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Specialist, Air Permit & Comp IV Job In Chattanooga Tennessee

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Category:  Other
Job Type:  Permanent
Salary:  Competitive
Country:  United States
State/Province:  Tennessee
City:  Chattanooga
Job Description
POSITION PURPOSE:
Serves as a senior regulatory specialist and subject matter expert, providing expert environmental consultation for unusual, high impact, and/or complex issues in permitting and compliance support to assigned clients.  This position is accountable for managing the programmatic air environmental regulatory activities for assigned organization/facilities in a team setting.  These activities include facility permitting, program oversight and governance, primary regulatory interface, regulatory relations, developing regulatory guidance, procedures, and quality improvement programs.  The incumbent sponsors problem solving teams for environmental problems and develops reference indicators to avoid noncompliance through predictive assessment.  The incumbent also develops recommendations for policy positions, strategic direction for long-term planning, and performance goals.
 
JOB DIMENSIONS:
Supervisory Responsibility - None.
Budget Responsibility - Assists with SBU projects and budgetary responsibilities.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Serves as a senior regulatory specialist and subject matter expert, providing expert environmental consultation for unusual, high impact, and/or complex issues in permitting and compliance support to assigned clients.
1. This position plans, coordinates, and provides programmatic management of assigned organization/facilities environmental regulatory control program.
2. Accountable for primary regulatory interface on compliance issues, negotiating permit requirements, and resolving significant regulatory issues related to facility operations, with authority to commit TVA to specific permit terms and conditions.
3. Accountable for maintaining a thorough knowledge of the environmental compliance and permitting requirements for facility operations, and for developing guidance documents and compliance procedures.
4. Accountable for developing quality improvement programs to achieve compliance goals, sponsoring and/or supporting quality action teams to address compliance problems, and performing facility reviews to identify and help address preventable/potential compliance problems.
5. Responsible for providing consultation and technical support on the resolution of audit findings, regulatory noncompliance, and citizen inquiries related to facility operations.
6. Responsible for environmental awareness programs that enhance facility employees' knowledge of environmental requirements, promote public support for client operations, and provide accurate and timely information related to facility operations.
7. Responsible for program development and management of activities required to fulfill environmental requirements.  This activity includes approval of contracted environmental services to meet clients' compliance activities and ensuring that services budgeted for are performed in a timely, competent, and cost-effective manner.
8. Performs review of complex, high impact compliance projects, procedures, and reporting practices; conducts performance evaluations and develops reports defining environmental status with regard to legal liabilities and policy requirements.  Develops and manages studies designed to benefit client operations or allow modifications of permit requirements and/or modifications in applying environmental regulations.
9. Responsible for developing and maintaining regulatory relations that promote open discussions, effective communication, and positive relations between the regulatory community and clients' operating facilities.
10. Develops recommendations for overall program improvement, policy positions, and strategic direction based on his/her knowledge of the regulatory community, public involvement, and facility capabilities.

MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY FACTORS:
-BS in Engineering or Environmental Science discipline or equivalent education and experience.
-10 years of progressive related experience leading to recognition, both inside TVA and regulatory agencies, as an authority in the field of environmental permitting and compliance and electric utility operations.
-Must have thorough knowledge of electric utility operations, environmental laws and regulations affecting TVA's operations for air media, TVA's environmental policies and objectives, and scientific studies and research related to the environmental consequences of electric utility operations.  
-Must possess effective communication skills (both orally and in writing), be capable of motivating personnel, and be capable of leading team efforts in problem solving and predictive assessment.  Must demonstrate negotiation skills.  
-Must be able to evaluate the cost effectiveness of compliance alternatives and take decisive action in the planning and implementation of pollution control activities.


TVA is an Equal Opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws and regulations regarding equal employment opportunities. TVA gives hiring preference to qualified U.S. citizens for all job vacancies.  Between qualified U.S. citizens and other protected individuals, TVA gives hiring preference to equally qualified born or naturalized U.S. citizens.  TVA gives preference in appointments to eligible Veterans.  For more information, please see www.tva.com/employment/veterans.htm.  If you desire to exercise your Veteran's preference for this position, please email your supporting documentation to veteran@tva.gov
Post Date:  11/04/2011
Application Deadline:  Nov 10, 2011
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