Environmental Resource Program Manager, Working title: Consumptive Use Program Manager
Bureau of Water Use Regulation
Job Summary: This is professional work providing direct supervision of staff responsible for overseeing and coordinating all aspects of environmental programs to ensure consistency in regulatory approach and alignment with agency direction.
Job duties include:
- Supervises Supervising Hydrologists in the Bureau of Water Use Regulation. Ensures Bureau consistency, accuracy, and quality of technical reports, requests for additional information and other staff correspondence with the public; issues permits; provides technical guidance; verifies completeness and accurate processing of applications in EReg; manages the Bureau’s workload, establishes key metrics and tracks progress, manages issues while providing excellent customer service; effectively communicates and coordinates with other supervising hydrologists; meets deadlines; provides for excellent time management. Provides input on planning and developing systems and procedures for the efficient and effective operation of the Bureau, manages and oversees staff conduct and performance, ensures section activities meet all Policies and Procedures of the District, and makes scientific decisions.
- Provides oversight of highly complex CUP applications and compliance issues; provides technical guidance and support to Bureau of Water Use Regulation staff.
- Mentors and trains staff at all levels; Defines, documents and shares business processes; positively influences other staff; effectively communicates up and down Bureau and Division structure; Performs administrative functions such as performance reviews and timecard approval; Works with and identifies staff professional development opportunities.
Skilled In: Supervising professional technical staff; Mentoring and training staff; Documenting and sharing business processes; Managing and completing multiple tasks under specific timeframes; Organizing multiple projects and deadlines; Effectively communicating complex policy and technical information to internal and external customers; Using District regulatory software; Conflict resolution and negotiating; Working effectively with others of differing viewpoints to arrive at solutions.
Minimum Qualifications: A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in geology, hydrogeology, natural, biological, physical, or engineering sciences and seven years professional experience in water resource management, two of which must include management of complex projects. Experience must include two years of leading a project team, coordinating activities of a workgroup, or serving as a team lead.
Professional experience as described above can substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required education
Physical Requirements/Working Environment: Mostly in an office environment, sitting at a desk and operating a personal computer to produce work products with some field visits as required. Field visits would require enduring outdoor environments in uncomfortable temperatures, inclement weather, and remote locations.
License: Valid State of Florida Driver’s License.
Additional Details: Starting Salary Range: $86,715.20 - $112,736.00
Starting salary is based on qualifications and experience.
Benefits include Florida Retirement System, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, paid leave and holidays, professional development, wellness program, and eligible for public service student loan forgiveness program.
Your application will receive careful consideration and, if selected for an interview, you will be contacted to schedule an appointment. St. Johns River Water Management District participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States.
Certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such service members and veterans will receive preference in employment and are encouraged to apply.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Veterans’ Preference/Drug-Free and Tobacco-Free Workplace
Location: Negotiable
Closing Date: July 10, 2025
Apply: https://www.sjrwmd.com/jobs
