Program Manager (Sacramento)

Program Manager

Salary $64.48 - $86.41 Hourly

Location CA, CA

Job Type Regular Full-Time

Remote Employment Flexible / Hybrid

Job Number 1913-O

Department Engineering and Compliance

Division Engineering and Compliance

Opening Date 10 / 08 / 2025

Description

The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (District) is responsible for protecting public health and the environment through effective air quality management and enforcement of local, state, and federal air pollution control regulations. Our mission is to achieve and maintain health-based air quality standards for the Sacramento region while supporting economic vitality and community engagement. The Districts Engineering and Compliance Division (ECD) include key programs that serve as the cornerstones of the Districts regulatory responsibilities. Fundamental ECD program work includes reviewing air quality permit applications and performing other key engineering evaluations, including Best Available Control Technology (BACT) determinations, AB 2588 Air Toxics Hot Spots program work related to toxic air emissions, and specialized permitting for major sources of air pollution.

The ECD Program Manager overseeing the engineering and permitting section is responsible for managing multiple work units with numerous air quality engineers to fulfill the regulatory and permitting responsibilities. This role works directly under the ECD Director and oversees the operational programs and has financial oversight of the section. The Program Manager has significant internal and external communication responsibilities and holds a key role that regularly interacts with the public, permitted businesses, other local public agencies, state and federal agencies, the District executive management, the ECD Compliance Manager, other supervisors in the division, and the engineering staff within the section. The Program Manager is also responsible for complex data analysis, tracking regulatory changes and impacts, preparing reports and presentations, and representing the District at various meetings, among other duties.

Under general direction, the Program Manager supervises, oversees, and manages the activities and personnel of a section within a division; provides technical assistance to the division manager; and performs other related duties as required.

Typical Duties

The duties listed below are examples of the work typically performed by employees in this class. An employee may not be assigned all duties listed and may be assigned duties which are not listed below.

1. Plans, supervises, and participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of multiple program activities, strategies, goals and objectives of a District work section. Programs supervised may include emission reduction credit, emission inventory; technical services including air monitoring, stationary source permitting, toxic hot spots, Title V federal operating permits; Title III federal toxics; stationary source field operations and asbestos.

2. Hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates assigned staff; oversees assignment of duties.

3. Coordinates section's technical activities to ensure consistency with state, federal and local requirements, and with other programs.

4. Plans, recommends and implements policies and procedures related to section's programs and activities; develops new procedures and practices to increase operational efficiency such as expedited permitting and application in-take.

5. Represents the District in hearings, in court proceedings, to the media, and before other public and private groups; responds to difficult inquiries and complaints.

6. Prepares the annual section budget and monitors expenditures; develops, prepares, monitors, and administers grants, contracts, and sources of revenue. Directs acquisition of equipment and supplies for section; recommends and justifies expenditures.

7. Develops and prepares a variety of position papers, articles, reports, memos, correspondence and other documents.

8. Participates as a member of, or technical advisor to, various public and private committees, boards, industries and organizations concerned with air quality management.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience :

Completion of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a related engineering specialty, and environmental science, industrial technology or a field related to the work of the section and five years of full-time experience in a major air quality program including at least one year of supervisory experience.

Knowledge of (as it relates to the specific position) :

Principles and practices of personnel management and supervision; practices of fiscal management and budget administration; current federal, state, and local air quality laws, rules and regulations; relationship of federal and state air quality management programs to local government programs; principles and methods of engineering; principles, methods, practices, and equipment used to determine, analyze, evaluate, and control sources of air contamination; recent developments and sources of information on air quality engineering and monitoring; principles and methods of industrial processes related to air quality management; principles, methods, practices and equipment used to determine, analyze, evaluate, and control sources of air contamination; principles and techniques of enforcement and rule development practices related to air quality management.

Ability to :

Plan, organize, and evaluate air quality services, programs and operations; develop, implement and monitor policies, procedures and standards for the section; select, train, supervise and evaluate professional and technical staff; coordinate section functions with industry, government, the media, and the public; develop, coordinate and enforce District rules, regulations, plans, policies, and strategies; analyze and make recommendations on difficult air quality management problems; establish and maintain working relationships with federal and state agency representatives, and staff; administer program budgets, contracts, and grants; represent the District before various groups; understand, interpret, apply, and enforce federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations pertinent to air quality management; analyze and evaluate complex engineering, scientific and technical data; prepare, review and present complex and comprehensive reports and recommendations orally and in writing to specialists and non-specialists.

Special Requirement :

Possession of a valid Class C California driver's license.

Working Conditions & Physical Demands

Physical Demands

This is primarily a desk job. The job requires occasional travel by car. Physical demands include occasional lifting up to 25 pounds, walking, some bending, stooping, and squatting.

Working Conditions

Generally clean work environment with limited exposure to conditions such as dust, fumes, odors, or noise. Computer terminal used on a daily basis. Travel throughout the District is required.

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