"Assistant Director, Environmental Compliance - Natural Resource Managment Center"

Job Summary

This position provides oversight in the management of the Center for Natural Resource Management on Military Lands (CNRMML) in the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment. The center provides environmental services to military installations, creates and maintains partnerships between Auburn and the U.S. Department of Defense, and fills critical knowledge gaps encountered by environmental managers.

Essential Functions

• Assists in overseeing the daily business operations of the CNRMML. This includes developing and implementing a strategic plan, identifying the Center's resource requirements necessary to execute service, applied, and research projects on military lands. This may include collecting, managing, and analyzing data; preparing reports and other project deliverables consistent with contractual obligations.
• Develops and manages a program capable of providing environmental compliance services to many partner military installations throughout the continental United states. This will include hiring and managing project managers, working closely with environmental managers at multiple military installations, frequent travel for in person meetings, and procuring and managing private service contracts.
• Manages complex environmental projects involving environmental compliance (Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Pollution Prevention Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, etc.). This will include developing project proposals, detailed budgets, identifying and managing suitable contractors, hiring and supervising remote staff, ensuring work is completed on time and within planned budgets.
• Supervises technical, support, research and/or professional staff members to support project-specific staffing and resource requirements.
• Builds and maintains productive relationships with management staff at partner military installations and within the University.
• Identifies procedural and operational efficiencies and works with offices and departments throughout Auburn University to implement change.
• Full supervisory responsibility for other employees is a major responsibility and includes training, evaluating, and making or recommending pay, promotion or other employment decisions.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources Management or related fields. Graduate degree in applicable field is highly desired. As well as 7 years of experience in managing environmental compliance projects and programs. Experience supervising and/or mentoring fulltime employees is highly desired.

Applicable experience working with federal environmental regulations and legislation is highly desired. Experience working with or within military Environmental Divisions or Branches is highly desired.

Minimum Skills and Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of project management principles, including management of budget and personnel, stakeholder relations, contracting, managing risk, and reporting.
• Successful track-record of administering grants, cooperative agreements, and/or contracts.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with multiple contractors simultaneously.
• Ability and willingness to travel as this position's duties require the incumbent to travel up to 1-2 weeks per month.

Salary Range

$86,390 - $155,510

Job Category

Executive/Director/Management

City position is located in

Auburn

State position is located

Alabama

Special Instructions to Applicants

We will begin reviewing applications the week of October 27th.