Water Quality Laboratory Manager For Marin Municipal Water District

Position Description

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.

As a valuable member of the Water Resources Division, serves as the laboratory Technical Manager and is responsible for oversight of the activities and operations of the District's state certified Water Quality Laboratory, including the performance of a variety of chemical, microbiological, and physical analyses on raw and treated potable and recycled water. This position provides administrative and technical support for laboratory personnel, oversees the validation of analytical data, conducts studies, special research, program development, analyzes data, and prepares reports on a wide variety of water quality issues.

Some of the top organizational priorities of the incoming Water Quality Laboratory Manager include ensuring the highest quality of drinking water for Marin, assisting operations with analysis of water treatment chemistry to improve plant efficiency, ensuring regulatory compliance of laboratory activities, and modernizing the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) system.

THE DISTRICT

Chartered on April 25, 1912, the Marin Municipal Water District is the first municipal water district in California. Prior to that, water in central and southern Marin had been provided by several small, private companies, many of them subsidiaries to local real estate developers. Recognizing the critical importance of reliable water service, the community came together to create a publicly owned and managed water system. Our proud history is what drives our work, and it is at the heart of our mission: to manage our natural resources in a sustainable manner, and to provide you with high-quality water at a reasonable price.

Today, we serve more than 191,000 people in central and southern Marin. We are proud to provide 100 percent locally sourced drinking water. About 75 percent of our water supply comes from our reservoirs on Mt. Tamalpais and in west Marin, with the remaining supply coming from neighboring Sonoma County's Russian River water system. Our local water supply means you can be sure your water is clean, fresh, and sustainably sourced.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL:

• 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.

COMPETENCIES

Analytical Thinking

• Identifies solutions to complex problems integrating findings from several different disciplines; evaluates the various options developed and selects the most effective solution

Collaboration

• Fosters staff and stakeholder communication and dialogue; identifies opportunities for building consensus

Communication

• Models interpersonal communication that invites participation and future dialogue

Initiative

• Identifies and takes action to address problems and opportunities

Influence

• Maintains an awareness of organizational goals and objectives while simultaneously navigating solutions towards desired outcomes and preserving relationships

Leadership

• Understands formal and informal power and influence structure within the organization and successfully achieves positive, desired outcomes

Problem Solving

• Collaborates effectively with others to solve problems and develop solutions that are easily sustainable

Results Orientation and Execution

• Anticipates and identifies overriding organizational factors which influence or constrain direction, decision-making, and organizational priorities

Examples of Duties

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Supplemental Information

SELECTION PROCESS

DEADLINE TO APPLY: May 12, 2024, at 11:59 PM PST.

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.

BENEFITS INFORMATION

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Application

• Qualified candidates are required to submit a Letter of Interest and a focused resume detailing their recent (within the past 10 years) experience and demonstrated career accomplishments relevant to this position along with their application online. All materials must be complete and clearly indicate the candidate meets the minimum qualifications. All statements made on the application, resume, and supplemental materials are subject to verification. False statements may be cause for immediate disqualification, removal from eligibility list, or discharge from employment.

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.

Interviews are tentatively scheduled for the Week of May 20, 2024.

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

Per California Government Code, Title 1, Division 4, Chapter 8, Section 3100 "all public employees are hereby declared to be disaster service workers subject to such disaster services activities as may be assigned to them by their superiors or by laws." (Ref: California Government Code, Title 1, Division 4, Chapter 8, Sections 3100 - 3109).

Neither Regional Government Services nor the Marin Water District are responsible for failure of internet forms or email transmission in submitting your application. Candidates who may require special assistance in any phase of the application or selection process should advise Regional Government Services by emailing rblut@rgs.ca.gov.

Marin Municipal Water District is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Did you attach the required Letter of Interest and Focused Resume? (Applications without both will not be considered.)

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Please indicate the highest level of education you have completed.

• High School Diploma or GED

• Associate's Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree

• PhD

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Please indicate the field of study for your degree or N/A if not applicable.

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Please list any relevant certifications you have completed.

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How many years of increasingly responsible experience do you have with analytical work in chemistry or microbiology or other closely related discipline?

• None.

• Less than 1 year of experience.

• At least 1 year of experience but less than 2 years.

• At least 2 years of experience but less than 3 years.

• At least 3 years of experience but less than 4 years.

• At least 4 years of experience but less than 5 years.

• Five or more years of experience.

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How many years of managerial or supervisory experience do you have over a laboratory facility or major laboratory functional unit engaged in chemical and microbiological testing and analysis?

• None.

• Less than 1 year of experience.

• At least 1 year of experience but less than 2 years.

• At least 2 years of experience but less than 3 years.

• At least 3 years of experience but less than 4 years.

• At least 4 years of experience but less than 5 years.

• Five or more years of experience.

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Agency Regional Government Services

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., California, 93924

Phone 1-650-587-7314

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