The
Mohegan
Tribe
Job
Description
Mohegan
Environmental
Protection
Department
Administrator
Salary
Grade
:
34
License
Level
:
Effective
Date:
April
9,
2001
FLSA
Status
:
Exempt
Summary
of
Description
:

This
position
is
responsible
for
administering,
planning,
and
enforcing
the
responsibilities
of
the
Mohegan
Environmental
Protection
Department
(
MEPD).

Essential
Duties
:

Examples
of
Duties:
Administers
programs
and
operations
.

Develop,
promulgate,
administer
and
implement
rules
and
regulations
for
protection
of
the
environment
and
natural
resources
within
the
Tribe's
Reservation
and
Tribal
fee
lands.

Review
and
comment
on
all
new
or
modified
construction
for
conformance
with
environmental
consistency.

Ensures
appropriate
legal,
technical
and
scientific
expertise
is
coordinated
for
programs.

Creates
and
implement
polices
and
procedures
for
the
Department.

Monitors
and
enforces
the
Department's
environmental
and
natural
resource
standards,
rules
and
regulations.

Develops,
implements
and
evaluates
policies,
goals
and
objectives.

Establishes
and
administers
a
schedule
of
civil
and
criminal
penalties
to
be
assessed
for
violations
of
the
Department's
rules
and
regulations
.

Designs,
and
develops
new
programs
that
consider
the
energy,
environmental
risk
and
economic
implications
of
programs
.

Evaluates
potential
consistency
of
projects
with
Federal,
State
and
local
environmental
regulatory
practices.

Maintains
awareness
of
current
Federal
and
Tribal
environmental
law,
rules,
and
regulations
that
apply
to
MEPD
functions
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Mohegan
Environmental
Protection
Department
Administrator
Directs
the
management
and
coordination
of
staff
to
insure
compliance
with
Ordinance
2001­
10.

Confidentiality:
Maintains
appropriate
level
of
confidentiality
of
information
and
reports.

Conduct:
Represents
the
Tribe
in
a
professional
and
courteous
manner
at
all
times.

Dependability:
Regularly
attends
and
is
punctual
for
work.

Other:
Performs
other
duties
as
required
.

Supervision
Received:
This
position
reports
to
the
Mohegan
Tribal
Council
Supervision
Exercised
:
Directs
staff
as
assigned
in
the
department.

Knowledge,
Skills
and
Ability:
Knowledge
of
and
ability
to
apply
management
principles
.
Knowledge
and
ability
to
understand
and
apply
Mohegan
Tribe
and
Federal,
State
and
local
regulations
to
programs.
Considerable
oral
and
written
communication
skills
and
interpersonal
skills
.

Experience
and
Training:

"
Experience
in
the
promulgation
of
environmental
regulation
and
enforcement
of
environmental
permits
and
laws.
"
Advanced
degree
in
Chemistry,
Physics,
Biology
or
related
sciences
.
"
Strong
mathematical
and
statistics
knowledge
"
Experience
in
experimental
design
data
collection
methods
employed
in
research
projects,
monitoring
and
surveys.
"
Ten
years
experience
in
environmental
and
natural
resource
management,
including
identifying,
analyzing
and
abating
pollution
sources.
"
Five
years
experience
developing,
administering
and
supervising
environmental
protection
programs
and
regulations.
"
Experience
managing
and
guiding
staff
in
the
implementation
of
existing
programs
and
the
development
of
new
programs.
"
Demonstrated
knowledge
of
risk
assessment
and
toxicology
as
it
relates
to
the
operations
on
Mohegan
reservation
and
trust
lands.
"
Training
and
experience
in
administrative
law
