MARINE INFRASTRUCTURE COORDINATOR

State of careers Rhode Island • South Kingstown, RI

6d • $99,628 - $112,906

About The Position

The Marine Infrastructure Coordinator coordinates and supervises the State of Rhode Island’s interests in marine infrastructure management, planning, and construction. The role facilitates marine transportation, harbor management, and port management matters; oversees uses of state submerged lands; and plans and supervises the maintenance and creation of state marine infrastructure projects. The Coordinator serves as a primary point of contact for commercial marine infrastructure construction and management, port safety, harbor management, and related matters, and works with state, federal, private, and other organizations on agreements and projects.

The position oversees marine infrastructure and energy projects, dredging and dredged-material management, navigation projects, port safety and harbor plans, public trust resources, confined aquatic disposal cells, and submerged-lands activities. It also develops policies, plans, regulations, legislation, funding proposals, databases, records, and technical reports; coordinates agency activities and external stakeholders; and supervises professional, technical, and clerical staff. The work includes conducting and coordinating marine investigations and hydrographic and geophysical surveys, integrating GIS data, and providing technical advice on infrastructure, dredging, navigation, marine energy, and related regulatory processes.

The position works under the direction of the Executive Director or Deputy Director, with wide latitude to exercise initiative and independent judgment. Work is reviewed for conformance with policies, laws, rules, regulations, and procedures. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with evening meetings as needed.

Requirements

• Degree in civil engineering or a closely related field, or substantially equivalent education and experience.
• Considerable employment in a responsible supervisory position involving complex professional work in coastal policy development and planning, with related work in marine infrastructure management, dredging and dredged-material management, port safety and harbor management, and submerged-lands management analysis and planning; or substantially equivalent education and experience.
• Thorough knowledge of marine construction, coastal structures, engineering, dredging, and navigation principles, practices, procedures, and technology.
• Thorough knowledge of engineering principles and state and federal environmental laws and regulations relating to marine infrastructure construction and maintenance.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and apply laws, rules, and regulations.
• Ability to gather and interpret hydrographic, side-scan, and sub-bottom geophysical data, and to interpret tides, currents, and meteorological data relevant to marine infrastructure.
• Ability to research, analyze, and apply scientific work concerning materials, environmental impacts, sediments, foundations, and sea-level rise.
• Ability to prepare, interpret, and analyze technical reports, scientific documents, proposals, and technical correspondence.
• Ability to design, implement, and manage a system of essential infrastructure records, including leaseholders and payments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with federal, state, and local agencies and public and private organizations.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working groups addressing working waterfronts, dredging, and navigation needs.
• Ability to supervise staff.
• Possession of a Rhode Island Professional Engineering License, or ability to obtain licensure through reciprocity within six months of hire, and maintain the license as a condition of employment.
• Supplemental information also identifies an Engineer-in-Training certificate as an acceptable credential, or the ability to obtain the required licensure through reciprocity within six months of hire and maintain it as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and supervise the State’s interests in marine infrastructure management, planning, and construction.
• Facilitate and coordinate marine transportation, harbor management, and port management matters.
• Manage and supervise uses of state submerged lands.
• Plan, assign, and supervise the maintenance and creation of state marine infrastructure projects.
• Assist with and negotiate agreements with state, federal, and private entities concerning marine infrastructure, harbor management, port safety, and submerged lands management.
• Serve as the initial and primary point of contact for commercial marine infrastructure construction and management, port safety, harbor management, and related matters.
• Supervise studies, programs, special projects, and major marine infrastructure, marine energy, and related activities; provide direction, advice, assistance, and consultation.
• Oversee federal and private projects involving commercial marine infrastructure.
• Plan, supervise, coordinate, review, and evaluate state marine infrastructure-related activities.
• Supervise the construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of marine-located energy projects.
• Oversee port safety and harbor management plans and projects, and manage public trust resources related to marine activities.
• Oversee state dredging and dredged-material management.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial marine infrastructure activities, including dredging, disposal, marine energy, navigation, and submerged-lands uses.
• Coordinate and implement state interests in sediment management, marine infrastructure and energy, dredging, and related planning.
• Assist in formulating and reviewing legislation related to marine infrastructure, harbor management, port safety, and submerged lands.
• Develop, manage, use, and monitor the state’s confined aquatic disposal cells; assess their long-term capacity and plan new dredged-material disposal sites and cells.
• Prepare policies, plans, and regulations supporting state goals for marine infrastructure, port safety, harbor management, and submerged-lands management.
• Oversee policy, planning, and regulatory requirements for marinas, marina expansions, commercial docks, and port facilities and activities.
• Process applications for energy and alternative-energy activities and advise on related federal processes.
• Implement and investigate a fitness-for-purpose program for state port and harbor structures.
• Prepare and direct clear, technically sound, scientifically accurate reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
• Perform complex professional work related to dredging and dredged-material management, including pre- and post-dredging investigations and disposal monitoring at state confined aquatic disposal cells.
• Develop funding proposals for submission to federal and state agencies.
• Serve as an agency liaison and represent the agency at meetings with federal, state, regional, and local organizations and environmental agencies.
• Prepare and deliver general and technical papers at meetings and conferences as required.
• Conduct marine investigations of marina and port facility boundaries; inventory and analyze marina dockage, slips, pump-out facilities, and boat launches.
• Oversee regulatory programs for recreational boating facilities, including residential docks, and maintain an inventory of residential docks.
• Research and assess submerged-lands valuation techniques; manage federal plans and sales of surplus submerged lands.
• Develop and manage annual fiscal accounting for leasing state submerged lands.
• Assess harbor infrastructure maintenance needs and conduct compliance inspections.
• Coordinate with agencies, local NGOs, and the state marine trade association on the Rhode Island clean marina program.
• Develop working waterfront policies and conduct hydrographic and geophysical surveys.
• Integrate GIS data into marine infrastructure, dredging, port safety, harbor management, submerged-lands management, and marina development work.
• Assist in developing a state artificial reefs program.
• Establish and supervise maintenance of essential records and files.
• Plan, assign, supervise, and review the work of assigned professional, sub-professional, technical, and clerical subordinates.

Benefits

• State employee benefits are available; details are provided through the Office of Employee Benefits website.
• Direct deposit is required for employees hired after September 30, 2014.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager