Baltimore County Natural Resource Specialist II – Watershed Restoration

Genesis Distribution; Towson (MD); Hybrid; USD 61,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Baltimore County seeks a Natural Resource Specialist II – Watershed Restoration to manage and deliver watershed restoration projects within the Watershed Restoration Section. The role focuses on stream restoration and water quality improvements under the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability in Towson, MD.

Responsibilities include leading project management, coordinating with consultants and agencies, overseeing funding and grants, and performing field assessments and

Responsibilities

• Implements water quality and watershed improvement projects, such as stream restoration using approaches such as adaptive natural channel design and floodplain reconnection, to achieve pollutant reduction and ecological restoration.
• Assists with resource assessment, prioritization, funding, design, technical review, permitting, construction and post construction monitoring of environmental capital projects.
• Serves as lead project manager working collaboratively with professional design consultants, contractors, Federal and State Agencies, other professional staff and citizens of Baltimore County.
• Oversees project funding and assists with grant management and Capital Budget programming.
• Assists in the preparation of technical studies and reports on environmental problems.
• Performs field assessments of existing and potential stream restoration projects.
• Provides technical assistance to property owners requesting assistance with stream bank erosion.
• Represents the department before community groups and serves as the department’s representative on intra-county, community, or other committees.
• Assists other professionals in technical studies, research and preparation ofreports.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Job description

Baltimore County Natural Resource Specialist II – Watershed Restoration

Natural Resource Specialist II – Watershed Restoration

SALARY

$60,729.00 – $69,269.00 Annually

LOCATION

Towson, MD

JOB TYPE

MERIT

JOB NUMBER

04.318 04-26

DEPARTMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY

OPENING DATE

04/10/2026

CLOSING DATE

Pay Schedule I, Grade 30, Regular Schedule: 35 hours per weekA vacancy exists in the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability, Watershed Restoration Section.

A list of eligible applicants will be established based on the examination as outlined below.

Current and future vacancies occurring within this class may be filled from the list of eligible applicants.

All interestedtransferandpromotionalcandidates must apply at this time.

List allpromotionsand changes in job duties due toreclassificationas separate work experience on your application. Applicants must include the dates of the promotions and reclassifications.

Note: Failure to complete all fields of the “Work Experience” section of the application will result in your application not being considered. A resume will not be considered in determining your qualifications for a position. Applicants selected for an interview may provide a resume at that time.

You MUST attach your transcript(s) and/or certification(s) / license(s) to your application.
Failure to submit proof ofLicenses, Certifications and Educationwill result in your application not being considered.

Examples of Duties

Definition ofResponsibility

Under general supervision, this position serves as a professional project manager within the Watershed Restoration Section’s Stream Restoration Program in the Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability.
Essential Functions

• Implements water quality and watershed improvement projects, such as stream restoration using approaches such as adaptive natural channel design and floodplain reconnection, to achieve pollutant reduction and ecological restoration.
• Assists with resource assessment, prioritization, funding, design, technical review, permitting, construction and post construction monitoring of environmental capital projects.
• Serves as lead project manager working collaboratively with professional design consultants, contractors, Federal and State Agencies, other professional staff and citizens of Baltimore County.
• Oversees project funding and assists with grant management and Capital Budget programming.
• Assists in the preparation of technical studies and reports on environmental problems.
• Performs field assessments of existing and potential stream restoration projects.
• Provides technical assistance to property owners requesting assistance with stream bank erosion.

Examples of Other Duties

• Represents the department before community groups and serves as the department’s representative on intra-county, community, or other committees.
• Assists other professionals in technical studies, research and preparation ofreports.
• Performs other related duties as required.

(NOTE: The duties and responsibilities listed above are for the purpose of determining a common set of minimum qualifications for all positions in this class. They may not include all of the essential job functions of each position in the class. Each position may not be required to perform all of the essential job functions listed

Qualifications

Pay Schedule I