Streams Basin Supervisor

Below is a BRIEF summary of the position, for full details, please use the link to the City of New York’s Job Board:

Work Location:
669 County Road 38, Arkville, NY
Arkville is a hamlet in the Town of Middletown, in Delaware County, NY, approx., 145 miles northwest of New York City.

OR

71 Smith Ave.,
Kingston, NY 12571
Kingston is a city in Ulster County, NY approx. 90 miles North from New York City.

Typical Hours/Shift:
35 per week
Day Shift, Monday to Friday
May be required to work shifts including nights, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

Job Description:

The Supervisor is responsible for managing and overseeing all aspects of the Stream Management Program (SMP) to implement the City’s Long-Term Watershed Protection Strategy and ensure compliance with the City’s Filtration Avoidance Determination (FAD). The SMP Basin Supervisor leads a team of 4 professionals who collectively work with their local counterparts to design and implement a variety of stream-related projects within each reservoir basin in the West of the Hudson watershed.

Examples of Key Job Duties:

• Supervise and provide leadership and guidance to four direct reports that work in two separate office locations (Arkville and Kingston). Support team building, conduct annual performance reviews, timekeeping and succession planning efforts.
• Assist with the negotiation, drafting, and oversight/management of more than a half dozen DEP contracts that fund various elements of the SMP.
• Oversee, report and resolve contract management issues in the five major program contracts.
• Ensure timely delivery and consistency among record keeping for key documents generated by the four basin programs: Memoranda of Understanding with Towns (as required to be eligible for program funding), Stream Management Implementation (grant) Program eligibility, application forms and decision-making criteria, project landowner agreements, permits, project reporting, project designs and Annual Action Plans. Report issues to management and resolve any issues arising therefrom.

Preferred Skills:

• Proficiency is required with the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, etc.) and Adobe Acrobat (advanced PDF assembly)
• Working knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related software (ArcGIS)
• Education and professional work experience relating to water resources, drinking water quality, stream processes and ecological function, natural resource management, land use planning, communications, contract management, project management, budget oversight, and City procurement is desired.
• Ability to convey technical information effectively to a non-technical audience
• Ability to work with partners/stakeholders and lead interdisciplinary teams
• Expertise/knowledge of stream ecosystems and stream restoration principles