Land Management Unit Chief - SWR0029

We respect and embrace the experiences, knowledge and contributions of our team members. We strive for a culture of belonging and balance by upholding our values: Stewardship, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Innovation. We are passionate about Missouri, our role to preserve, protect and enhance our environment and we are committed to serving its citizens. We believe our mission and vision serves a greater purpose and will be felt for generations to come.

Please note: The salary range listed in this job description is a base salary. Applicants eligible for years-of-service adjustments or shift differentials may exceed salary range listed above.

This position will be located at the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Quality, Southwest Regional Office, 2040 West Woodland, Springfield, MO 65807. This position is Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Supervise team members in the Waste Management Unit, encompassing solid waste, scrap tires, and hazardous waste. Work directly with your Section Chief in ensuring team members meet their goals by tracking and effective management techniques.
• Conduct hiring recommendations, training, planning and assigning work, performance assessment, coaching, and progressive discipline. Prepare and review technical documents to ensure regulatory compliance, sharing information and influencing issues.
• Provide compliance assistance to entities on Waste Management, understanding the Laws and Regulations for solid waste, scrap tires, and hazardous waste.
• Work with others on your team, assisting in other program areas as needed.
• Assist your team members with inspections or investigations if necessary to complete U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) goals.
• Attend public meetings as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

To be successful in this position, a candidate will need the following skills:

• Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.
• Adaptability: Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Managing Performance: Takes responsibility for team member’s performance by setting and communicating expectations and goals that are specific and measurable, tracking progress against the goals, supporting employees’ efforts to achieve job goals (by providing resources, and removing obstacles, acting as a buffer, etc.), ensuring feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.
  
  

Equivalent To Those Typically Gained By

• Bachelor’s degree and 4-6 years of relevant experience (substitutions may be allowed) in the field of science (i.e. chemistry, biology, geology, engineering, wildlife management, natural resources).
  
  

(Additional education or experience may substitute for the required education or experience)

• Training, certification, and/or education in continuous process improvement programs such as Lean Six Sigma as well as completion of Missouri Way, Leadership Academy, and similar programs is preferred.
  
  

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

Benefits & Work-life Balance

Our benefits package and flexible 40-hour work week promotes the mental and physical health of you and your family as you work towards achieving your professional goals. Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance. Learn more here.

How We Invest In You

• Exceptional professional development: mentoring from experienced professionals, cross-media training, career advancement opportunities, paid trainings and continuing education tuition assistance.
• Support for professional registrations when required, through paid study materials, fees, study time, test time, exam fees and licensure renewal fees.
  
  

Tina White, Environmental Program Manager at 417-891-4330 or tina.white@dnr.mo.gov

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Sally Namassy, Recruiter at dnr.recruiter@dnr.mo.gov