Deputy Assistant Commissioner BWR

Who We Are:

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is the state agency responsible for ensuring clean air, land, and water, the safe management of toxics and hazards, the recycling of solid and hazardous wastes, and the preservation of the state's wetlands and coastal resources.

Who We Serve:

Massachusetts was the first state in the nation to combine energy and environmental agencies under one Cabinet secretary. The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) serves Commonwealth residents interested in outdoor recreational activities, clean energy solutions and those who work with animals and livestock. Equally, EOEEA works with energy consumers, power companies, clean energy providers, and farmers to delicately balance the interaction with environmental protection laws and regulations while being a cornerstone for our economic prosperity.

Job Opening:

The Department of Environmental Protection, seeks applicants for an Administrator VII – Deputy Assistant Commissioner BWR for the Bureau of Water Resources (BWR) to perform the following duties:

Position Overview:

Under the supervision of the Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of Water Resources (BWR), this position is the senior manager that oversees a variety of high-priority activities and initiatives that are cross-program/bureau-wide in nature.  The duties of this position include bureau-wide oversight and/or coordination of program and policy initiatives, as well as oversight of certain key administrative and fiscal management functions.  This position will be part of the BWR team based in MassDEP’s Boston office; however, a hybrid schedule may be offered.

This will include oversight and/or coordination of the following activities within BWR:

1.  Oversee High-Priority, Cross-Program Policy Initiatives and Analyses         

Will include lead oversight on bureau-wide initiatives (especially those that cross BWR divisions), potentially including: efforts on climate change adaptation/resiliency; efforts on climate mitigation; aspects of the promulgation of updated Title 5 regulations and associated public education implementation; activities related to addressing PFAS in land applied residuals. This will involve policy and legal research and analysis, development of alternative strategies, developing updated policies and regulations. This will involve the development of funding programs that support BWR initiatives. This will also involve analyses of federal and state statutes and regulations, existing or proposed, that could impact BWR programs and the development of strategies to address any concerns.

2.  Regulation Development                                                                    

Oversee coordination of bureau work related to regulation development, including: 1) managing regulation development milestones, review timelines and status; 2) overseeing development of applicable regulation forms, ensure adherence to forms/protocols [and in some cases drafting of forms/materials]; and 3) overseeing sweeping regulation review / reform initiatives such as the 2015 Executive Order 562 “To Reduce Unnecessary Regulatory Burden.”

3.  Performance Partnership Agreement (PPA) Oversight / Lead:                                

Oversee the bureau’s work on the PPA, which is the grant mechanism by which MassDEP receives more than $14 million annually in federal grant funds to develop and implement requirements of federal law.  This