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APPROXIMATE ANNUAL SALARY -
$83,394.72 to
$126,386.64
PAY GRADE: 46
For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.
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Under general administrative direction, incumbents serve as deputy to the Administrator of one of the
regulatory agencies in the Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. Duties include management of
professional, technical and administrative support staff; budget development and monitoring; development of
policies and regulations; and ensuring compliance with applicable federal and State regulations and statutes.
Under direction of the State Engineer, this position administers the activities and programs of major sections within the Division of Water Resources. The position will assist the State Engineer on a nearly daily basis with decisions related to the responsibilities of the Division.
The position directly supervises Manager II and Chief Section head(s) and is responsible for guiding the work output of the Sections. The position will assign work projects, check the progress of the assignments and verify that the final product meets the Division's high standards in order to best carry out the responsibilities of the Division, including the ability to withstand judicial review. In addition, this position drafts rulings related to contested water right issues; helps establish goals and objectives for the division; and performs staff evaluations for staff that report directly to the position.
This position also represents the State Engineer before various boards, committees, business groups, civic groups, homeowners associations and the legislature. This position may also serve on technical advisory committees to explain Division policy, state statutes and regulations regarding water resource issues. The position also works closely with the deputy attorney general keeping informed of ongoing litigation and assuring arguments that are being made on the State Engineer's behalf comport with his or her understanding of the decisions being defended, the facts and the law. This position will also testify before the state legislature on matters affecting the division. The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages.
***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.***
In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements:
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Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, the natural or physical sciences, public administration, law or related field and four years of experience supervising natural resource regulatory programs or relevant specialized programs in areas of water resources or environmental protection. The required experience must have included program planning, budget development and maintenance, policy analysis and interpretation, and training and supervision of professional staff; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above. |
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The exam will consist of a rating of training and experience weighted 100%. It is essential that applications include extensively detailed information with time frames regarding education and experience. Your score will be based on the information provided in your application and your responses to the questions asked below. If there are several parts to a question, answer each part separately. Along with each answer, identify the position(s) and/or training (as described in your application) where you gained the background asked for in the question. Absence of experience/training asked for in a question is not necessarily disqualifying. Failure to answer the questions will result in a score based solely on the application.
Qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for interview. |
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1) Describe your experience in the development of an administrative budget for an environmental program.
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2) Describe your experience writing concise materials such as executive summaries, justifications, legislative bill drafts, and/or testimony to the legislature, boards or commissions.
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3) Describe your experience in managing and supervising other supervisors that have responsibility for a program specific area or program entity under your chain of command, to include planning, directing and reviewing their work, problem solving, and disciplinary action.
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4) Describe your experience doing long-term strategic planning for Bureaus of environmental programs you have managed.
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5) Describe your experience making presentations to or working with other governmental officials, the legislature, and State Environmental Commission to explain and justify complex and program policy decisions.
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1) What is your experience regulating the water well drilling industry? Please describe.
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2) What is your experience with Dam safety? Please describe.
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3) What is your experience with water adjudication proceedings? Please describe.
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