Nooksack Indian Tribe Job Description   Job Title:                    Water Resources Manager Job Status:                 Permanent Full – Time Department:              Natural Resources Reports To:                Natural Resource Director FLSA Status:             Exempt Revision Date:           03-29-11 Salary:                        $50,000-$60,000 DOQ OPENS:                      Open until filled (1^st review of applications 4/11/11)   SUMMARY:  Tribal Natural Resources Department seeks Water Resources Manager with wide range of experience in water resources, including understanding of water quantity and water quality processes, knowledge of technical assessment and analysis, and familiarity with state and federal regulations.  Position will be responsible for: (1) management of EPA grant programs; (2) oversight and implementation of water resources assessment and monitoring projects; (3) participation in watershed and water resources management forums; and (4) providing technical expertise to other department projects and activities. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (1)   Manage EPA grant programs, including those related to general water resources management, water resources monitoring, nonpoint source pollution, and wetlands program development.  Duties include: (1) development of annual workplans and grant proposals; (2) budget management; (3) supervision of water resources specialist and water resources technicians; and (4) grant reporting. (2)   Oversee and implement projects to assess and/or monitor: summer stream temperature, general water quality parameters, suspended sediment, fecal coliform, and wetland function.  Summarize, analyze and synthesize field data in technical reports. (3)   Participate in watershed and water resources management forums to protect and restore tribal treaty resources, including WRIA 1 Watershed Management Project, instream flow negotiations, shellfish protection districts, Bellingham Bay Action Team, and those related to point and nonpoint source pollution. (4)   Other Duties as Assigned.  As needed, provide water quantity and water quality technical expertise to other department projects and activities, including those related to watershed restoration, salmon recovery, and/or resource protection. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Position will supervise 1 to 2 water resources specialists and 2 water resources technicians.   EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Five years experience in hydrology, hydrogeology, environmental science, or related field and M.S. in related subject area required.  Experience in grant writing and grant management and water quantity and water quality monitoring is also necessary. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Successful applicant will possess excellent oral and written communication skills and will have experience with grant and proposal writing, project management, and technical report writing. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Applicant must possess a valid Washington State Driver’s License, and be authorized to work in the United States.   MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily, and possess the required skills, education, and experience.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Experience managing and implementing EPA grant programs.
2. Experience with surface water and groundwater hydrology, water quality, and related watershed processes, especially those related to water temperature, suspended sediment, stormwater, and agricultural and industrial contaminants. 
3. Experience with a variety of methods to assess and monitor water quantity and water quality, including measurement of discharge, stream temperature, suspended sediment, and other water quality parameters, and operation and maintenance of monitoring equipment.
4. Experience with wetlands assessment, monitoring, and restoration.
5. Familiarity with Washington State and federal regulations pertaining to water quantity and water quality.
6. Understanding of impacts of degraded water quality and hydrologic processes on aquatic resources, especially salmonids.
7. Familiarity with estuarine and nearshore ecological functions and processes. 
8. Experience working with Native American tribes.
9. Familiarity and experience with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint) and ESRI GIS software, and water quantity and water quality models.

10.  Prior experience in supervision of field crews. PHYSICAL DEMANDS:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The position will require the ability to work in the field both in streams and rivers, and during inclement weather. WORK ENVIRONMENT:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  This position requires both office and field work.  Field work entails working in large rivers and streams at a range of flows and weather conditions.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily, and possess the required skills, education, experience, certificates, licenses, and/or registrations listed above. THE NOOKSACK INDIAN TRIBE IS AN INDIAN PREFERENCE EMPLOYER – EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY THE INDIAN PREFERENCE ACT (TITLE 25, US CODE, SECTION 473).   Interested persons should either submit an application to the Human Resource Office or send resume and cover letter to: Pam Davis, Director for the Human Resources Department, 360-592-5176, extension 3233 pdavis@nooksack-nsn.gov.