Watershed Manager - Brookeville, United States - WSSC Water
Description
The
Watershed Section Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing tasks required to protect and enhance WSSC Water buffer areas, protecting the Patuxent Reservoirs.
Essential Functions
- Manages all work aspects on WSSC Water's Patuxent reservoirs and adjoining watershed property
- Manages and coordinates workload for all watershed employees; determines project requirements and assigns appropriate staff, balances workloads, and provides for cross training
- Manages and coordinates all watershed programs and contracts
- Coordinates with other agencies and WSSC Water staff on watershed issues, as necessary
- Manages and coordinates maintenance of the reservoir buffer areas in a sound environmental fashion, including operations of field and information staff, contractors, volunteers, and consultants
- Trains and instructs other WSSC Water staff in the environmentally sensitive management of WSSC Water's natural resources
- Responsible for maintenance of the access road system, equestrian/hiking trail system, recreation areas, fencing, erosion control, signage, and landscaping
- Takes the lead role in negotiating and coordinating the use of WSSC Water properties for project mitigation plantings and fauna releases by the State and other agencies
- Takes the lead role in negotiating and coordinating the use of Triadelphia Reservoir by the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center
- Responsible for maintaining heavy construction equipment, vehicles, light equipment, work boats, and recreation apparatus
- Responsible for fisheries management including stocking, collection, rearing pond, fish habitat structures, State check station operation, WSSC Water fishing contest and coordination with DNR Fisheries personnel
- Responsible for wildlife management on watershed property including beaver control, deer management (hunting program), pest and invasive control, special studies, etc.
- Responsible for watershed forestry tasks including control of invasive species and pest, reforestation, tree maintenance, and timber harvesting
- Provides weekly progress reports to upper management
- Responsible for tracking funds collected for the sale of
Watershed Use Permits:
ordering permits, distributing permits to staff, accounting for funds collected by staff, bank deposits, and annual audits
- Monitors the safe effective use of pesticides on the watershed and other WSSC Water properties
- Responsible for preparation and management of contract involving watershed activities: mowing, hay production, timber sales, leases, agreements, and service providers as necessary
- Reviews proposed regulations affecting the watershed for impact on WSSC Water operations
- Oversees recreation activities on the watershed including fishing, boating, picnicking, horseback riding, hunting, hiking, and the associated permit requirements
- Monitors and collects watershed use data, as required
- Manages reservoir dredging activities in coordination with State/Federal permit requirements
- Serves as WSSC Water's liaison with Federal, state and local agencies on issues involving all aspects of watershed management
- Updates information publications as required
- Conducts and aids in special studies as required: Maryland DNR Forest Resource Study, and Maryland Historic Trust Archaeology Studies, Human Society of the United States box turtle release program
- Coordinates with Security and Safety Services Division regarding public access and use of watershed property
- Provides support on preparing the annual budget
- Supports outreach and public education programs as requested in cooperation with other WSSC Water Divisions and Teams
- Responsible for maintenance of dam security barriers at both installations
- Responsible for addressing pertinent dam safety/maintenance issues as noted in the annual dam safety inspection and intermediate inspections
- Supervises employees including selecting or recommending selection, training, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, disciplining, and/or termination or recommending termination
Other Functions
- Performs other related duties, as assigned
Work Environment And Physical Demands - Work is performed in office and outdoor environments.
Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities - High degree of knowledge of the principles, practices, and legal ramifications associated with the management of natural resources in Maryland
- High degree of knowledge of the methods associated with the management of wildlife and fisheries resources
- Skill to recognize environmental/ecological problems in the field before they become acute
- Ability to coordinate with the appropriate agency to determine rights, actions, and limitations associated with each situation or species
- High degree of knowledge of the principles, practices, and legal
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