Director, External Affairs Office, DEP pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 28596
- Class code
- 28596
- Pay scale group
- ST 10
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- A3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, External Affairs Office, DEP is $89,996 to $136,842 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 28596.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 11/20/2025.
What the state says the job is
This is professional managerial work directing the operations of the External Affairs Office in the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The employee in this job directs professional staff engaged in a variety of activities involving community and stakeholder engagement, small business advocacy and compliance assistance, and environmental education. Work involves serving as the department’s primary liaison to external stakeholders whose interests are affected by DEP programs and initiatives; developing and implementing policies and outreach strategies related to stakeholder engagement, environmental education, and community revitalization; and leading cross-program projects and initiatives of department-wide significance.
Examples of the work
• Leads the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and strategies governing external communications and stakeholder engagement activities. • Directs the planning, development, and implementation of outreach, stakeholder engagement, and environmental education programs. • Oversees the work of the Community Engagement Office, the Small Business Ombudsman Office, and the Environmental Education and Information Center to ensure their activities support the department’s stakeholder engagement and education goals. • Oversees the evaluation of outreach and engagement activities to assess their impact on communities, businesses, and stakeholders.
Minimum qualifications
• Six years of professional experience in community outreach or in the development, promotion, or administration of environmental policies, including two years in a supervisory capacity, and a bachelor's degree; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes two years of professional supervisory experience in community outreach or in the development, promotion, or administration of environmental policies.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.