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Title:
Manager, Brownfields Redevelopment
https://njit.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/5364?c=njit

Department:
Center for Community Systems

Reports To:
Project Manager, Center for Community Systems

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary: 
The Manager, Brownfields Redevelopment will manage a staff of Brownfield Redevelopment Specialist who provide technical assistance, and guidance, create tools and resources, and conduct educational and engagement forums to help communities assess, cleanup, and redevelop former industrial and commercial properties (brownfields), transforming them into productive reuse.

Essential Functions: 
- Manages staff who provide one-on-one technical assistance to government entities, community organizations, and non-profits throughout the US.
- Management of staff includes hiring, firing, conducting performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and identifying and encouraging various training & development opportunities in collaboration with the Director.
- Coordinates the schedules of the Brownfields Redevelopment Specialists to ensure one-on-one technical assistance is being fairly distributed to every government level, community type, population type, and nonprofit across the Center’s designated geographical assistance region.
- Provides technical assistance to communities that contributes to a greater quality of life by improving health and safety; enhancing environmental quality; promoting use/reuse of existing infrastructure; promoting economic development; making better connections to jobs, education, and health care; creating and/or preserving open space; and creating more sustainable and resilient communities.
- Assists communities in: understanding basic brownfields redevelopment concepts; navigating the brownfields regulatory process; identifying funding sources; and understanding technical and scientific reports and data.
- Plans and conducts brownfield engagement and educational events (workshops, seminars, webinars, bootcamps, conference sessions).
- Coordinates with the Center’s staff responsible for scheduling brownfield engagement and educational events to determine the appropriate staff is assigned to participate in such events.
- Contributes content for websites, newsletters, and educational tools on brownfields and brownfields-related topics.
- Maintains a record of assistance activities for inclusion in required program progress reporting.

Prerequisite Qualifications: 
Education Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in environmental planning, environmental science, geology, environmental engineering, or other relevant discipline

Experience Requirements
- 4 to 7 years
- Technical Requirements
- Demonstrated knowledge of Federal and/or state brownfield programs
- Familiarity with the challenges affecting redevelopment and revitalization projects
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Possesses strong public speaking and relationship building skills.
- Possesses strong time management and organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Familiarity with identifying and utilizing available brownfield related data sources (i.e., NJDEP DataMiner)
- Ability to present technical information to the public in plain language
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent computer literacy, including Microsoft Office, and Adobe
- Experience in real estate and/or public health assessments a plus
- Interest in environmental justice and social equity in redevelopment
- Fluent in Spanish is a plus
- Applicants must have a valid driver’s license
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position

Bargaining Unit:
Non-Aligned

Range/Band:
12

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time

https://njit.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/5368?c=njit

Title:
Manager, Marketing and Engagement

Department:
Center for Community Systems

Reports To:
Director, Center for Community Systems

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary: 
Under the direction of the Director, Center for Community Systems, this position is responsible for promoting the Center for Community Systems and enhancing its visibility and reputation, developing relationships with partners and stakeholders, and planning and managing a comprehensive outreach and educational program that consists of dozens of events (webinars, workshops, summits, conferences) per year throughout the US that focus on brownfields redevelopment, environmental issues, and community revitalization.

Essential Functions: 
- Develops marketing, engagement, and communication strategies for the Center for Community Systems and its grant programs. Develops marketing materials promoting the Center’s engagement and educational events, as well as staff’s participation in such events.
- Develops and fosters relationships with government entities, professional associations, and private sector entities throughout the US to identify opportunities to conduct engagement and educational events.
- Coordinates with Environmental Services staff in support of cohesive Center approach to planning events and outreach.
- Helps plan dozens of events per year throughout the US.
- Manages the Event Coordinator. Oversees the logistical tasks associated with the conduct of engagement and educational events events conducted by the Center (workshops, bootcamps, webinars, etc.), including development of programs/agendas, speaker identification, speaker bios, venue identification, creation and distribution of marketing materials, and refreshments.
- Management of staff includes hiring, firing, conducting performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and identifying and encouraging various training & development opportunities, all in collaboration with the Director.
- Develops and maintains a schedule of events on a shared event master calendar outlining staff participation/responsibilities.
- Manages the Center’s communication activities including social media, newsletters, and eblasts.
- Assists the Executive Director and Directors in identifying grant funding opportunities and in preparing grant applications and proposals.

Prerequisite Qualifications: 
Education Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related field.

Experience Requirements
- 4 to 7 years
- Technical Requirements
- Experience in working in the environmental field (with a consulting firm or nonprofit).
- Experience in developing relationships with government entities and professional organizations is desired.
- Experience in the development of proposals and grant applications is desired
- Excellent computer literacy, including Microsoft Office Suite, and Adobe.
- Experience with popular online publishing and all social media platforms.
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and balance multiple projects over a long period.
- Ability to work independently or with a team.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position

Bargaining Unit:
Non-Aligned

Range/Band:
12

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time

NJIT Job Posting

Events Coordinator

https://njit.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/5282?c=njit

Title:
Events Coordinator

Department:
Center for Community Systems

Reports To:
Director, Center for Community Systems

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary: 
Under the direction of the Manager, Marketing, Engagement, and Communications, this position is responsible for conducting all the marketing and logistics activities for the Center for Community Systems’ engagement and educational events (webinars, workshops, conference panels, etc.)

Essential Functions: 
- Participates in internal meetings to plan the Center’s events, and participates in meetings with government staff, professional organizations, and other entities that are planning events in which the Centers’ staff will participate
- Secures venues for the in-person events; orders food/refreshments; arranges for A/V support and parking, and handles other logistical issues to ensure the events success
- Assists in the development of the event’s agendas, programs, and presentations
- Managers registration, as well as post event surveys and other follow-up activities
- Assists with identifying event speakers and obtaining speaker bios and headshots; coordinates with event speakers to obtain their presentation slides; assembles all speaker presentation slides into one master presentation
- Creates marketing materials promoting the Center’s engagement and educational events, as well as staff’s participation in such events
- Provides technical support for webinars
- Develops and maintains contact databases
- Perform other duties as assigned

Prerequisite Qualifications: 
Education Requirement's
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, or a related field.

Experience Requirements:
- 3 to 5 years

Technical Requirements:
- Experience in event planning
- Excellent computer literacy, including Microsoft Office Suite, and Adobe
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and balance multiple projects over a long period.
- Ability to work independently and with a team
- Must have a valid driver’s license
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position

Bargaining Unit:
PSA

Range/Band:
18

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time

NJIT Job Posting:

Brownfields Redevelopment Specialist

https://njit.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/5281?c=njit

Title:
Brownfields Redevelopment Specialist

Department:
Center for Community Systems

Reports To:
Manager, Brownfields Redevelopment

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary: 
The Brownfields Redevelopment Specialist will provide technical assistance and guidance, create tools and resources, and conduct educational and engagement forums to help communities assess, cleanup, and redevelop former industrial and commercial properties (brownfields), transforming them into productive reuse. The technical assistance provided to communities will contribute to a greater quality of life by improving health and safety; enhancing environmental quality; promoting use/reuse of existing infrastructure; promoting economic development; making better connections to jobs, education, and health care; creating and/or preserving open space; and creating more sustainable and resilient communities

Essential Functions: 
- Provides one-on-one technical assistance to government entities, community organizations, and non-profits throughout the US to strategize how to address their specific brownfield challenges
- Assists communities in: understanding basic brownfields redevelopment concepts; navigating the brownfields regulatory process; identifying funding sources; and understanding technical and scientific reports and data
- Provides funding application critiques and guidance
- Plans and conducts brownfield engagement and educational events (workshops, seminars, webinars, bootcamps, conference sessions)
- Identifies communities in need of brownfields redevelopment assistance services
- Provides ideas and content for websites, newsletters, and educational tools on brownfields and brownfields-related topics (such as equitable development, environmental justice, climate change impacts, community resilience, etc.)
- Maintains a record of assistance activities for inclusion in required program progress reporting
- Works collaborative with other staff to develop and implement strategies on effective ways to provide technical assistance and conduct community engagement activities
- Preforms other duties as requested

Prerequisite Qualifications: 
Education Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in environmental planning, environmental science, geology, environmental engineering, or other relevant discipline

 Experience Requirements
-1 to 3 years

 Technical Requirements
- Knowledge of Federal and/or state brownfield programs
- Familiarity with the challenges affecting redevelopment and revitalization projects
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Possesses strong public speaking and relationship building skills
- Possesses strong time management and organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines
- Familiarity with idenfying and utilizing available brownfield related data sources (i.e., NJDEP DataMiner)
- Ability to present technical information to the public in plain language
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent computer literacy, including Microsoft Office, and Adobe.
- Fluent in Spanish is a plus
- Experience in real estate and/or public health assessments a plus
- Interest in environmental justice and social equity in redevelopment
- Applicants must have a valid driver’s license.
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position

Bargaining Unit:
PSA

Range/Band:
21

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time

NJIT Job Posting

Environmental Sustainability Planner: https://njit.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/5280?c=njit

Title:
Environmental Sustainability Planner

Department:
Center for Community Systems

Reports To:
Director, Center for Community Systems

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary: 
Under the direction of the Director, Center for Community for Systems, the Environmental Sustainability Planner will serve as the Center’s subject matter expert on climate resiliency and sustainability, and will participate in studies, projects, technical assistance programs, and educational forums.

Essential Functions: 
- Participates in studies, projects, and technical assistance programs related to community revitalization, community resilience, and brownfields redevelopment.
- Provides technical knowledge, guidance, data, support, and advice in the area of environmental sustainability, resiliency, energy efficiency, community revitalization, and climate change policies and initiatives.
- Develops strategies to promote the incorporation of sustainable practices relating to brownfields redevelopment.
- Identifies and provides technical assistance to communities that are developing resilience plans and projects.
- Develops and conducts educational forums designed to promote the incorporation of sustainable, resilient, and equitable development practices into brownfields redevelopment and community revitalization.
- Develops concepts for sustainability and resiliency tools including infographics, short videos, learning modules, and pamphlets.
- Collaborates with the Center’s team members to incorporate sustainable and resilient practices elements into planned educational forums.
- Identifies brownfield communities facing climate change challenges and promotes sustainable practices via the Center’s collaborative technical assistance efforts.

Prerequisite Qualifications: 
Education Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in environmental planning, urban planning, sustainability, or related field.
Experience Requirements
- 3 to 5 years
Technical Requirements
- Knowledge of federal, state, and regional environmental sustainability policies, practices and resources and their application to redevelopment projects.
- Experience in the environmental consulting field, working for a government environmental or community development department, or a nonprofit focused on environmental issues or community development.
- Possesses strong public speaking and relationship building skills.
- Possesses strong time management and organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Can work independently as well as collaborate with a team.
- Excellent computer literacy, including Microsoft Office, and Adobe.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Bargaining Unit:
PSA

Range/Band:
21

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time

On May 11, 2023, NJSWEP held the NJDEP Regulatory Update event in-person at the Department of Environmental Protection Headquarters in Trenton. As in years past, the Brownfields Coalition of the Northeast (BCONE) co-hosted the event.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) implements environmental regulations and policies for the State, which frequently evolve as priorities change. This one-day workshop allowed for our members to be updated on the NJDEP’s priorities and plans. In addition, presentations included information on the status of existing programs, updates, stakeholder engagement and proposed legislative changes that are key for successful implementation. NJDEP Assistant Commissioners and their designees from programs including Environmental Justice, Climate Resilience, Environmental Management, Water Resources, Site Remediation, Compliance and Enforcement, and Sustainability and Green Energy presented on current and emerging topics. Our members had the opportunity to ask questions directly to NJDEP staff and network with colleagues. A copy of the slide deck was emailed to all registrants.

Our members represent a diverse group of environmental professionals, and it is vital for us to keep them connected to the regulators and policy makers. NJSWEP and BCONE would like to thank all the presenters and organizers for their time and continued service to our great State!

Over 50 women and men jumped on-line on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 from 4:00 - 5:30pm to hear an informative panel on Women Environmental Business Owners.  The informal panel was moderated by Gina Daniel of Ramboll (and NJSWEP)  and included panelists from the environmental consulting world:   Lawra J. Dodge, Excel Environmental Resources, Inc.; Laura Brinkerhoff, WHB (and former owner of Brinkerhoff Environmental Services); and Maria Coler, Hydrotechnology Consultants, Inc. (and member of BCONE’s Board); from the legal world: Helen Mauch and Karen Mintzer, Mintzer Mauch PLLC (and committee chairs for the NYCBP Redevelopment Roundtable series); and the drilling world: Christine Lamprecht, Land, Air, Water Environmental Services, Inc.

These women business owners, all from the greater NY Metro area, shared their insights on their previous experiences and why they decided to go out on their own; what the W/MBE certification does for their business prospects; what it is like to be the boss; and the decision-making process about when it is time to sell, why, and how. The interaction among the panelists is always informative, as is the interaction with the attendees and the panelists, and among the attendees in the chat.  Attendees receive book recommendations (The Confidence Code); advice on going into specialized services that are in high demand, such as ecological risk assessment; great quotes to ponder now and in the future such as “If you aren’t failing, you aren’t trying new things;”  the importance of a business plan and when to consider hiring a business coach; and more.  There was a terrific discussion of whether large firms or small firms are better training grounds for professionals who want to go out on their own.

by Lina Rivetti, NJDEP Part-Time Employee

How did you spend your afternoon on Tuesday, March 29, 2022? Were you one of over 60 women environmental professionals and a handful of male allies who joined us virtually for the inaugural “Women in Environmental Professions” Event put on collaboratively by the NYC Brownfield Partnership (NYCBP), the NJ Chapter of the Society of Women Environmental Professionals (NJSWEP), the NJ Licensed Site Remediation Professionals Association (LSRPA), and the Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast (BCONE)? Eighty-eight percent of attendees were members of at least one of the sponsoring organizations, and members of the audience joined us enthusiastically for an interactive and uplifting session. 

This program was a success because of its moderator and wonderful speakers. Lina Rivetti, a student at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and recipient of an NJSWEP scholarship was masterful as a moderator. Superstar panelists Schenine Mitchell of USEPA Region 2; Ezgi Karayel, owner of vEKtor Consultants and President of the NYCBP; Candace Baker of Langan Engineers and VP of the LSRPA; and Linda Shaw, Esq., owner of Knauf Shaw and President of the Environmental Section of the NYS Bar discussed inherent qualities of all strong leaders, self-advocacy as women in the workforce, shifting career trajectories, obtaining a work-life balance, differences between the public and private sector, the importance of mentorship and marketing, as well as inspirational advice for current and future women aspiring to achieve more prominent roles in the environmental industry.

A few quotes from the speakers that really resonated with the audience include:

• “You are more valuable than you think;”
• “When it is meant to be yours, it will be yours,“ along with “ask for what you want” and “show up, but also speak up;” and
• “Powerful women empower women!”

We weren’t aware that this would be the “inaugural event” until it was clear that the 90-minute session was so energizing and informative that all attendees asked for it to be a quarterly event! High praise. Some of the topics we look to explore further while keeping up the conversation in upcoming virtual gatherings are:

1. How to handle inappropriate behavior or harassment on job sites. 
2. What can we do as a group to specifically encourage and recruit more girls/women of color to join environmental professions?
3. How to effectively and respectfully set boundaries

For the 88% of attendees who are members of at least one of the sponsoring organizations, look for eblasts and web posting for the date, time, and registration information for the next session. Please encourage others to join the conversation.

Many thanks to event sponsors Athenica Environmental Services; vEKtor Consultants; Knauf Shaw; HydroTech Environmental; Liberty Environmental, Inc; and Gallagher Bassett Technical Services. They were joined by the highest level sponsors of both the NYCBP and BCONE. 

Long-time collaborators -- AEG-NYP, AHMP-NJ, BCONE, LSRPA and NJSWEP -- were back together at the summer networking event, watching the Trenton Thunder vs. Syracuse Mets game of July 22, 2021, and catching up after 16 months of all virtual meetings and networking events. Seventy-five people from the NJ-NY-PA region, and from all sectors of the remediation and redevelopment worlds were there, spending a perfect summer night enjoying baseball, beverages, fireworks and festivity. 

Thanks to the event sponsors: AWT, Mount Group, and SGS. Thanks also to the raffle sponsor, Hill Environmental/SET. The winner of the random drawing, John Iannotti, with the full agreement of sponsor Greg Hill, donated the cash prize to fund scholarships for the next generation of remediation professionals. 

NJSWEP is proud to share this statement of NJDEP Commissioner Shawn LaTourette in support of our “Everyone is Awesome: NJSWEP Celebrates Pride!” Event which took place on June 24, 2021.

NJSWEP appreciates the Commissioner’s support and we’d like to thank our panelists who took the time to share their personal experiences with our members and event participants. 

To read the Commissioner's full statement click here.