ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER MANAGER
Environmental Center Manager is a local-government title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.
Candidates need a bachelor's degree and 2 years of relevant experience.
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Environmental Center Manager is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, has charge of the operation, administration, and maintenance of the Center for Environmental Studies, it's immediate grounds, facilities, and interpretive trails; oversees the development of programs arising from the Center and facilities; supervises and trains assigned personnel; prepares and administers an approved budget; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Plans, initiates, organizes and directs programs of activities from the Center and research throughout the jurisdiction concerning environmental education.
- Develops operating schedules for Center program.
- Assists in the establishment and control of a rate schedule.
- Maintains liaisons with similar environmental facilities, various public interest groups, organized educational institutions and the general public.
- Supervises the operation of the Center.
- Plans and supervises maintenance functions relating to the Center.
- Acts as a professional in the field of environmental education and may perform all duties of an environmental Program Specialist.
- May act as the environmental program administrator in his absence.
- Supervises, trains, evaluates and advises assigned personnel.
- Aids in the recruitment of personnel for individual programs.
- Prepares budget estimates for assigned personnel and programs.
- Keeps records of revenues and expenditures.
- Submits data and progress reports.
- Prepares evaluation summaries of the effectiveness of various environmental education programs.
- Keeps necessary records and files.
- May operate a motor vehicle for transporting passengers to various sites.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Education
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree with a major course of study in environmental education, forestry, horticulture, wildlife management or in a related natural science field.
Experience
Two (2) years of administrative experience involving the total planning of an environmental education center including programming, maintenance, and employee supervision.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
<b>KNOWLEDGE AND ABLITIES</b>
Knowledge of the principles and procedures involved in the field of environmental sciences and of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to environmental pollution.
Ability to conduct environmental impact studies, investigations, and inspections.
Ability to analyze and evaluate the data.
Ability to collect samples or perform tests in the field, and make evaluations and analysis.
Ability to provide assignments and instructions to staff and supervise their work performance.
Ability to prepare reports.
Ability to read and interpret laws, rules, and regulations and apply them to specific situations.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with co-workers and others involved in the work of the unit.
Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
A Master's degree in the environmental science, education, forestry, horticulture or wildlife management may be substituted for one (1) year of the above work experience.