Water Resources Deputy Director

Responsibilities

• Manages flood management, water conservation, county storm water program, groundwater management programs and ensures that services are provided in accordance with federal and state laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations.
• Manages Lakebed management, watershed management, and clear lake programs and ensures that services are provided in accordance with federal and state laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations.
• Advises and otherwise provides assistance to the Water Resources Director, the Board of Supervisors, and the District Board of Directors, and other management concerning groundwater management or watershed management.
• Serves advocacy and coordinating role in Lake County water resource related issues, including monitoring legislation and describing potential impacts with recommendations to the Board of Supervisors of an appropriate position or response.
• Conducts or directs the conduct of studies, the preparation and presentation of reports regarding flood management, water conservation, water quality, lakebed management, watershed management activities in the County of Lake.
• Presents or coordinates the presentation of the results and findings of such studies to the Board of Supervisors/Directors and to the public and recommends appropriate policies and ordinances to the Board of Supervisors based on such studies.
• Establishes policies and procedures for flood management, water conservation, water quality, county storm water program, lakebed management, clear lake management, watershed management, and water conservation programs and ensures that policies are administered equitably.
• Prepares and administers the budget for the Watershed Protection District and Lakebed Trust.
• Prepares, recommends to the Board of Supervisors/Directors, and administers contracts and operating agreements with other agencies, entities, and individuals on behalf of the district and the county.
• Selects and/or assists in the selection of department employees.
• Plans and organizes work; develops and establishes work methods and standards.
• Counsels and trains employees; reviews and evaluates employee performance; executes disciplinary action.
• Prepares and submits grant applications as appropriate to secure grant funding for flood management, County storm water program, water conservation, groundwater management, watershed management, clear lake management programs, and routine operations; ensures that funds are allocated and expended as stipulated by the grant.
• Prepares periodic reports in application of expense reimbursement.
• Researches, develops, and analyzes issues related to the water resources of Lake County.
• Represents the district and county in relations with the community, and advisory committees; other county departments; local, state, and federal agencies; legislative bodies and professional organizations.
• Develops comprehensive plans to satisfy anticipated future needs for district and related county services that would involve assessment of county flood management and water conservation needs, watershed management, county storm water program, and clear lake management needs and community and commercial water usage needs.
• Directs and participates in the engineering design, construction, or repair of flood control systems, facilities, and equipment.
• Directs and participates in the program planning for all division activities.
• Identifies and develops additional funding sources for department programs.
• Travel to various off-site locations to collect samples, oversee sampling efforts, and evaluate watershed improvements, water conservation initiatives, and ecosystem health.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in environmental engineering, ecology, hydrology, hydraulics, public administration, water resources, or a related field.
• Three (3) years of experience in project management and/or administration and at least three (3) years of experience in a supervisory or management capacity (this may be, but is not required to be, inclusive of the three (3) years.)
• Eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in project management and/or project administration and at least three (3) years of experience in a supervisory or management capacity (this may be, but is not required to be, inclusive of the eight (8) years.)