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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
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POSITION DESCRIPTION FOR JOB POSTING |
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Position Number: 50705704 |
Description Activated On: 10/21/2026 10:43:27 AM |
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. This position serves as the Division Chief for the Division of Program Support and Strategic Services within the Bureau of Environmental Cleanup and Brownfields. The position is responsible for the overall leadership, administration, supervision, strategic direction, and performance of the Division and all positions assigned to it. The incumbent establishes priorities, allocates resources, directs division operations, and ensures effective coordination of division activities in support of all Bureau programs. The incumbent is responsible for integrating scientific, technical, digital, and communication resources to support bureau operations, improve decision-making, enhance customer experience, and communicate environmental cleanup activities to internal and external stakeholders. |
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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. Provides direct supervision of professional, technical, scientific, analytical, and administrative staff assigned to the Division, including Environmental Chemists, Geospatial Specialists, Program Analysts, administrative support staff, and other positions assigned to the Division. Performs all supervisory functions including hiring, work planning, performance management, employee development, discipline, succession planning, and organizational planning. Develops and implements the bureau’s digital strategy, including data visualization, dashboards, interactive mapping applications, web content, and digital tools to support bureau operations and improve stakeholder engagement. Oversees the development and maintenance of bureau websites, story maps, databases, dashboards, and other digital communication platforms. Directs the preparation of reports, publications, presentations, fact sheets, speeches, talking points, social media content, and other internal and external communications. Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the work of the Division; establishes annual priorities and workload; assigns resources; evaluates organizational effectiveness; and recommends organizational improvements to support bureau objectives. Serves as the bureau’s lead coordinator for public information and communications activities and works closely with DEP Communications Office staff regarding media inquiries, press events, and public messaging. Provides oversight for contracts, procurements, and professional service agreements supporting Division operations and ensures contract performance aligns with bureau priorities. Ensures that scientific and technical information is translated into clear, understandable communications for the public, elected officials, stakeholders, and regulated community. Establishes bureau data governance standards, including data quality, data integration, metadata management, and business intelligence practices. Develops and manages the budget items, oversees expenditures, establishes funding priorities, and ensures effective use of personnel, contracts, and operating resources. Ensures the Division provides coordinated scientific, analytical, geospatial, communications, information technology, and program support services for the Storage Tanks, Land Recycling, and Hazardous Sites Cleanup programs. Leads strategic initiatives involving emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, automation, and modernization of business processes. Coordinates the development of bureau performance measures, key performance indicators, and executive dashboards. Provides executive leadership on bureau information management initiatives and serves as liaison with agency information technology staff. Oversees bureau records management, digital content management, and information sharing practices. Directs statewide contracts and procurements supporting environmental sampling, laboratory services, information technology, geospatial services, communications, and digital initiatives. Advises the Bureau Director on strategic communications, digital transformation initiatives, organizational performance, and emerging technologies affecting bureau operations. Develops staff capabilities through mentoring, workforce planning, succession planning, train Promotes and exemplifies the Department’s Mission, Vision, and Values in all aspects of work performance and professional conduct. Advances DEP’s strategic priorities through collaboration, commitment to data-driven decision-making, delivery of high-quality customer service, and active participation in modernization and continuous improvement initiatives. Inputs, maintains, and updates data in prescribed formats to meet data quality standards established through guidance, training, policy, and procedure across all DEP electronic data systems. Responsibilities include ensuring the accuracy, completeness, consistency, and integrity of all entries, as well as utilizing available system tools and validation processes to minimize duplicate records and data quality issues. Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, guidance, and training requirements related to assigned duties and DEP electronic data systems. In conjunction with the supervisor, participates in knowledge management and knowledge transfer efforts by identifying key aspects of assigned duties and proactively sharing knowledge with other employees to support continuity of operations and organizational effectiveness. Develops, maintains, and annually updates a comprehensive desk manual documenting essential duties, standard operating procedures, workflows, system processes, key contacts, reference materials, and other critical operational information necessary to support continuity of operations and effective knowledge transfer. Employees are responsible for ensuring desk manuals remain accurate, current, and accessible in accordance with Department requirements. This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employee will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties as requested and assigned by the Supervisor. Overtime may be required due to certain circumstances and situations |
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. Exercises independent judgment in establishing priorities and allocating resources among technical, analytical, digital, and communication initiatives. Makes decisions regarding bureau data governance, communications strategies, digital modernization efforts, and information technology priorities |
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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. N/A 5. N/A 6. N/A |
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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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