Job Opportunity

Ross Valley Flood Protection & Watershed Program Manger (Capital Planning & Project Manager)
Marin County

Date Posted:

August 16, 2016

Salary:

$8,096 – $9,942 / Monthly

Description:

The Ross Valley Flood Control and Watershed Program (Program) was initiated after the flood of December 31, 2005, with voters authorizing a storm drainage fee in June 2007, raising approximately $45 million over 20 years. The Program Manager is responsible for overseeing all aspects of program development, including project implementation, multi-agency coordination, public outreach through multiple mediums, and reporting to various government bodies. The Program spans multiple jurisdictions and requires partnerships with cities and towns, school districts, water districts and the Marin County Park and Open Space District. The position also consists of assessing program goals and strategies, including identifying and managing cross-project dependencies and project priority determination. Note that projects are led by Public Works staff as well as outside agency representative adding to the program complexity.

The position duties also include coordinating and prioritizing resources across projects, managing links between the projects, assisting individual project managers with specific project issues or complications, including providing guidance for desired outcomes, and overall management of Flood Control Zone 9. The duties of the position also include supervising and coordinating a program team that consist of engineering and technical staff within the Division as well as inter-departmental support staff. The Program Manager reports directly to the Flood Control and Water Resources Division Manager.

Qualifications:

The qualified applicant has demonstrated success leading and collaborating with diverse teams and stakeholders, is a detail-oriented, strategic thinker with a proven project management background emphasizing program and project planning, understands and can apply financial management concepts and planning tools to support effective tracking and use of available funds and budgets, and has experience tracking and managing large CIP budgets. Additionally has successfully managed major or complex flood protection, water resources or watershed programs and projects, has demonstrated success with developing and negotiating various types of agreements between public agencies, is able to understand complex engineering and technical information, and can clearly articulate this information to wide and diverse audiences.

How to Apply:

Resumes are not accepted in lieu of County application and supplemental application form. Apply online at: www.marincounty.org/Jobs or contact Marin County HR Dept, Rm 415, 3501 Civic Center Dr., San Rafael, CA 94903 or call (415) 473-6104. EEO/TTY

Filing Deadline:

Friday, September 9, 2016 at 4pm

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