STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: POLICY AND OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATOR
Class Code: 6992-28
Date Established: 08-18-87
Occupational Code: 7-6-2
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To administer policy making and
operational activities of the hazardous and solid waste programs for the
Department of Environmental Services.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Develops agency
procedures, consulting with field experts and preparing budgets to ensure
effective and efficient transition to expanded and/or modified program.
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Prepares and presents
educational materials to the public and private sector to ensure accuracy of
information on policy and regulatory references regarding hazardous and solid
waste management.
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Prepares fiscal notes
and testifies on proposed waste management legislation.
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Oversees rulemaking
process for waste management programs to ensure proper procedures are followed.
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Develops applications
and budgets for federal grant funds to support hazardous waste research and
activities.
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Monitors and
evaluates agency policies to determine effectiveness in meeting specific goals
and objectives.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in analyzing and
interpreting data, policy and procedures OR in using equipment in order to
arrive at logical conclusions or recommendations.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
expertise to resolve problems of a specialized or professional nature in a wide
range of applications.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
major aspects of long-range agency objectives by planning short- and long-term
organization goals, reviewing recommendations for procedural changes, and
developing or revising program policies.
Errors at this level result in incorrect decisions at an administrative
level, and are detected subsequent to implementation in an overall evaluation
process.
Supervision: Requires delegating supervisory or
program responsibilities to subordinate managers, with overall accountability
for hiring employees and approving program policies. The supervisor in this position assumes responsibility for
an organizational unit, including developing long-range plans, analyzing
staffing requirements, and formulating systemwide policies and procedures.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires evaluating a combination of
wide-ranging job functions to determine work procedures, to solve problems, and
to reach conclusions by applying analytical, technical, or scientific thinking. This level also requires planning
policies and long-term strategies, drawing conclusions based on available
criteria, and evaluating the effectiveness of program objectives.
Independent Action: Requires independent judgment in
planning and evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of
professional, technical and managerial standards under administrative direction
and according to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Master's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in environmental science. Additional years of formal education
may not be substituted for the work experience required by this class
specification.
Experience: Six years' experience required in
environmentally related work with at least two years of supervisory experience. Each additional year of approved work
experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education at the
graduate level only.
License/Certification: None required.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of state and
federal laws, rules and regulations pertaining to the manufacture, storage,
movement and disposal of inorganic, organic and nuclear waste materials. Considerable knowledge of federal grant
application policies and procedures.
Considerable knowledge of inspection procedures. Ability to communicate effectively
orally and in writing to individuals and groups. Ability to develop budgets,
manage public funds and negotiate contracts. Ability to provide technical training to professional
employees. Ability to establish
and maintain effective working relationships with federal and state and private
business officials, other department employees, law enforcement personnel and
the general public. Must be
willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and
responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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