Environmental Program Manager (Design and Construction Project Manager, DGS)

Step into a role where your expertise shapes the future of Pennsylvania's most iconic places. Join our team and manage renovation and new construction projects that support Pennsylvania's most vital institutions and landscapes. As the Environmental Program Manager, you will lead sustainability initiatives, oversee environmental compliance, and help preserve the cultural and historic resources that define Pennsylvania. Apply now to serve as a key partner in preserving the Commonwealth's cultural and historic legacy!

In this role, you will lead program management and project control functions for Environmental Programs across a statewide portfolio of capital construction projects, ensuring consistent application of policies, procedures, and directives aligned with industry standards and regulatory requirements. This role serves as the primary environmental interface for project management teams, procurement staff, and client agencies, overseeing key performance indicators and guiding continuous program improvement. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with stakeholders to develop contracts, scopes of work, and standardized processes, while advising project teams on environmental program requirements throughout the project lifecycle, including considerations related to cost, scope, risk, schedule, and quality. Work involves delivering training and technical guidance, evaluating consultant performance, and participating in Project Development Studies to integrate environmental considerations into planning and decision-making. Additional responsibilities include:

• Providing leadership on sustainability guidelines for capital projects
• Overseeing hazardous materials testing, assessment, and abatement
• Managing indoor air quality monitoring and environmental testing programs
• Coordinating historic preservation activities
• Serving as liaison with design professionals and the Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office
• Integrating historic preservation requirements into project planning, design, and construction

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Six years of professional building design, construction administration, or construction management experience for renovations and new construction for commercial, institutional, or educational buildings, and a bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, construction science, or a closely related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.

Special Requirements:

• This position requires possession of a valid license as a Professional Engineer, Registered Architect, Professional Land Surveyor, or Professional Geologist by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or a reciprocal jurisdiction; or possession of valid professional level certification issued by a nationally recognized and accredited professional certification program in Master Level of Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
• This position requires possession of an active Pennsylvania non-commercial Class C driver's license or equivalent.

Additional Requirements:

• You must have the ability to demonstrate professionalism, communicate effectively, as well as interact and work well with others in groups.
• You must have 6 years of experience managing environmental programs.
• You must have 4 years of experience developing or negotiating service contracts.
• You must have 4 years of experience coordinating environmental services with design and construction teams.
• You must have 4 years of experience performing design constructability reviews.
• You must have 4 years of experience facilitating meetings, resolving conflict, and promoting collaboration on a project team.
• You must have 4 years of experience leading business process improvement.
• You must have proficient experience with Microsoft Word and Excel to create and edit documents and reports.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Formal environmental science and sustainability or related training
• Experience developing or negotiating contracts for hazmat testing, air quality monitoring, historic preservation, or other services
• Possess in-depth understanding of IBC, ASHRAE, and other pertinent industry standards
• Possession of an LEED AP certification
• Proficient experience with Microsoft PowerPoint, Teams, and other Office programs

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.