Hybrid Water Quality Regional Manager – Natural Resource Protection, Sustainability

at Oregon Department of Human Services

• Job title: Water Quality Regional Manager – Natural Resource Protection, Sustainability
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $7,353 - $11,373 per month
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Coos Bay, United States

About the role

• Lead and manage the Western Region’s environmental programs at Oregon’s DEQ. Focus on TMDL and nonpoint source water quality activities, overseeing regional stormwater permitting and compliance.

Responsibilities

• You will lead and manage the Western Region’s environmental programs related primarily to TMDL and nonpoint source water quality activities and regional stormwater permitting and compliance activities.
• Your work will include contributing to, and collaborating on, development of statewide program goals and objectives and development of regional and staff-specific goals.
• You will identify, prioritize, and schedule work; hire, manage, lead, and coach technical and professional staff; resolve difficult technical and/or administrative problems; monitor goal progress; and track and ensure timeliness and responsiveness to the public and regulated community.
• As a State supervisory manager, you will be expected to develop proficiency in, as well as model to others, the State of Oregon Enterprise Values and Competencies: Business Acumen, Communication, Innovation, Intentional Engagement, Mentoring & Developing Others, and Stewardship.

Requirements

• 6 years of supervision, management, or progressively related experience or 3 years of related experience and a Bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity; proven experience developing and implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
• Experience working with diverse groups and communities; skill and experience in communication and outreach to underrepresented communities; ability to build partnerships across diverse community and partner groups and interests.
• Experience building and supporting high-performing, collaborative, and inclusive teams that appreciate and encourage diverse thinking and foster an inclusive culture of belonging; proven experience fostering teamwork among subordinates; experience coaching, mentoring, and motivating subordinates and peers through inclusivity, equity, and kindness.
• Supervisory management experience in a natural resource or environmental program; supervisory management experience in a government agency or government organization; understanding of or experience working with labor unions, particularly in a government setting.
• Experience managing a department with water quality responsibilities, including program and strategic planning; knowledge of the federal and state laws governing water quality and natural resources management; familiarity with regulatory programs involving permitting, inspections, and compliance; familiarity with TMDLs and nonpoint sources.
• Skill in cultivating positive relationships across diverse teams while addressing workplace dynamics with professionalism and cultural sensitivity.
• Ability and experience managing human, financial, and informational resources in a manner that instills employee and public trust and accomplishes the organization's mission.
• Experience in strategic planning, plan implementation, succession planning, outcome-based management, and change management; champions process improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate emerging environmental programmatic priorities with both statewide and national implications; public policy and program development experience in leading discussions with external parties and agency responsibilities to protect human health and the environment.
• Demonstrated skill in advising executives and other decision-makers; political awareness; ability to communicate clearly and effectively in stressful situations, such as with permittees and internal and external partners; excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead both technical and program development teams using data collection, goal setting, measure design, and report development to address statewide environmental challenges and opportunities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 11 paid holidays
• 10 hours of vacation per month, eligible to be used as accrued
• 8 hours of sick leave per month, eligible to be used as accrued
• 24 hours of personal business leave per fiscal year, eligible to be used after 6 months of service
• Optional life insurance packages
• Flexible spending accounts
• Membership in the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
• Optional deferred compensation retirement program
• Opportunity to potentially receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
• Continuous growth and development opportunities
• Opportunities to serve your community and make an impact through meaningful work
• A healthy work/life balance, including flexible schedules and hybrid work options for many positions