This position will have hybrid workplace options available but will still be required to report to the listed address at the discretion of the supervisor and based on business need.
Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.
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We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobacco-free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines, Glendale City Set, and the Cherry Creek bike path. In addition to a great location and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:
- Employee wellness programs and facilities
- Extensive internal professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects
- Bike to work programs, including access to storage lockers and bike racks
- Distinctive career advancement opportunities throughout the State system
- Strong, yet flexible retirement benefits including a choice of the PERA Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans
- Medical and dental health plans
- Paid life insurance
- Short- and long-term disability coverage
- 11 paid holidays per year plus generous personal time off
- Mentoring program with opportunities for mentors and mentees
- Tuition assistance for college level courses including Master’s degree programs
- Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, and a variety of employee resource groups
Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program .
The Work Unit:
The Air Toxics and Ozone Precursor Section (ATOPS) exists within the Air Pollution Control Division (APCD), a division within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), to provide technical ambient air monitoring expertise for both mobile and stationary air toxics, ozone precursor, and special projects monitoring. Ambient air monitoring data produced from this program is used to support and inform a wide variety of stakeholder’s interests and decision making needs. The Stationary Air Toxics (SAT) monitoring unit develops, maintains, evaluates, and modifies all stationary ATOPS monitoring assets. This work unit collects and analyzes data from all stationary platforms within ATOPS; collaborates with the ATOPS Data and Quality Assurance (DAQ) work unit to ensure that data from the stationary monitoring network is validated and of the highest quality possible. This work unit compiles, processes, and compares air quality data to perform advanced analysis to further our understanding of air quality issues within Colorado, and communicates results to all interested stakeholders, which may include: unit, section, and division staff; other local, state, regional and federal government agencies; industry partners; researchers; and other collaborators. The SAT unit is also responsible for technical support of special ambient air monitoring projects that fit within the expertise of this unit.
What you will be doing:
This position exists to supervise and manage the Stationary Air Toxics (SAT) Unit within ATOPS. The management responsibilities of this position include: ensuring all unit assets are sufficiently resourced for measurement needs; providing subject matter expertise, direction, and guidance related to the technical support and research capabilities of the unit assets; overseeing the development and implementation of new methodologies and technologies to enhance asset capabilities; managing data collection, verification, and analysis ensuring that all collected data meets strict data quality objectives; managing the writing of reports to inform stakeholder’s objectives and decisions and the collaborative distribution of reports to other government agencies and the public; developing and maintaining contracts, leases, grants, and agreements through coordination with other agencies and partners; and balancing an annual budget for the required resources for each asset. This position also exists to supervise and manage all staff within the SAT unit. The supervisory responsibilities of this position include providing direction and guidance to facilitate monitoring operations; develop and manage performance plans and schedules while balancing work loads.
Job Duties:
Supervision:
- Plan, prioritize, and assign workload, and analyze and monitor workflow and progress to ensure the quality and quantity of work meets standards, deadlines for deliverables, and program goals and objectives.
- Establish work schedules, review and approve work time and absences using the automated system.
- Identify training and developmental needs, and provide training to develop skills.
- Provide feedback and coaching; write, review, and sign performance plans; evaluate and sign performance evaluations.
- Resolve employee performance problems and issues, disputes, and informal (Step 1) grievances; issue corrective actions and initiate discipline as needed.
- Write and review position descriptions, recommend promotions or demotions, changes in pay, and sign personnel action forms.
- Initiate the hiring process, provide subject matter expertise to OHR during the comparative analysis process, interview applicants, and hire employees after consultation with the second-level appointing authority.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Department and Statewide policies and procedures.
This position is responsible and accountable for developing and managing stationary ambient air monitoring projects that pertain to the monitoring of air toxics, ozone precursor, and special projects that fit within the expertise of this unit. This position develops monitoring plans, ensures that all monitoring adheres to appropriate internal and external policies and procedures, ensures data are quality-controlled, performs scientific data analyses and reviews, interprets monitoring results, responds to data requests, prepares reports on routine and special monitoring projects, and ensures that appropriate quality assurance is completed. This position also ensures that staff are appropriately trained to perform assigned duties, allocates staff to monitoring projects and data processing, ensures that monitoring assets used within this unit are kept operational, and develops and updates standard operating procedures for monitoring equipment.
Develop and maintain contracts, leases, grants and agreements:
Coordinate with other agencies and partners. Develop and maintain contracts with local agencies, private individuals and consultants for air toxics monitoring. Perform contract monitoring to ensure compliance with State and Department requirements. Ensure that memorandums-of-agreement (MOA) or memorandums-of-understanding (MOU) are developed and updated. Develop, apply for, and maintain grants for air toxics monitoring. Ensure that local agencies and contractors are appropriately trained to perform the required work.
Research new monitoring technologies:
Researches new and emerging monitoring technologies for air toxics and other pollutants from research-grade equipment to small sensors; maintains a current understanding of technology developments; performs evaluation testing on new technologies and equipment; oversees the development of Standard Operating Procedures for new monitoring equipment.
Other Duties as Assigned:
Attends meetings, serves on task forces or teams, completes projects, and performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Residency Requirement: This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado at the time of submitting your application.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience Only:Nine (9) years of relevant experience in atmospheric, meteorological, or environmental science; analytical chemistry; physics; or engineering.
OR
Education and Experience:
A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in atmospheric, meteorological, or environmental science; analytical chemistry; physics; or engineering equal to nine (9) years.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
In addition to the minimum requirements, the successful candidate in this position will have the following experience:
- Previous experience/knowledge of working in a governmental agency, or regulatory environment.
- Previous experience/knowledge of working with regulated ambient air monitoring platforms.
- Previous experience/knowledge of designing, managing, and implementing ambient monitoring programs, project, or deployments.
- Previous experience/knowledge of air toxics emissions.
- Previous experience/knowledge of SUMA canister analysis, and the EPA National Air Toxics Trends program.
- Previous experience/knowledge of data quality control and assurance practices.
- Previous supervisory experience.
- Previous experience in outreach with stakeholders.
- A pre-employment background check will be conducted as part of the selection process.
- TRAVEL: 1 trip per week to perform air monitoring at sites across Colorado, attend conferences/meetings.
- SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Must be available in the event of the activation of the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) and be required to report to work immediately at the regular or alternate location. During this time, travel restrictions may be in place.
- Must be available in the event of an emergency, (e.g., bio-terrorist attack, chemical attack, disease outbreak or all hazards) and be required to report to work immediately at the regular or alternate location. During this time, travel restrictions may be in place.
Appeal Rights: (Updated)
An applicant who has been removed from an employment list or removed from consideration during the selection process may request a review by the State Personnel Director.
As an applicant directly affected by the results of the selection or comparative analysis process, you may file a written appeal with the State Personnel Director.
Review of the completed, signed and submitted appeal will be timely on the basis of written material submitted by you, using the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be completed and delivered to the State Personnel Board by email at within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the Department’s action.
For further information on the Board Rules, you can refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at Board Rules .
A complete application packet must include:
- A completed State of Colorado application.
- COVER LETTER: describing how your professional/supervisory experience aligns with the preferred qualifications of this position and what interests you in this position.
- Answered supplemental questions.
- If using education to qualify for this position a copy of your transcripts (unofficial acceptable) must be provided with application.
- If using work experience to qualify for this position, please provide an adequate description in the work experience section of the application. Do not write "see resume".
- If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214 attached to your colorado.gov/jobs application.
The Selection Process:
- All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.
- Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.
- Part of, or all of, the comparative analysis for this position may be a structured application review, which involves a review of the information you submit in your application materials by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) against the preferred qualifications.
- A top group, up to six candidates, will be invited to schedule an interview with the hiring manager.
E-Verify: CDPHE uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify , including your rights and responsibilities.
You must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be appointed to this position. CDPHE does not sponsor non-residents of the United States.
ADAAA Accommodations:
The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator at or call 303-692-2060, option 5.
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