data collected through physical measurement, laboratory analysis, and results, and field inspection.
• Mediates mid-level disputes between contractors and consultants.
• Participates in the decision-making process at the mid-management level.
• Acts as a project manager for Voluntary Remediation, Brownfields, Orphan Sites Remediation, and Hazardous Waste Permitting Corrective Action Programs sites state-wide.
• Develops Scopes of Work for contracts, manages contracts, contractors, and approves invoices
• Management includes planning, design, implementation, and/or directing consulting activities or complete responsibility for a specific activity or project.
• Maintains site and project files.
• Develops, coordinates, and/or performs environmental compliance assessment audits/inspections, thus identifying environmental issues.
• Provides technical environmental guidance and instruction to agency projects.
• Monitors environmental expenditures in the context of site and project management for Brownfields and Orphan Sites.
• Responsible for environmental technical writing.
• Participates in policy making and planning efforts, budget matters, and personnel issues.
• Makes presentations at public meetings.
• Makes independent judgment of compliance through inspections/interpretations of regulations & reports.
• Recommends level of enforcement response, penalties, and settlement terms.
• Analyzes complex environmental data and draws conclusions.
• Conducts and evaluates moderately complex modeling of pollutant transport in the environment.
• Investigates and oversees complaints and projects.
• Determines the accuracy of data collection & computation methods
• Researches records and provides information and technical data to the public.
• Participates in compliance reviews
• Applies and interprets complex rules, regulations, guidelines, or standards.
• Has ongoing interface with the regulated community at the mid to senior management level.
• Monitors work with contractors, including negotiating solutions and resolving conflicts.
• Manages multiple complex investigation, remediation, and permitting projects that serve to protect human health and wildlife and preserve natural resources.
• Manages multiple complex projects for corrective action/remediation activities.
• Applies professional judgment in the interpretation of formulas, templates, or standards as applied to technical data or information and makes recommendations based on results.

• Knowledge of and ability to read, research, interpret, and apply Federal, State, and Local environmental laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of and ability to read, research, interpret, and apply state policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of hydrogeologic processes.
• Knowledge of multiple science and engineering disciplines.
• Knowledge of principles of team structure/function and ability to cooperatively participate in and lead a team.
• Ability to work as a team member of professionals, to take direction, and meet deadlines, including mentoring junior staff.
• Skill in written, oral, and electronic communication.
• Skill in the use of personal computers for word processing, database, and spreadsheet applications.
• Ability to effectively schedule and manage multiple priorities within deadlines.
• Ability to communicate (both oral and written) complex issues in a clear, understandable, and non-confrontational manner.
• Detail-oriented; strong ability to discern, track, and organize pertinent information in a complex regulatory environment.
• Ability to create, compose, review, and edit technical written documents.
• Records maintenance skills.
• Ability to answer technical questions related to policies, procedures, and statutes.
• Ability to make presentations to various interest groups and the public.
• Knowledge of OSHA requirements of 29 CFR Part 1910.120
• Basic knowledge of chemical handling and hazardous materials handling as it relates to inspected facilities and potential for the generation of wastes.
• Basic knowledge of general industrial practices.
• Ability to learn basic operations of regulated entities to efficiently conduct inspections/compliance assurance.

• Some overnight travel is required.
• Must be able to pass and become certified in the 40 hour HAZWOPER training.
• Must be able to walk moderate distances and over rough terrain.
• Must be able to work in all types of weather.
• Must have a valid Driver's License.

• FLSA: Exempt
• The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality may use a video interview as a mandatory first step of our process. If chosen for a video interview, you will receive an email with all the necessary information to complete the process.

State of Wyoming