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Chesapeake Water Environment Association Title:
Sr. Manager, Water Resources Protection
Post Date
7/3/2025
Expiration Date
8/6/2025
Details:
Job Description/Responsibilities:
At WSSC Water, we are passionate about our one water mission and devoted to delivering safe, seamless, and satisfying service to our 1.9 million customers. It takes teamwork to deliver the essential, which is why we proudly call ourselves Team H2O – working together, sharing our talents and creativity to safeguard public health and protect the environment.
The Commission’s Sr. Manager, Water Resources Protection will lead the Commission’s activities related to watershed protection, water supply and water resources reliability. The role provides technical support to maintain environmental regulatory compliance in operations and maintenance activities.
Key Functions:
• Develops and leads implementation of a formal watershed/source water protection program at the Commission
• Leads planning related to long-term raw water supply for the Commission, including coordination with regional water supplies and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) Cooperative Water Supply Operations on the Potomac (CO-OP)
• Leads activities related to Potomac River source water quality management, including representation and coordination with Potomac River Basin Drinking Water Source Protection Partnership (DWSPP)
• Leads activities related to Patuxent Reservoir source water quality and quantity management, including coordination with the Patuxent Reservoirs Watershed Protection Group
• Serves as primary liaison with the Patuxent River Commission and the Montgomery County Water Quality Advisory Committee
• Provides technical leadership to ensure reliable raw water supply for the Commission by guiding and promoting water resource management and planning
• Provides technical leadership on the environmental management program, including environmental compliance, environmental permitting, and regulatory matters
• Provides technical leadership of the Commission’s pollution prevention efforts to address contaminated sites, chemicals of concerns, stormwater or potable water discharges and spill events associated with the Commission’s projects and facilities, transmission networks, and related maintenance and operations activities
• Performs technical analysis of proposed Federal and state regulations and prepares comments and recommended responses to protect Commission interests; coordinates responses with national and local associations such as AWWA, AMWA and NACWA
• Provides technical expertise for interactions with government and regulatory agencies
• Provides technical expertise to regulatory inquiries and reviews
• Identifies emerging environmental issues with potential for significant impact on the Commission; proposes technical responses for these issues, coordinates investigation, and manages any required technical oversight of the resolution of the issues
• Establishes and tracks strategic and operational performance measures
• Performs project management for special studies including developing the scope of work, negotiating contracts, reviewing and approving invoices, coordinating internal and external resources, and technical review and approval of the consultant’s work
• Prepares reports and notifications including those as required by regulations
• Leads a team of professional scientists and engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance evaluation
Qualifications:
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in a discipline concentrating on geo-sciences, hydrology, water resources, environmental science, or similar
• 8+ years of progressive experience in the practice of scientific investigations in an area relevant to the posted function, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 2+ years’ experience with planning and managing difficult environmental projects/ programs
• 3+ years’ supervisory experience (relevant leadership roles or substantial project/program work involving contractors may be considered as equivalent)
Preferences:
• Good familiarity with federal waste and chemical management programs under RCRA, CERCLA and TSCA
• Experience developing or implementing a watershed protection plan
• Knowledge of treatment of water, wastewater, and biosolids
• GIS and data analysis skills
• Supervisory experience
• Demonstrated experience in planning and directing complex programs or projects
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in the State of Maryland.
• Master’s degree in environmental science/engineering, geosciences, hydrology, water resources, or similar discipline
• Coursework on ecology, limnology, statistics
Comments:
To learn more about WSSC Water, please visit www.wsscwater.com. To review the complete job description and apply for the Sr. Manager, Water Resources Protection role (vacancy #25-0280), please visit WSSC Water Careers at Careers | WSSC Water. EOE M/V/D
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14501 Sweitzer Lane
Email:
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