About this role
Requisition No: 885029
Agency: Environmental Protection
Working Title: ASST. DIR OF DISTRICT MGT- DEP (SE DIST) - 37010948
Pay Plan: SES
Position Number: 37010948
Salary: 114,515.52
Posting Closing Date: 10/12/2026
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ASSISTANT DISTRICT DIRECTOR
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
** INTERNAL AGENCY ONLY **
This position is located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Position Overview and Respobsibilities:
This is a high-level administrative and managerial position reporting to the Director of District Management with primary responsibility for implementing the compliance assurance program in the Southeast District for the Air, Waste and Water areas. Incumbent is also responsible for overseeing the District’s Marathon Branch office.
The Assistant District Director (ADD) will assist in effectively managing the staffing and equipment needs within the district’s budgetary resources. The ADD will assist in the identification of future leaders and experts within the Department and effectively assist in mentoring these individuals. This position is considered to have regulatory duties, directly supervising Environmental Administrators and Environmental Managers staff. Annual performance appraisals of direct reports will be conducted at a minimum on a yearly basis. Responsible for attendance and leave of subordinates. The ADD will also assist in all other personnel matters within the District Office. Serves as the district office’s liaison for any matters regarding inspections, compliance, or enforcement, regardless of media type.
This position is responsible for maintaining effective internal communications with each of the regulatory divisions in Tallahassee and other districts as a means of ensuring state-wide consistency. As ADD shall ensure that subordinates keep with the agency’s mission, standards, values, and expectations for fairness, cooperation, respect, commitment, excellence, honesty, and teamwork. This position will help ensure that an effective training program is in place to support cross-media inspections. This position will ensure that an effective compliance outreach program is in place to further the Department’s compliance assistance efforts.
Attends public meetings and provides technical assistance to consultants, government agencies and members of the public.
In the Directors absence, the ADD is expected to oversee all facets of the district office.
Inspections
The ADD is responsible for supervising inspectors across all district office regulated media – air, waste, water, State 404 and submerged lands and environmental resources. In this capacity, the ADD shall be responsible for ensuring the consistency of inspection programs across all district office regulated media and ensuring that all applicable levels of service are met for each program.
Compliance and Enforcement
The ADD is responsible for matters related to compliance and enforcement across all district office regulated media, including ensuring cross-media consistency of all potential enforcement actions. The position is responsible for implementing and managing compliance assistant actions, aimed at improving the compliance rates of targeted industries and businesses.
Perform other duties, as assigned.
The incumbent of this position has been identified as emergency Mission Essential Personnel in accordance with Directive 971 and, in that capacity, may be required, on short notice, to perform duties and travel in support of emergency efforts. All leave approved is subject to recall in the occurrence of a major event. Leave should be coordinated with backup/cross-trained staff and
approved by management to ensure that DEP essential functions can be performed, if required. This position may be placed on-call to remain available to perform essential duties.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
- Ability to motivate staff in a changing work environment.
- Ability to understand and apply rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Ability to deal with the public in a courteous and tactful manner.
- Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn and apply concepts, terminology, principles, and analytical techniques of science/engineering.
- Knowledge or ability to quickly learn and apply concepts of engineering design, construction, production and/or operations.
- Skilled in using metrics in analyzing productivity and setting appropriate work targets.
- Ability to analyze and interpret data.
- Ability to perform technical inspections.
- Ability to solve problems.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
- Ability to work outside of normal business hours and out of town for multiday meetings on occasion.
- Skill in managing controversial issues in disparate environments.
- Skill in defending Agency positions in public forums and in court.
- Skill in working within a team environment.
Knowledge, skills, and abilities (Preferred):
- Ability to collect scientific or technical data.
- Ability to perform field inspections.
- Ability to climb ladders and stairs.
- Ability to walk on slopes such as those located on solid waste landfills
Minimum Qualifications:
- Valid Driver License
- Ability to travel, overnight if required
Position of Special Trust Requirement:
This position is designated as a Position of Special Trust in accordance with DEP Directive 422, Positions of Special Trust or Responsibility. Successful completion of background screening will be required for this position.
Pay:
$114,515.52
Our Organization and Mission:
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the state’s leading agency for environmental management and stewardship - protecting our air, water and land. The vision of DEP is to advance Florida’s position as a world leader in protecting natural resources while growing the state’s economy. DEP encourages its leaders to constantly innovate and seek efficiencies. We believe in supporting and encouraging you as you take on important and often complex projects while offering you the opportunity to gain valuable experience quickly.
Where You Will Work:
This position is located in West Palm Beach. West Palm Beach is Palm Beach County’s capital city and it’s cultural center. Its active downtown stretches from a scenic pier on the Lake Worth Lagoon to a waterfront Great Lawn, which hosts a weekly green market, outdoor concerts and this season a 35-foot sandcastle.
Dozens of local beaches provide easy access to both the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway. Several State Parks as well as National Parks are in the immediate area as well.
The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
- Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
- Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year.
- State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com (http://www.myfrs.com));
- Tuition waivers.
- Total Compensation Estimator Tool (https://compcalculator.myflorida.com/)
- And more!
For a complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com
To learn more about the DEP Southeast District office, please access the following link: https://floridadep.gov/southeast
Special Notes:
DEP is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience, and transferable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following email addresses:
An individual with a disability is qualified if he or she satisfies the skills, experience, and other job-related requirements for a position and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the DEP Human Resources (HR) Office at (850) 245-2511. DEP requests applicants notify HR in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.