Engineering Manager

4 days ago


Helena, United States State of Montana Full time

Job Overview:

As Bureau Chief, the incumbent conducts a broad variety of managerial, technical engineering, fiscal, and supervisory duties necessary to support program activities of the Bureau. The incumbent is responsible for supporting the bureau’s missions, goals, and objectives and for assuring bureau programs meet statutory obligations and program activities are consistent with the laws, rules, and regulations. The incumbent assures staff have adequate training to succeed at their jobs.

The incumbent keeps the Division Administrator informed of all significant activities or media or legislative inquiries. The incumbent works with program managers to develop short- and long-term plans and program objectives, priorities, strategies and goals with oversight of the Division Administrator. 

This position provides high-level engineering support to programs within the Water Operations Bureau including the following:

Provides technical expertise and guidance to program staff when activities involve controversial or high-risk decisions Authorizes flood recovery deployment efforts for the Floodplain Management team Leads bi-annual administrative rule update activities Leads state and federal performance audits with staff assistance Coordinates with Department legal counsel when program activities have a potential legal component. Coordinates activities and initiatives with federal partners and other state agencies. Leads Qualification Based Selection of engineering contractors. Directs statutory enforcement activities and emergency actions for the programs when required and coordinates those activities with the division and department Coordinates and reports community engagement to DNRC leadership. Coordinates and leads media responses. Coordinates and leads responses and testimony to elected officials. Assists with disaster recovery requests from local communities.

BENEFITS:

Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)  – Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF. 

Application and Selection Process: The DNRC may include the following factors in determining whether an applicant meets the qualifications of a position vacancy by: State of MT application form, cover letter, current resume, educational requirements, structured interview, a performance test, job-related reference checks, job-related work experience, job-related past and current performance.

Required Application Materials:

Resume Cover Letter

HELPFUL HINT: You must check the “relevant document” box to ensure your attachments are uploading correctly to the specific application. 

For any questions regarding this position, please contact Becky Quick @ rebecca.quick@mt.gov.

Minimum Qualifications (Education and Experience):

Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering or closely related field. Five (5) years’ supervisory, management, and leadership experience preferably in a natural resource management or engineering regulatory program. Other combinations of supervisory and leadership experience will be considered. A Professional Engineer’s license is required.

Required knowledge skills and abilities:

The incumbent must possess knowledge of all fields of civil engineering with an emphasis on water resources engineering, dam safety and floodplain management.  The incumbent must have skills in managing projects, contracts, personnel, and budgets. The incumbent must have strong communication skills, including the ability to present facts and information clearly to individuals, the media, a public audience and the legislature. The incumbent must be able to handle a controversial situation with professionalism. Applicants must be able to climb embankments and walk on uneven surfaces for up to a mile.

Special Information: Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States. A valid driver's license is required with less than 12 conviction points in the most recent completed 36 months. 

Eligibility to Work: In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the person selected must produce within three days of hire documents that show authorization to work in the United States. Examples of such documentation include a birth certificate or Social Security card along with a driver’s license or other picture I.D., or a U.S. passport, or a "green card". The State of Montana does not sponsor.


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