Watershed Projects Manager

The Office of Sustainability and Environmental Management (OSEM) within the Department of Environmental Services (DES) is seeking a Watershed Projects Manager to join our team! The Sustainability and Environmental Management office manages the County’s regulatory and stewardship programs focused on water quality, stream health and climate resiliency. This position will implement water quality capital improvement projects as a component of the County’s comprehensive stormwater management, sustainability and climate resiliency programs.

The Watershed Project Manager works collaboratively with internal and external design teams, construction managers, and stormwater outreach and maintenance specialists to identify, plan, promote, design, construct, track, and monitor capital improvements, including stream restoration, outfall repairs, and green stormwater infrastructure projects, to support Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit and Chesapeake Bay TMDL Action Plan compliance and protect local water quality. This position will also review development plans impacting riparian buffers, streams and wetlands to ensure compliance with Arlington County’s Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Landscape Architecture or a related field from an accredited college or university; and
Two years’ progressively responsible watershed or stormwater management experience, including experience managing, designing, or constructing stream, wetland, outfall repair or green stormwater infrastructure projects.

Substitution(s): Additional education may be substituted for qualifying experience.

Desirable Qualifications: Preference may be given to applicants with a Master’s degree in a related field or one or more of the following:

Experience managing stream, wetland, or green stormwater infrastructure capital projects, including design and construction, for a government agency, non-profit organization, or conservation district;
Experience conducting watershed or stream assessments and supporting riparian buffer, habitat restoration, or ecological restoration projects;
Experience maintaining, or developing planting and landscape plans for green stormwater infrastructure, riparian buffer, wetland or stream restoration projects;
Experience with federal, state, or local environmental permitting and regulatory compliance, including wetlands and Chesapeake Bay protection requirements;
DEQ Stormwater or Erosion and Sediment Control certification;
Society of Ecological Restoration CERPIT or CERP credentials; and/or
Proficiency using AutoCAD or similar design software.

Salary Range: $87,318.40 – $135,324.80 Annually

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