DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

STANDARDS AND ASSESMENT UNIT
WATER QUALITY DIVISION
Address:  1110 W. Washington St. 
Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Salary:  $85K-$95K

Grade: 24

Closing Date: Open until filled (First Review of Resumes: 03/16/2024)

As our Standards and Assessment Unit Manager, you will work with fellow Unit Managers and the Section manager to ensure unit operations are efficient and effective. Unit operations include:

1) Developing, reviewing and revising surface water quality standards

2) Assessing the health of surface water based on the established standards

3) Conducting rulemaking to update and establish standards in the Arizona Administrative Code.

This position is available for remote work on a full-time basis within Arizona (including virtual office arrangements).

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

This position is responsible for supervising staff including assigning work, setting priorities, monitoring and evaluating performance, developing and providing training to staff. The position is also responsible for ensuring that all unit work products are technically sound to meet program goals and State and Federal statutes and/or rules and regulations. Tasks include reviewing and evaluating technical reports, community and stakeholder engagement, and document review and approval. This position will also attends meeting with other ADEQ supervisory/managerial staff to give and receive information and to participate in discussion, problem resolution and decision-making.

All ADEQ Managers champion continuous improvement projects, recommending and implementing program or operational improvements; assist in the development of agency goals and strategies; develop policies and procedures related to environmental programs; ensure the team operations meet established timelines and objectives; provide guidance and interpretation of federal and state laws/regulations related to complex regulatory situations; manage the most complex or high profile projects or assignments.

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental management, environmental or chemical engineering, biology, chemistry, or other environmental discipline
• 3-5 years environmental experience in a regulatory agency, consulting, or private industry
• 2 years of supervisory/leadership experience
• Knowledge of management techniques, particularly the coordination of personnel and resources through results-driven leadership, including task delegation, performance specifications, employee motivation, team based problem solving and principles of performance and visual management; analytical data collection, analysis and interpretation, statistical procedures and testing methods; contract and procurement procedures; project management and community involvement principles; data management principles and techniques to assure data integrity; public relations and meeting facilitation

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Among the many benefits of a career with the State of Arizona, there are:
· 10 paid holidays per year
· Accrual of sick and annual leave beginning at 12 and 13 days per year respectively for full-time employees
· Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
· A top-ranked retirement program with lifetime pension benefits
· A robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability
· An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
· We promote the importance of work/life balance by offering workplace flexibility
· We offer a variety of learning and career development opportunities

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

ASRS Lifetime Benefits!

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting HPO@azdeq.gov.
Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.