Government Affairs Manager jobs in Monterey, CA

Are you a senior professional in the field of water quality seeking a new leadership role? Are you a self-starter who excels at problem solving and looks to improve operational efficiencies? Do you have experience with hands-on management of a laboratory? Are you looking for a collaborative leadership environment that supports your goals and growth? If so, Marin Municipal Water District (District) welcomes your application for the position of Water Quality Laboratory Manager.

Regional Government Services (RGS) and its staff are conducting this recruitment on behalf of Marin Municipal Water District.

• Have experience with managing a water quality laboratory and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Be experienced with monitoring and adapting to regulatory changes at the federal, state, and local government level.
• Be skilled in performing complex microbiological, chemical, and physical analyses of water.
• Experience with analysis, troubleshooting, and instrumentation, such as GC-MS.
• Be knowledgeable with the California Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) laboratory accreditation process.
• Be skilled in managing operational data for drinking water.
• Have skills to mentor and develop staff.
• Have experience with contract management and consultant oversight.
• Be experienced with databases, LIMS systems, and the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills; use multiple channels to build transparency and have writing capabilities to compose reports, correspondence, and other documents, and presentations.
• Communicate in a proactive, approachable, and responsive manner demonstrating both an understanding of stakeholder interests and needs and a commitment to meeting them.
• Maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff, partner agencies, and the public.

SELECTION PROCESS 

Apply at: https://bit.ly/MMWDWaterQualityLabMgr

QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could likely provide the required knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university with major course work in chemistry, microbiology, or other closely-related field. AND
• Five years of increasingly-responsible journey level analytical work experience in chemistry or microbiology or other closely related discipline. A graduate level degree may in a directly related field may be substituted for one year of experience. AND
• Three years of demonstrated managerial or supervisory experience over a laboratory facility or major laboratory functional unit engaged in chemical and microbiological testing and analysis.

Certification and Licenses: Possession of a valid California Class C driver’s license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles. Possession of a AWWA Water Quality Analyst Grade IV Certificate preferred.

Minimum Qualifications (MQ) Appraisal - All completed application packages will be reviewed for each applicant's ability to meet the minimum work experience, training, and education qualifications. A training and experience evaluation may be used as part of the evaluation process.

Remote Screening - The most qualified candidates may be invited to a Remote Screen Interview Examination to evaluate training, experience, and other job-related qualifications for the position. The Remote Screen Interview will be conducted via a video conference platform and is tentatively scheduled for the week of May 13, 2024. The most-qualified candidates from the remote screening will be submitted to the District for consideration. 

All communication and notices will be sent via email. Additional inquiries about the position may be directed to rblut@rgs.ca.gov.