Executive Lead - Water Resources & Engineering

American Meteorological Society; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 310,000 - 423,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CalPERS retirement

401(k) with employer match up to 4.5%

Comprehensive medical/dental/vision

Job summary

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California seeks an Assistant General Manager of Engineering and Technical Resources to provide executive leadership across Water Resource Management, Engineering, Sustainability, Resilience, and Innovation. You will shape enterprise-wide priorities and oversee a diverse, multidisciplinary team to sustain reliability for 19 million people.

The role requires a deep understanding of California water issues, strong management skills, and experience guiding

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field. An advanced degree may substitute for two of the required ten years of experience.
• At least 10 years of increasingly responsible experience in the public sector, water industry, public utility, or related field, including six years managing and supervising professional and technical staff in a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Executive Leadership & Strategic Integration: Establish priorities across interconnected functions and advise the General Manager and executive team on enterprise-wide decisions.
• Organizational & People Leadership: Lead senior managers, establish accountability, develop talent, and prepare the organization for evolving needs and succession.
• Water Resources Strategy & Reliability: Lead long-term water resource planning and strategies addressing changing hydrologic, regulatory, environmental, and operational conditions.
• Engineering & Infrastructure: Provide strategic oversight of Metropolitan’s Capital Improvement Program and ensure infrastructure investments support reliability, asset management, and organizational priorities.
• Sustainability, Resilience & Climate Adaptation: Integrate sustainability, resilience, and climate adaptation into water resources, infrastructure, and technical planning.
• Bay-Delta Initiatives: Oversee initiatives affecting the reliability and sustainability of State Water Project supplies.
• Financial & Program Stewardship: Oversee operating and capital budgets while ensuring regulatory compliance, fiscal responsibility, and effective program execution.
• External Representation & Partnerships: Represent Metropolitan with member agencies, regulators, industry organizations, elected officials, and other stakeholders.

Skills

Water leadership

Public sector experience

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Advanced degree may substitute for two of ten years of experience

Job description

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California seeks an Assistant General Manager of Engineering and Technical Resources to provide executive leadership across Water Resource Management, Engineering, Sustainability, Resilience, and Innovation. You will shape enterprise-wide priorities and oversee a diverse, multidisciplinary team to sustain reliability for 19 million people.

The role requires a deep understanding of California water issues, strong management skills, and experience guiding