Deputy Director for Water Resources
About The Position
The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is the state’s lead conservation agency, and it takes a diverse agency to conserve resources for a diverse commonwealth. DCR works with Virginians to conserve, protect, and enhance their lands and improve the quality of the Chesapeake Bay and Virginia rivers and streams; promotes the stewardship and enjoyment of natural, cultural and outdoor recreational resources; and ensures the safety of Virginia’s dams. The DCR Executive Leadership Team is seeking an experienced management professional to provide leadership, direction, and oversight to the Dam Safety, Floodplain Management, and Soil and Water Conservation Divisions, as well as the Office of Resilience Planning. This position reports to the Agency Director and provides executive level support for high profile issues by actively anticipating and resolving problems, setting Division management policy, promoting agency programs and initiatives, developing and disseminating statewide communications as they relate to Dam Safety, Floodplain Management, Flood Resilience, and Soil and Water Conservation matters, and providing direct personnel supervision of Division Directors and Office Managers. This Deputy Director position manages highly complex organizational units comprised of professional engineers, resource planners, and support staff, located both centrally in Richmond and in outlying geographic areas across the Commonwealth. This position is also responsible for developing and implementing programmatic initiatives, oversight of division budgets and finances, and representing the agency on related legislative matters. Responsibilities also include expanding public awareness of DCR programs and recognizing opportunities to minimize the risk to people, infrastructure and natural resources. This position demonstrates professionalism and provides guidance on business related activities in coordination with the Administrative Division of the agency.
Requirements
- Extensive knowledge of laws, regulations, and state of the art practices related to Dam Safety, Floodplain Management, Flood Resilience, and Soil and Water Conservation programs.
- Strong understanding of state government to include the legislative process and policy development, interpretation and administration.
- Extensive experience in program management.
- Experience with planning and administering grants and a complex budget.
- Demonstrated abilities to lead complex programs and develop program goals and plans.
- Demonstrated abilities to analyze and successfully resolve problems.
- Demonstrated abilities to communicate effectively to all internal and external stakeholders and the general public.
- Demonstrated history of progressive responsibility in management and supervision.
- Ability to effectively lead, guide, develop, and manage program managers.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Ability to manage high level contacts with federal, state and local officials.
- Ability to analyze problems and negotiate positive solutions.
- Ability to effectively address personnel issues.
- Ability to make defensible unsupervised administrative decisions.
- Exhibit a willingness and ability to work cooperatively and constructively in a senior executive team setting.
- Skills in using computer software applications to manage program activities, develop reports, and analyze program effectiveness.
- A valid Driver's License is required to operate a state vehicle or if operating a personal vehicle while conducting business on behalf of the agency.
Nice To Haves
- Experience responding to shifting legislative or budgetary priorities while ensuring program compliance with federal and state legislations.
- Demonstrated experience translating policy goals into operational outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, direction, and oversight to the Dam Safety, Floodplain Management, and Soil and Water Conservation Divisions, as well as the Office of Resilience Planning.
- Provide executive level support for high profile issues by actively anticipating and resolving problems.
- Set Division management policy.
- Promote agency programs and initiatives.
- Develop and disseminate statewide communications as they relate to Dam Safety, Floodplain Management, Flood Resilience, and Soil and Water Conservation matters.
- Provide direct personnel supervision of Division Directors and Office Managers.
- Manage highly complex organizational units comprised of professional engineers, resource planners, and support staff.
- Develop and implement programmatic initiatives.
- Oversee division budgets and finances.
- Represent the agency on related legislative matters.
- Expand public awareness of DCR programs.
- Recognize opportunities to minimize the risk to people, infrastructure and natural resources.
- Demonstrate professionalism and provide guidance on business related activities in coordination with the Administrative Division of the agency.
Benefits
- Paid leave
- A minimum of 13 paid state holidays per year
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan for classified positions, and VaLORS for law enforcement positions)
- Federally recognized Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) employer
- Free parking or admission to all Virginia State Parks.
- Overnight facility discounts (after six months of service) including free camping and discounted cabin rentals.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
