Director of Division of Environmental Laboratory Sciences (DELS) & Wall Experiment Station (WES)

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The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts’ environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. Through the stewardship of open spaces, the protection of environmental resources, and the advancement of clean energy, EEA works tirelessly to make Massachusetts a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family.   Our commitment to environmental justice ensures that every resident, regardless of background or location, can live in a safe, clean environment and shares equally in the benefits of the clean energy transition

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At EEA, we create meaningful, inclusive opportunities that empower our employees to make a real difference in shaping the environmental future of Massachusetts. We foster a workplace culture where diversity is valued, innovation is encouraged, and collaboration thrives. Our employees play a vital role in advancing sustainability, environmental justice, and clean energy solutions, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on Massachusetts and its residents

Description:

MassDEP is seeking a highly experienced and dynamic environmental laboratory professional to serve as Director of the Division of Environmental Laboratory Sciences (DELS) and of the historic Senator William X. Wall Experiment Station (WES), the Massachusetts state environmental laboratory facility in Lawrence, MA within the Bureau of Planning and Evaluation (BPE).  The Experiment Station was established in 1887 and the facility now houses the MassDEP DELS, the MassDEP Bureau of Air and Waste (BAW) Air Assessment Branch, and the Industrial Hygiene Laboratory and staff of the Massachusetts Department of Labor Standards.

DELS operates three major laboratories – the Environmental Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Environmental Organic Chemistry Laboratory, and Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology Laboratory – that generate scientific information/data from the analysis of environmental samples and other activities that directly support MassDEP’s mission to protect human health and environmental quality and serve as critical links in the state’s disaster and homeland security preparedness efforts.  DELS serves as the state principal drinking water laboratory as required for primacy under the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act.  The Division also includes the Laboratory Quality Assurance and Data Management Unit as well as the Massachusetts Environmental Laboratory Certification Program (LCP) for in state and out-of-state environmental chemistry and microbiology analytical laboratories.  Together, all DELS laboratories/programs constitute the Massachusetts State Environmental Laboratory.

The Director of DELS and WES is responsible for managing and supervising all the operations and activities of the Division and Station facility, respectively, with the assistance of the following direct-reporting senior management/leadership team:

• Laboratory Supervisors for the three distinct laboratories
• Deputy Director for Laboratory Quality Assurance and Data Management
• Deputy Director of Administration and Fiscal and Facility Manager
• Director of the Massachusetts Laboratory Certification Program
• Health and Safety Officer for DELS and the WES Facility

This position is based in MassDEP's WES facility, located at 37 Shattuck Street, Lawrence, MA.  A hybrid schedule may be offered. 

The Director of DELS and WES is supervised by the Director of the MassDEP Office of Research and Standards (ORS) who, along wi