Deputy Director - Water Resources Division

Agency Dept of Environmental Quality Division Water Resources Job Classification Title Environmental Program Manager II (NS) Position Number  Grade NC24

The primary mission of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is to provide science-based environmental stewardship for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead stewardship agency for the protection of North Carolina's environmental resources. The organization, which has offices from the mountains to the coast, administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water quality, and the public's health, and works to advance in all-of-the-above energy strategy that fits North Carolina's needs.

DEQ also offers technical assistance to businesses, farmers, local governments, and the public and encourages responsible behavior with respect to the environment through education programs provided at DEQ facilities and through the state's school system. DEQ touches the lives of all North Carolinians in many ways to enhance and ensure our quality of life.

The Deputy Director supports and assists the Division Director in providing operational and technical strategic leadership and management to the Division of Water Resources. This position participates in the development, communication, and implementation of strategic plans to guide staff in the administration of the division. The Deputy Director provides direction to the Section Chiefs under their oversight and other subordinate staff to ensure accomplishment of DEQ and Division goals including fulfillment of federal grant commitments;

ensuring general management of day-to-day activities; addressing priority issues of the Secretary’s Office, legislative members, and/or the public. The position ensures progress toward longer term programmatic or management goals and ensures budget and personnel issues are properly managed at the Division level. Other

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and manage programs within established statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Establish and approve policy or procedures to best improve business processes.
• Provide guidance on personnel activities including salary administration activities, division position reclassification requests, and other human resources related projects.
• Assist Department in establishing legislative priorities and strategies that meet the criteria of DEQ’s core mission.
• Prepare and furnish information for the development, revision or modification of new or existing laws relating to the responsibilities of the Sections.
• Administers funds from numerous state and federal sources ensuring the most effective use.
• Review expenditures and make budget amendments as necessary.
• Evaluate objectives, activities, outputs and outcomes to improve the functioning of the Sections managed.

The Division of Water Resources’ (DWR) mission is to protect the state’s water supplies, drinking water and foster stewardship of this natural resource for use by current and future generations of citizens. The DWR is comprised of six Sections:
Water Quality Regional Operations;
Water Sciences;
Public Water Supply;
Water Quality Permitting; NPDES Permitting;
Water Planning; and Administrative Services. Water Quality Regional Operations consists of seven regional offices focusing on the protection and enhancement of the state's surface water and groundwater. The Water Sciences Section supports the division through chemical laboratories in Raleigh and Asheville, NC, and biological laboratories in Raleigh. The Public Water Supply Section promotes public health by ensuring that safe, potable water is available in adequate quantities to the residents…