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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
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POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR JOB POSTING |
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Position Number: 00111345 |
Description Activated On: 7/15/2025 12:25:47 PM |
Position Purpose: Describe the primary purpose of this position and how it contributes to the organization’s objectives. Example: Provides clerical and office support within the Division to ensure its operations are conducted efficiently and effectively. Primary responsibility is the implementation of the Department’s enforcement policies and procedures pertaining to the Clean Streams Law and the Rules and Regulations governing Water Quality Management. |
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Description of Duties: Describe in detail the duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Descriptions should include the major end result of the task. Example: Types correspondence, reports, and other various documents from handwritten drafts for review and signature of the supervisor. Developing compliance strategies to deal with specific cases. Preparation of violation notices, Administrative Orders, Field Orders, Consent Orders and Agreements, Consent Assessments of Civil Penalty, Consent Assessment and Settlement Agreements, and settlement letters. Calculation of civil penalties for use in negotiated settlements and/or litigation to resolve Clean Streams Law violations. Conducting enforcement conferences. Coordination of compliance activities between the program and the Southeast Regional Office of Chief Counsel, including formal consultation with Department attorneys and detailed briefing on cases referred for legal review. Assisting Water Quality Specialists in resolving problems involving enforcement by review of violation notices, documentation prepared for summary prosecutions, and enforcement with consideration of case priorities. Training Water Quality Specialists to prepare documents and prosecute summary actions, to prepare violation notices, to properly use Field Orders, and to calculate civil penalties for pollution incidents. Preparing news releases and/or providing information to Community Relations Coordinators and news media reporters, as appropriate or requested to describe Department enforcement activities. Coordinate the preparation of the Quarterly Non-Compliance Report and EPA SNC List evaluation in conformance with the EPA/state agreement. Coordinate enforcement activities with other programs (primarily Solid Waste) when violations involve more than one program. Review and comment on proposed enforcement policies, strategies and SOPs prepared by Central Office. Coordinate with and brief Central Office personnel on enforcement activities involving controversial issues or significant public concern (i.e., actions against municipalities). Research case files and prepares case histories and documentation for use in the prosecution of cases by Water Quality Specialists or legal staff. Prepare monthly NPDES and Non-NPDES enforcement activity reports to Central Office as required. Provide input, as requested, to supervisor, Clean Water Program Manager, and Regional Director for prioritization of water quality enforcement cases. Provide information in response to requests from facility operators, municipal officials, consultants, and the public on Departmental programs, functions, rules and regulations, the Clean Streams Law, and policies and procedures. Prepare items for Weekly Report on significant enforcement actions taken by the Department. Coordinate data input to the ICIS/NMS databases used to track compliance of major and significant minor NPDES dischargers with permit effluent limits and schedules. Train and assist regional staff in retrieval of data and reports from the databases Conduct a minor QNCR in accordance with regional guidance on a semi-annual basis. Provide assistance with data management on regional compliance tracking databases, including eFACTS. Implement the Policy on Standards and Guidelines for identifying, tracking, and resolving violations and finalized SOPs. Prepare Major Action Advisories (MAA) in accordance with regional policy. Review and prepare comment letters on assigned Chapter 94 Municipal Wasteload Management Reports and monitor Corrective Action Plans and Connection Management Plans. Promotes the Department’s mission. Inputs appropriate data in a prescribed format to meet data quality standards set forth by guidance, training, and policy across all of DEP’s electronic data systems; to include ensuring accuracy and completeness of entries, and where available, the use of system specific tools to ensure duplicative entries and data quality issues are minimized. Other duties as assigned. |
Decision Making: Describe the types of decisions made by the incumbent of this position and the types of decisions referred to others. Identify the problems or issues that can be resolved at the level of this position, versus those that must be referred to the supervisor. Example: In response to a customer inquiry, this work involves researching the status of an activity and preparing a formal response for the supervisor’s signature. The immediate supervisor assigns non-routine projects and reviews all reports to see that the objectives of the program are maintained. |
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Requirements Profile: Identify any specific experience or requirements, such as a licensure, registration, or certification, which may be necessary to perform the functions of the position. Position-specific requirements should be consistent with a Special Requirement or other criteria identified in the classification specification covering this position. Example: Experience using Java; Professional Engineer License Experience: Licenses, registrations, or certifications: 1. Class C Driver's License 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. 5. 6. |
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Essential Functions: Provide a list of essential functions for this position. Example: Transports boxes weighing up to 60 pounds.
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