County Groundwater Manager

The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package that includes:

• Educational Incentive -An educational incentive of 2.5% for the completion of an associate degree, 3.5% for the completion of a bachelor's degree or 5% for the completion of a graduate degree.
• Bilingual Incentive -Proficiency levels by exam are $.69 per hour (Level I), $1.00 per hour (Level II) or $1.32 per hour (Level III).
• Flexible Workweek/Telework Schedule -We support a work/life balance by offering compressed work (e.g., 9/80 workweek) and remote hybrid telework schedules for some positions subject to organizational needs and satisfactory performance.
• Annual Leave Accrual -New regular, full-time employees in this classification will earn 208 hours per year, increasing to 288 hours after 5 years of service.
• Annual Leave Redemption -An employee may elect to "cash in" or redeem up to 100 hours of vacation accrued in the same year after using 80 hours of vacation in the preceding 12 months.
• Deferred Compensation -Eligible to participate in the County's 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 3.00% match on your 401(k) contributions.
• Health Plans -Full time employees are afforded a flexible credit allowance for purchasing medical, dental, and/or vision insurance from a group of authorized plans.
• Flexible Spending Accounts -Pre-tax benefit towards eligible medical, dental and vision care expenses.
• Pension Plan -Participation in the County's defined benefit pension plan, which has reciprocity with CalPERS.
• Holidays -13 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.

The County Groundwater Manager (Public Works Manager I/II) within Watershed Protection District (WPD). PWA-WPD was formed, in part, to provide for the control and conservation of flood and storm waters, and for the protection and maintenance of watercourses, watersheds, and life and property from damage or destruction from storm flows or flooding. PWA-WPD emphasizes integrated watershed management and operates four major divisions:
Water Resources, Design and Construction, Operations and Maintenance, and Planning and Permits. The department also provides staff to the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency.

The County Groundwater Manager (Public Works Manager I/II), under direction, manages the Groundwater Resources Program section of the Water Resources Division within PWA-WPD; assists in the planning, organizing, directing and coordinating of the varied activities within the program; and performs related duties as assigned. County's Groundwater Resources Program supports implementation of the County's Well Ordinance and the County's General Plan efforts focused on groundwater resource protection.

Responsibilities include overseeing field investigations and data collection, well permitting throughout most of Ventura County, and development project reviews, as well as coordination with the local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies. The Groundwater Resources Program operates as a County team and is separate from the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency.

The Public Works Manager I differs from the PW MGR II in that the latter classification is characterized by increased budgetary responsibility, number of staff supervised including supervision of surveyors, technical, and/or clerical employees; complexity of the technical responsibility; and impact of their decisions. PW MGR I differs from the Hydrologist IV (or equivalent) as Hydrologist IV does not supervise a major section;

however, may supervise hydrologic programs or complex, major projects. The Public Works Manager II differs from the PW MGR III in that the latter classification manages a major division within the PWA.

PW MGR II is generally responsible for the direction of technical program activities of an independent work unit or specialized area and do not generally exercise the decision-making accountability characteristics of a PW MGR III.

PW MGR I: $4,253.64 - $5,955.69/biweekly

PW MGR II: $4,649.48 - $6,509.91/biweekly

Public Works Manager I and II are Management classifications and not eligible for overtime compensation. Incumbents in this classification are eligible for benefits at the MB3 level.

• Manages a major department or agency program, project, or section’s daily activities including scheduling staff,…