Environmental Program Director

JOB TITLE:  Environmental Program Director              Job Code: 17-3025
DEPARTMENT: Environment                                                     Work Schedule:  Full-Time
REPORTS TO:  Executive Director                                              Supervisory: Yes
FLSA CLASSIFICATION:  Grant Funded
Federal Testing: Yes                                                                       Open: October 2026
Safety Sensitive: Yes                                                                      Close: Until Filled
WORKERS COMPENSATION CLASS CODE: 17-3025         PAY GRADE: DOE

SUMMARY OR PURPOSE:

The Environment Program Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, financial responsibility, and ensuring the quality control of different direct, indirect services related to daily environment and or business opportunity management and operation.  The primary function is to manage and control water, air and land resources, associated natural and environmental protection, and conservation of culturally relevant and ecologically sound utilization and management that are important to the subsistence, sustenance, cultural enrichment and economic opportunity technical/scientific/support services to the tribal members to the extent feasible.

The planning and undertaking of environmental activities will have substantial and meaningful involvement from federal, state, and municipal/local/City governments with shared responsibility under existing treaties, statutes, judicial decree’s and other legal instruments.

The Environment Program Manager will enter into a Tribal Environmental Agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency.  This joint agreement will ensure the protection of Inupiat public health, natural resources and environment, determine the specific environmental priorities for the Native Village of Barrow, to build Tribal environmental capacity so that the tribe will be able to develop and implement an ongoing environmental programs, provide support for the development and implementation of ordinances/regulatory processes which will strengthen the ability of the tribe to protect its cultural, religious, natural and spiritual resources as it protects its environment, and improvement of other cultural, social, and economic common bonds that perpetuate the Inupiat self-sufficiency and self-determination in their environment surroundings.  This joint agreement will ensure the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will uphold its federal trust responsibility to the Tribe.

The Environment Program Manager will include work with the Federal/State Fish and Wildlife involving the co-management of resource upon which the exercise of hunting, fishing and gathering rights depend.  He/she will ensure the continuation of the service area’s traditional subsistence activities and take an active role in advocating for Native subsistence rights.  He/she will be responsible for management and supervision of all functions associated with the conservation, development, and utilization in the protection of hunting, fishing, and gathering rights of the tribal members.  In essence, he/she will develop and implement ordinances/agreements to safeguard and ensure the protection of wildlife within its service area.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To develop and implement a joint agreement/Memorandum of Understanding/Memorandum of Understanding in the protection of Inupiat health, natural resources and environment between Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Land Management and the Native Village of Barrow or any other federal agency and or oil industry activities. To work with Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation in relation to the Memorandum of Agreement in issuing permits and control of non-natives hunting on Native Village of Barrow boundaries.
• To provide a method for safe subsistence hunting through education, information, and pamphlets
• The Environmental Program Manager will assure that Native Village of Barrow’s ecosystem and environment is not polluted and disturbed through its own program and other constructive working relationships with resource management jurisdictions and authorities.
• The Environmental Program Manager will attend the Annual Provider’s Conference, Native American Land Environmental Mitigation Programs (NALEMP) meetings or other meeting from Department of Defense in relations to environment remediation programs which will provide him/her information on the new rules and regulations regarding environmental management issues and legislators.  He/she will attend pertinent EPA or other type of training workshops if available to advance knowledge.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

1. Knowledge of administration, management and accounting of P.L. 93-638 grants and contracts, and appropriate compliance reporting.
2. Knowledge of environmental and EPA management issues and legislation’s, CFR Rules and Regulations, basic Indian Law, ANCSA provisions, and extensive knowledge on environmental/wildlife management rules and regulations.
3. Knowledge of activities relating to non-renewable resources such as oil and gas exploration, development and production.
   Knowledge of activities related to renewable resources upon which the exercise of fish, hunting and gathering rights depend on.
4. Able to prepare and negotiate grants and contracts, develop new programs, business activities implement them, monitor their progress and evaluate their success.
5. Able to plan, direct, and coordinate the work of subordinates.
6. Able to take directions and work independently.
7. Able to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
8. Knowledgeable with general office machines and computer literate.
9. Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor degree preferred in one of these fields: Natural Resources, Biological Science, or an allied field; OR
• High School diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Inupiat speaking preferred.

As a federally recognized sovereign Tribe and authorized P.L. 93-638 Compactor, Native Village of Barrow gives preference for training and employment to qualified candidates who are Alaskan Natives and/or American Indian.

Native Village of Barrow is an alcohol and drug free workplace.

 The Job Description reflects Native Village of Barrow’s best effort to describe the essential functions and qualifications of the job described. This document is not intended to exclude an opportunity for medications consistent with providing reasonable accommodations. This is not intended to be a contract. Your signature requires that you read this Job Description and understand the essential functions and essential qualifications of the job.