WATER RESOURCES MANAGER (RECHARGE and RECOVERY)

Arizona Department of Administration; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Arizona Department of Water Resources in Phoenix seeks a Water Resources Manager for the Recharge and Recovery Section. The manager leads a professional team with responsibility to review, process, approve or deny applications, and issue permits under the Underground Storage, Savings and Replenishment program and recovery wells.

Hybrid work schedule is available; state remote work program allows partial telework; all work performed within Arizona unless authorized.

Qualifications

• Experience leading professional staff in regulatory programs.
• Ability to interpret statutory regulations and department policies.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience with underground storage and water resources programs is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee hiring, training, and supervision of Recharge and Recovery team.
• Develop and disseminate policies and training materials.
• Represent the Department in meetings with clients and stakeholders.
• Issue permits for underground storage, groundwater savings, water storage, and recovery wells.
• Manage long-term storage credits and accounts.
• Coordinate with internal staff and external customers.
• Ensure public records requests and data requests are fulfilled.
• Serve as technical expert witness in hearings.

Skills

Staff supervision

Workload management

Communication (oral/written)

Policy interpretation

Data analysis

Regulatory research

Team leadership

Job description

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 Arizona's 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 Section

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Job Location:

Hybrid: remote and 1110 W. Washington St., Suite #310 - Phoenix, AZ 85007

Posting Details:

Salary: $65,000 - $95,000

Grade: 27

Open Until Filled

First review of resumes will be on August 19, 2026

Job Summary:

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, polices, and procedures. The manager reports directly to the Assistant Director of the Planning & Permitting Division. The section's work is complex, fast-paced, deadline-driven, and frequently sensitive in nature. The team works collaboratively to problem solve and meet objectives, supporting, challenging, and learning from one another.

Hybrid work schedule (some work in the office and some work from home) is available for this position.

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 State's 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.

Job Duties:

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, Skills & Abilities (KSAs):

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, well-organized, 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 multi-disciplinary 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
• Multi-task 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 well-informed, timely decisions; perceive impact and implications
• Examine policy issues with a long-term perspective; anticipate potential threats or opportunities