WATER RESOURCES MANAGER RECHARGE and RECOVERY
WATER RESOURCES MANAGER RECHARGE and RECOVERY
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DEPT OF WATER RESOURCES
The mission of the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) is to safeguard the health safety and economic welfare of the public by protecting conserving and enhancing Arizonas water supplies in a bold thoughtful and innovative manner. Do you want to join our team ADWR is seeking a Water Resources Assistant Manager for the Recharge and Recovery Section.
Water Resources Manager
Water Planning Division/Recharge & Recovery Section
WWW.AZWATER
Hybrid: remote and 1110 W. Washington St. Suite #310
Phoenix AZ 85007
Salary:$75000 $95000
Grade: 27
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Please submit a cover letter describing your interest in the position and how you are suited to the role
The Recharge and Recovery Manager leads a team of professional staff with the responsibility to review process approve or deny applications and issue permits for the Underground Storage Savings and Replenishment (Recharge) Program and Recovery Well Permitting for the State of Arizona in accordance with State and Federal statutes and ADWR rules policies and procedures.
The manager reports directly to the Assistant Director of the Planning and Permitting Division. The sections work is complex fastpaced deadlinedriven and frequently sensitive in nature. The team works collaboratively to problem solve and meet objectives supporting challenging and learning from one another.
This position may offer the ability to work remotely within Arizona based upon the departments business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures.
The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility autonomy and trust. Across our many agencies boards and commissions many State employees participate in the States Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes in offices and in hoteling spaces. All work including remote work should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.
The manager is responsible for a variety of tasks including: hiring training and supervision of staff assigned to the Recharge and Recovery section; assigning and reviewing technical work; developing organizing and disseminating policies procedures and training materials; representation of the Department in meetings with clients; the issuance of permits for underground storage facilities groundwater savings facilities water storage and recovery wells; the issuance and transfers of long term storage credits and the maintenance of long term storage credit accounts; and frequent coordination with internal staff and external customers often involving complex or sensitive issues. The manager must interpret and apply statutory regulations rules and program policies. Guides staff in the analysis coordination and presentation of programmatic and policy recommendations to the Assistant Director for Planning & Permitting the Deputy Director and the Director of ADWR. Ensures public records requests and data requests for internal and external customers are completed accurately and promptly. The manager may represent the Department at meetings with other state federal and local agencies and stakeholders on issues involving recharge and recovery and may serve as the technical expert witness in hearings concerning recharge and recovery.
Additional tasks and activities will be assigned as needed.
Knowledge of:
- State and federal laws rules and regulations pertaining to water resources and management
- Arizona Revised Statutes governing the Underground Storage Savings and Replenishment Program
- Arizona Revised Statutes and Arizona Administrative Code governing recovery well permitting
- Long term storage credit accounting
- ADWR substantive policies and procedures for Recharge and Recovery
- Statewide water resource management issues
- Information sources and research methods and techniques utilized in water resources management
Skill in:
- Supervising managing and training professional level staff
- Effectively managing workload deadlines and priorities
- Clear wellorganized concise oral written and visual communication
- Tact and diplomacy
- Drafting reviewing and revising technical reports and correspondence
- Researching interpreting analyzing and evaluating regulatory legal and technical documents
- Compiling organizing analyzing and interpreting water resource management data; manipulating large datasets
- Applying a multidisciplinary approach to public issues resolve complex sensitive and/or visible water resource management issues
Ability to:
- Lead others and foster a culture of accountability inclusivity integrity and professionalism
- Multitask and manage simultaneous licensing time frames and deadlines prioritize workload
- Facilitate open exchange of ideas and foster open communication; encourage creative thinking and innovation
- Think strategically exercise sound judgment make wellinformed timely decisions; perceive impact and implications
- Examine policy issues with a longterm perspective; anticipate potential threats or opportunities
- Problem solve and collaborate with others to address challenges and improve processes
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders agency staff governmental officials the regulated community and the public
- Understand and effectively communicate complex statutes and Department rules policies and procedures orally and in writing
- Interpret and develop policies procedures and rules to facilitate program implementation
Experience required:
- Ten 10 years of professional level water resource management experience; OR
- Bachelors degree or higher in a related field and eight 8 years of professional level water resources management experience; OR
- Masters degree or higher in a related field and six 6 years of professional level water resources management experience; OR
- Doctorate in a related field and four 4 years of professional level water resource management experience.
- Two 2 years supervisory/management experience.
- Preference for water resources experience natural resources management experience data analysis experience and/or project management experience.
- Experience in a related field may be considered in lieu of specific water resource management experience.
This position requires possession of and ability to retain a current valid stateissued drivers license appropriate to the assignment.
If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business then the following requirements apply:Drivers License Requirements.
All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (EVerify).
The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
- Affordable medical dental life and shortterm disability insurance plans
- Topranked retirement and longterm disability plans
- Sick Leave
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Deferred compensation plan
- Credit union membership
- Wellness plans
- LinkedIn Learning membership
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Discounts
- Flexible work schedule
By providing the option of a fulltime or parttime remote work schedule employees enjoy improved work/life balance report higher job satisfaction and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.
For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona please visit our benefits page
Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Please note enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.The current contribution rate is 12.27.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact ADWR Human Resources Office atfor assistance. Persons with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language or an alternative format by contacting ADWR Human Resources.The Arizona State Government is an AA/EOE/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
