Natural Resource Supervisor (Stream Restoration)
Baltimore County
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Job summary
Baltimore County Government is seeking a Senior Supervisor (Watershed Restoration) to lead the Watershed Restoration section within the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability. The role oversees complex restoration projects, mentors professional staff, and liaises with County administration and external partners to advance water quality goals.
Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s degree in environmental science or related field, with at least six years of professional experience
Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in a physical, biological, or environmental science, geography, planning, or a related field
- Six years' professional experience in a planning, science, or related field, one year of supervisory capacity.
- Education beyond a bachelor's degree in one of the listed areas may be substituted on a year-for-year basis up to four years for the required non-supervisory experience.
- Advanced knowledge of watershed science, hydrology, and water resources is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Oversee professional environmental planning, restoration, and resource management work.
- Lead the Stream Restoration team and coordinate capital waterway projects and restoration programs.
- Provide senior management for project watershed assessments, funding, design, construction, and monitoring.
- Serve as liaison with County administration, state/federal agencies, and stakeholders.
Skills
Education
Job description
A vacancy exists in the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability.
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 interested transfer and promotional candidates must apply at this time.
List all promotions and changes in job duties due to reclassification as 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 of Licenses, Certifications and Education will result in your application not being considered.
Under general supervision, supervises professional environmental planning, restoration, and resource management work.
- Position will serve as one of four supervisors within the Watershed Restoration section overseeing implementation of the County’s Capital Waterway and Chesapeake Bay water quality and ecosystem improvement programs. The position is one of two Supervisors on the Stream Restoration team.
- Serves as the lead restoration specialist responsible for developing and implementing approaches and techniques for adaptive natural channel, floodplain, and ecosystem restoration along with integrated stormwater runoff measures.
- Manages complex watershed and stream restoration projects, including the supervision of professional staff responsible for technical project management.
- Provides senior management for project watershed assessments, selection/prioritization, funding, budget, design, construction, and compliance/performance monitoring.
- Serve as a spokesperson for the section, conveying the motivation and scientific underpinnings of our stream restoration projects to County administration and the general public.
- Maintain an in-depth understanding of MS4 and TMDL goals and current crediting calculations to ensure that DEPS projects are appropriately contributing to County goals.
- Pursue, understand, and apply emerging science to benefit County restoration projects. Spearhead the team’s effort to implement robust and technically sound stream restorations.
- Provide leadership and foresight to the section as the latest restoration techniques and regulatory frameworks change and evolve.
- Assign and monitor work flow to meet deadlines, provide quality control of employees’ work product, and coordinate training and mentoring.
- Provides expert technical advice to other County agencies.
- Works with property owners, community groups, consultants, contractors, lawyers, and other stakeholders in meeting the goals and objectives of the watershed restoration program.
- Prepares technical and complex reports to County, Federal, and State agencies such as US Army Corps of Engineers, Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
- Serves as coordinator with State and Federal agencies. Takes a lead/active role and acts as liaison for the County at DNR, MDE, Maryland Stream Restoration Association (MSRA), conferences, committees, and activities.
- Represents the department before community groups and serves as the department's representative on intra-county, community, or other committees.
- Supervises subordinate professional and other personnel.
- 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)
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in a physical, biological, or environmental science, geography, planning, or a related field
Plus
Six years' professional experience in a planning, science, or related field, one year of which was in a supervisory capacity.
(Education beyond a bachelor's degree in one of the areas listed may be substituted on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of four years for the required non-supervisory experience.)
- Working knowledge of ongoing implementation efforts to comply with Baltimore County’s Chesapeake Bay TMDL and NPDES, (MS4) Municipal Separate Sewer System Discharge Permit.
- Expert knowledge of and understanding of watershed science and natural systems including hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, water resources/river engineering, and aquatic ecology.
- Advanced project management experience managing watershed assessments, project identification, and restoration activities, including design, technical review, construction oversight, and approval of capital stream/floodplain and water quality improvement projects.
- Flexibility, initiative, and foresight to adapt to changing policies and procedures.
- Ability to communicate complex concepts and explain our section’s decision-making process to both County administration and the general public.
- Experience supervising the work of project managers, consultants, and contractors.
- Experience in capital project management components such as permitting, grants, and property negotiation.
- Advanced funding and project management analyses, including GIS, tracking and financial tasks.
Possession of a valid non-commercial class C Maryland Driver's License or an equivalent is required at the time of appointment.
Applicants are required to submit proof of licenses, certifications and education beyond high school to meet the required and preferred qualifications of the position. Diplomas or transcripts must show the applicant's major field of study. Copies and unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
Proof of licenses, certifications, and/or education must be submitted with each application by the closing date of the job posting.
Applicants who have obtained a degree from outside the United States of America are required to submit degree equivalence documentation from World Education Services, Inc. www.WES.org.
ATTN: Natural Resource Supervisor (Stream Restoration)
Office of Human Resources
Baltimore County Government
308 Allegheny Ave.
Towson, MD 21204
You MUST attach your transcript(s) and/or certification(s) / license(s) to your application.
Qualified applicants will be assigned a rating based on an evaluation of their training and experience as submitted on their applications and supplemental questions. Applications should state clearly and completely for evaluation purposes the dates, duties, and responsibilities of past and present experience.
The work of this classification is essentially sedentary but may include occasional walking, standing, and/or other limited physical activities. Some duties may require occasional travel between work sites.
Applicants selected for employment with Baltimore County must successfully complete a physical examination, drug screening and employment investigation, including, but not limited to criminal background, education certification and fingerprinting checks.
Baltimore County General Government offers the following benefits to part-time, non-merit or non-classified employees. New employees are eligible for benefits upon hire, unless noted otherwise.
Baltimore County is an equal opportunity employer and encourages minority, female and disabled applicants.
All Baltimore County offices are smoke free.
Baltimore County provides a drug free workplace. Prospective employees are required to submit to urinalysis drug testing as part of the pre-employment physical examination.
Our Employee Assistance Program provides confidential and professional assessment and referral assistance for employees and eligible dependents in the household who are experiencing personal problems that may be affecting work performance, job satisfaction, or overall quality of life.
In order to qualify for health insurance benefits (medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance), part-time employees must be scheduled for four (4) full work days plus two (2) hours each week.
Health Insurance benefits elected become effective the first day of the month following the date of hire if the employee has completed online enrollment prior to that date. New employees must enroll within thirty (30) calendar days of hire. Plans offered include:
- Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision insurance.
Opportunity to set aside pre-tax dollars, through payroll deduction, for eligible unreimbursed medical care expenses and/or dependent care costs.
In order to qualify for life insurance benefits, part-time employees must be scheduled for four (4) full work days plus two (2) hours each week.
Employees may elect basic term life insurance for themselves equal to one time the employee's annual salary, rounded to the next higher $1,000. Employees contribute a portion of the premium through monthly payroll deductions. The County also offers an Additional/Employee paid Life Insurance plan with coverage up to $100,000.
Employees are required to participate in the Baltimore County Employees' Retirement System, with very limited exceptions.
Sick Leave - Monthly sick leave earnings prorated based on the number of hours worked per week. No maximum on accrual. Accrued balance can be applied toward service credit at retirement.
Vacation Leave - Monthly vacation leave earnings prorated based on the number of hours worked per week. Earnings increase after five, ten and fifteen years of service generally.
Holidays - Part-time 30 to 39 hour non-merit or non-classified employees will generally be paid for ten holidays per calendar year. Other part-time, non-merit or non-classified employees working 29 hours per week or less will receive two paid holidays per calendar year. These holidays are the Christmas holiday and the Independence Day holiday.
Bereavement Leave
Jury Leave
Military Leave
Membership in Baltimore County Employees Federal Credit Union offers a full range of savings programs, loans, checking, direct deposit, payroll deduction, savings bonds, and other financial services.
Payroll through direct deposit to the financial institution selected by employee is required.
Nationwide Retirement Solutions offers a 457 retirement plan allowing for payroll contributions of tax deferred dollars to investment options of your choice.
This is only a summary of benefits and policies in Baltimore County. Any benefit or policy may be changed at any time at the discretion of the administration. This summary does not constitute an express or implied contract, nor does it constitute a guarantee that your employment relationship will continue for any specified period of time or end only under certain conditions.
- Commercial Driver's License equivalent to commercial, Class A Maryland Driver's License.
- Commercial Driver's License equivalent to commercial, Class B Maryland Driver's License.
- Commercial Driver's License equivalent to a Commercial Class C Maryland Driver's License with a Passenger Endorsement.
- Non-Commercial Driver's License equivalent to a non-commercial, Class C Maryland Driver's License
- Provisional Non-Commercial Driver's License equivalent to a Provisional Non-Commercial, Class C Maryland Driver's License.
- Driver's License Learners Permit.
- I do not have a driver's license.
- I have read and acknowledge the above instructions and have attached proof of education.
- Master's degree in a physical, biological, or environmental science, geography, planning, or a related field, plus four years' professional experience in a planning, science, or related field, one year of which was in a supervisory capacity.
- Bachelor's degree in a physical, biological, or environmental science, geography, planning, or a related field, plus six years' professional experience in a planning, science, or related field, one year of which was in a supervisory capacity.
- I do not meet the required qualifications for this position.
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