State Water Projects Bureau Chief/50200

OUR MISSION: To help ensure that Montana's land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations. http://www.dnrc.mt.gov/

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION: The Division carries out its duties for the purpose of promoting the general welfare and prosperity of the people of Montana. Sound coordination of the development and utilization of the state’s waters allows the Division to protect existing uses and to promote adequate future supplies for domestic, industrial, agricultural, recreation, the conservation of water for wildlife, aquatic life and other beneficial uses.

The DNRC believes employees are their most important asset. The DNRC empowers employees to exercise professional judgment in carrying out their duties. Employees are provided with the training and tools necessary to achieve the mission. Both team effort and individual employee expertise are supported and sustained.

BENEFITS: Benefits for eligible state employees include a credit union, a deferred compensation program, public employee's retirement program, 15 working days annual leave per year, 12 days sick leave per year, paid holidays, and up to 15 days military leave with full pay.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS: The DNRC may include the following factors in determining whether an applicant meets the qualifications of a position vacancy by: State of MT application form, cover letter, current resume, educational requirements, structured interview, a performance test, job-related reference checks, job-related work experience, job-related current and past performance.

SPECIAL INFORMATION: Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States. A valid driver's license is required with less than 12 conviction points in the most recent completed 36 months. Travel and field work is required.

APPLICATION MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: A current resume and cover letter along with three references. Please address the following in your cover letter:

Describe your education and work experience in engineering and natural resource management as it relates to the operation, maintenance, management and rehabilitation of dams, canals and hydropower.

Describe your knowledge of, and experience in, personnel management and government fiscal management.

Describe why you would be like to the next DNRC-State Water Projects Bureau Chief.

HELPFUL HINT: You must check the "relevant document" box to ensure your attachments are uploading correctly to the specific application.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES: The State Water Projects Bureau Chief administers the operation, maintenance, management, and rehabilitation of state-owned water projects including 22 dams, approximately 250 miles of irrigation canals, and one hydropower facility. Twenty-one of the dams are classified as High Hazard. This infrastructure supports 18 separate Water Users Associations, which operate under Water Marketing Agreements that are managed by the State Water Projects Bureau. Approximately 310,000 acre-feet of water, primarily for agricultural uses, is marketed to these Associations.

- Program Management: This position performs the management and supervisory engineering work necessary to plan, organize, and direct the activities of the Project Management Section, the Project Rehabilitation Section and the Hydropower Section which comprise the Bureau;

- Project Management Section includes management of water marketing and purchase contracts with associations; provide owners oversight of operation and maintenance on canals; administration of project lands to include property line disputes and the management of leases; ensure project repairs and rehabilitation efforts are properly conducted on canal systems; defend and support water rights tied to the Projects; and assist with the transfer of projects as needed. (4 FTE);

- Project Rehabilitation Section is responsible for the repair, rehabilitation, inspection and maintenance of state owned water projects, including conducting all annual and operating permit inspections. (8 FTE);

- Hydropower Section includes responsibility for all aspects of ownership, operation and maintenance of the Broadwater Hydroelectric facility as well as the development of any new hydropower facilities on state water projects. (4FTE);

- Personnel Management: Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the statewide, federal and departmental policies and applicable laws in accordance with state and department personnel policies and procedures. Responsibilities include overseeing, interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Directly manages the Section Supervisors for the Project Management Section, Project Rehabilitation Section and Hydropower Section;

- Fiscal Management: Develops operational budgets for each program that includes state, federal and other funds to facilitate accomplishment of each programs requirements.

Additional responsibilities include when delegated, serving as primary spokesperson for the State Water Projects Bureau with the legislature, contractors, members of the public, affected industry representatives and special interest organizations.



Qualifications:


QUALIFICATIONS: The incumbent must have working knowledge of natural resources assessment and analysis and management; personnel and program management concepts and practices; and federal and state government grant procurement, management and reporting requirements and procedures.

The incumbent must have proven skills and abilities in leadership, personnel management and program management; negotiation; meeting facilitation; problem solving, team work and achieving consensus in groups with divergent interests; effectively dealing with controversial issues; directing multi-disciplinary and multi-organizational teams of employees in a variety of activities; communication; complex decision-making; staff supervision; and the ability to work with mathematical, statistical and engineering concepts and data.

Working knowledge of government organization, operation and functions, including the legislative process, budgeting and fiscal management practices; and the State Accounting, Budgeting and Human Resources System (SABHRS) is preferred.

The incumbent must have effective writing and oral communication skills. The Bureau Chief position involves a variety of technical and nontechnical issues and communicates to a wide variety of technical and nontechnical audiences that include water users, land owners, engineers, county commissioners, planners, legislators, congressional staff, contractors, and others.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: The knowledge, skills and abilities required for this position are typically acquired through a bachelors degree in engineering and ten years job related experience showing progressive growth and responsibilities. A licensed professional engineer is required. Experience in natural resource management, preferably water resource management is desirable. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered and weighed on their individual merits.



Eligible Training Assignment:

82,804.00