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Manager of Environmental Quality - Open Competitive Exam

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Manager of Environmental Quality - Open Competitive Exam

Salary

$99,044.00 - $131,681.00 Annually

Location

Rochester, NY

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

26EOC60056350

Department

Various Departments

Opening Date

12/17/2025

Closing Date

1/5/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Civil Service Exam Date

02/07/2026

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General Description

The employee in this professional and technical title manages the City's brownfield cleanup, environmental protection and compliance program as well as special long term redevelopment projects. This employee is the City's primary representative to federal, state, and local officials for identification, characterization, and clean-up of City facilities, brownfield sites, and hazardous waste sites within the city and on city-owned land. This employee also establishes and enforces environmental management policies and procedures for the City and provides a variety of redevelopment support and project management services to other departments. Work is performed primarily in an office environment, with occasional inspections of outdoor sites. General direction is received from the Commissioner. Supervision is exercised over technical and clerical staff. Related work is performed as required.

Typical Work Activities

+ Manages and develops priorities and strategies for clean-up and redevelopment of brownfield sites;

+ Evaluates and approves staff recommendations for City policies related to environment management, hazardous materials, compliance actions, waste management, risk control and communication, and related issues;

+ Researches, identifies, prepares, and submits state and federal funding grant and appropriations requests for brownfield cleanup and redevelopment projects;

+ Manages projects involving the investigation, remedial planning, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfield sites;

+ Prepares requests for proposals, plans, and contract documents, selects consultants, monitors progress and recommends contractors’ payments;

+ Reads, analyzes, and writes technical reports, which may include information such as toxicological and chemical analyses, environmental regulations, environmental case law and court decisions, and other complex data;

+ Develops annual project and program work plans and prepares operating and capital budget requests;

+ Negotiates project activities with state and local agencies, attempting to find legally acceptable and cost effective strategies for compliance, permitting and brownfield clean up redevelopment;

+ Represents City on several external committees concerned with environmental protection and clean up;

+ Presides over public meetings and speaks to groups concerning brownfield sites and project activities, possible site impact on the community;

+ Tracks state and federal environmental legislative and regulatory issues and develops related City policy position;

+ Coordinates implementation of redevelopment projects associated with the City’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan;

+ Coordinates with local, state, and federal agencies and other stakeholders on the development of harbor management plans and jointly funded projects that support revitalization of the Port of Rochester;

+ Supervises staff: plans and assigns work, evaluates performance, recommends personnel actions;

+ Acts as Commissioner in his or her absence.

Minimum Qualifications

I. Bachelor's or Master's degree in geology, biology, chemistry, environmental science, sanitary engineering, public health, or a closely related field; AND four (4) years of professional experience managing environmental protection programs, including disposal of hazardous materials;

OR

II. Bachelor's or Master's degree in public administration, planning, or business administration, AND five (5) years of experience as described in I.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

Valid NYS Class D (5) operator's license at time of appointment.

Exam Information

Scopes / Subjects of examination: A test designed to evaluate knowledge, skills, and /or abilities in the following areas.

Educating and interacting with the public: These questions test for knowledge of techniques used to interact effectively with individuals and/or community groups, to educate or inform them about topics of concern, to publicize or clarify agency programs or policies, to negotiate conflicts or resolve complaints, and to represent one's agency or program in a manner in keeping with good public relations practices. Questions may also cover interacting with others in cooperative efforts of public outreach or service.

Preparing written material: These questions test for the ability to present information clearly and accurately, and to organize paragraphs logically and comprehensibly. For some questions, you will be given information in two or three sentences, followed by four restatements of the information. You must then choose the best version. For other questions, you will be given paragraphs with their sentences out of order. You must then choose, from four suggestions, the best order for the sentences.

Environmental impact analysis, including identification, evaluation, and mitigation of the effects of changes to the environment: These questions test for knowledge of concepts, principles, and procedures used in environmental impact analysis, including such areas as basics of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA); identification and characteristics of impacted ecosystems and affected historic and cultural resources; sources and effects of pollutants and human activities on various environments; and techniques and procedures used in impact investigation, identification, control, remediation, and mitigation including the analysis, review, and documentation process.

Program planning and implementation: These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices involved in effective program planning and implementation, and may include such areas as steps involved in program development, management techniques, proper planning, scheduling, coordination, and program evaluation.

Understanding and interpreting technical written material: These questions test the ability to read and analyze various types of technical written material. Candidates will be provided with brief reading selections and will answer written questions about these selections. All the information needed to answer the questions will be contained in the reading selections. Candidates will not be required to have any special knowledge related to the content areas covered in the reading selections.

Supervision: These questions test for knowledge of the principles and practices employed in planning, organizing, and controlling the activities of a work unit toward predetermined objectives. The concepts covered, usually in a situational question format, include such topics as assigning and reviewing work; evaluating performance; maintaining work standards; motivating and developing subordinates; implementing procedural change; increasing efficiency; and dealing with problems of absenteeism, morale, and discipline.

Test guide: The New York State Department of Civil Service has not prepared a test guide for this examination. However, candidates may find information in the publication 'General Guide to Written Tests' helpful in preparing for this test. This publication is available online at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/testing/testguides.cfm.

For full-time employees:

The City of Rochester offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

For less-than full-time employees:

The City of Rochester offers numerous growth opportunities to include the potential to transition into full-time, permanent employment.

Employer

City of Rochester (NY)

Address

30 Church Street Room 103A Rochester, New York, 14614

Phone

585-428-7115

Website

http://www.cityofrochester.gov

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