Job Description Summary

Salary: $108,617.60 - $162,864.00 annually

Monitors existing State and Federal regulatory programs with a special emphasis on all necessary environmental permits for TRWD projects, including construction and water rights. Develops strategies to facilitate the acquisition of these permits. Coordinates the acquisition of any necessary permits to support TRWD.

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this position.

Excellent organization, writing, and presentation skills

Ability to work effectively with individuals, groups, and units of government.

Ability to communicate effectively with outside contacts and the reasoning to represent TRWD accurately.

Manage and monitor the existing environmental permits for TRWD resources and projects.

Coordinate strategies for acquisition of environmental permits for TRWD resources within TRWD as well as with outside consulting groups.

Acquisition of environmental permits for multiple TRWD resources

Coordinate with Federal, State, and local regulatory agencies to ensure TRWD program/project compliance with applicable guidance.

Coordinate with Environmental and other TRWD Divisions to ensure that necessary construction and water rights permits are planned for and acquired in a timely manner.

Identify environmental risks, develop, and maintain District environmental programs and processes to mitigate risk and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.

Manage TRWD environmental and regulatory reporting and verify the quality of final submittals to government agencies for TRWD projects.

Provide oversight on environmental and regulatory compliance inspections and perform routine field assessments/audits of routine and non-routine work activities.

Monitor and report to TRWD management regarding upcoming changes to regulatory programs of importance to TRWD.

Monitor and assist in the evaluation of impacts to TRWD resources from wastewater and industrial discharges, permitted by TCEQ.

Work with TRWD Environmental staff to monitor for compliance for MS4 permit.

Budget preparation for areas related to work responsibilities.

Act as TRWD representative to local, state, and federal entities as well as other environmental groups.<