JOB TITLE: DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF WATERSHED RESTORATION AND NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT, DEP

JOB CODE: 14295

DEFINITION: This is professional managerial work directing the activities of the Bureau of Watershed Restoration and Nonpoint Source Management in the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

The employee in this job directs, through subordinate managers, the activities of professional and technical staff engaged in the planning, development, implementation, coordination, evaluation, overall guidance, and execution of watershed restoration and nonpoint source management programs. A significant aspect of this work is focused on leading, coordinating, and overseeing the development and implementation of Pennsylvania’s Chesapeake Bay restoration initiatives. Work involves determining goals, objectives, and priorities; evaluating program effectiveness; developing, implementing, and recommending changes to rules, regulations, policies, and procedures; reviewing proposed legislation; determining budgetary and staff requests; ensuring the support, coordination, overall guidance, and execution of watershed restoration and nonpoint source management programs including the administration of grant programs and permitting and compliance efforts for agricultural operations; and providing support and guidance to the conservation districts through cooperative working relationships commonwealth-wide. An important aspect of the work involves representing the Secretary of DEP and the Deputy Secretary for Water Programs at various organizations and effectively communicating the position of the commonwealth on complex environmental policy issues. Work is assigned in the form of broad goals and objectives, and the employee is expected to exercise broad independent judgment in the direction of staff and completion of work. Work is reviewed upon completion by the Deputy Secretary for Water Programs through reports and conferences for attainment of goals, objectives, and overall program quality.

EXAMPLES OF WORK: (NOTE: The examples of work are representative of the work, but every position classified to this job may not perform all examples of work listed. Conversely, this is not an all-inclusive list of work examples.)

• Directs the planning, development, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of statewide programs, procedures, guidance, and policies involving agricultural permitting and compliance, nonpoint source management, watershed restoration activities, and conservation district support.

• Directs the activities of the Chesapeake Bay Program by planning, developing, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating statewide policy and program activities to promote interagency and interstate cooperation of water management issues.

• Directs permitting and compliance programs for agricultural operations including National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO), manure and nutrient management, and agricultural erosion and sediment control.

• Supervises the development, revision, monitoring, and administration of a statewide financial assistance effort that implements the Nutrient and Odor Management Act.

• Directs the development of legislative and regulatory initiatives and reviews and makes position recommendations on proposed legislation.

• Directs the technical and administrative components of grant and reimbursement programs for conservation district support, nutrient management, and watershed restoration projects.

• Reviews and provides feedback on activity reports to determine work being performed, program trends, and program effectiveness.

• Develops and prepares budget and rebudget requests.

• Directs technical assistance and outreach programs to optimize agricultural permitting and compliance activities.

• Provides advice and information to program staff, state and local officials, and the public regarding departmental functions, programs, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to watershed restoration and nonpoint source management.

• Represents the bureau or deputate in dealings with federal officials, interstate agencies, agencies in other states, and other commonwealth agencies and as a member of statewide, regional, or national professional organizations.

• Travels to various locations for meetings.

• Develops and delivers speeches and presentations on bureau programs to special interest groups, legislators, media, and the public.

• The employee in this job may participate in the performance of subordinates’ work consistent with operational or organizational requirements.

• Performs the full range of supervisory duties.

• Performs related work as required.

ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of state and federal laws, rules, regulations, policies, and procedures governing agricultural conservation and other nonpoint source management and watershed restoration programs.

• Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques utilized in agricultural conservation and other nonpoint source management and watershed restoration programs.

• Knowledge of the biological, chemical, and physical sciences related to agricultural conservation and other nonpoint source management and watershed restoration programs.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of supervision.

• Ability to apply critical thinking skills to identify and resolve problems.

• Ability to analyze and interpret administrative rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.

• Ability to communicate effectively orally.

• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: (NOTE: These are expected of an employee performing the work of this job at the full performance level. These are not used for merit system evaluation or examination purposes and are not position-specific performance standards.)

• Knowledge of programmatic conflict resolution techniques.

• Knowledge of budgetary, fiscal, and technical aspects of the federal and state grant programs.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: (NOTE: Based on the Entry Level Knowledges, Skills, and Abilities)

• Nine years of professional environmental protection experience which includes four years of managerial experience and four years of agriculture conservation or nonpoint source management experience, and a bachelor’s degree in a biological or engineering field related to environmental protection;

or

• An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes four years of professional environmental protection managerial experience and four years of agriculture conservation or nonpoint source management experience.