- Salary: $79,417.00 – $123,729.00 Annually
- Location: Towson, MD
- Job Type: MERIT
- Job Number: 04.326 09-25
- Department: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABILITY
- Opening Date: 09/18/2025
- Closing Date: Continuous
This job announcement may close at any time with little or no notice. Applicants are advised to apply promptly.
Pay Schedule XII, Grade 3M
A vacancy exists in the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability.
A list of eligible applicants will be established based on the examination as outlined below.
Current and future vacancies occurring within this class may be filled from the list of eligible applicants.
All interested transfer and promotional candidates must apply at this time.
List all promotions and changes in job duties due to reclassification as separate work experience on your application. Applicants must include the dates of the promotions and reclassifications.
Note: Failure to complete all fields of the “Work Experience” section of the application will result in your application not being considered. A resume will not be considered in determining your qualifications for a position. Applicants selected for an interview may provide a resume at that time.
You MUST attach your transcript(s) and/or certification(s) / license(s) to your application.
Failure to submit proof of Licenses, Certifications and Education will result in your application not being considered.
Examples of Duties
Definition of Responsibility
Under general supervision, supervises professional environmental planning, restoration, and resource management work.
Examples of Essential Duties
- Position will serve as one of four supervisors within the Watershed Restoration section overseeing implementation of the County’s Capital Waterway and Chesapeake Bay water quality and ecosystem improvement programs.
- Serves as the lead restoration specialist responsible for developing and implementing approaches and techniques for adaptive natural channel, floodplain, and ecosystem restoration along with integrated stormwater runoff measures.
- Manages complex watershed and stream restoration projects, including the supervision of professional staff responsible for technical project management.
- Provides senior management for project watershed assessments, selection/prioritization, funding, budget, design, construction, and compliance/performance monitoring.
- Maintains an in-depth understanding of MS4 and TMDL goals and current crediting calculations to ensure that DEPS projects are appropriately contributing to County goals.
- Pursues, understands, and applies emerging science to benefit County restoration projects. Spearhead the team’s effort to implement robust and technically sound stream restorations.
- Provides leadership and foresight to the section as the latest restoration techniques and regulatory frameworks change and evolve.
- Serves as a spokesperson for the section, conveying the motivation and scientific underpinnings of our stream restoration projects to County administration and the general public.
- Assigns and monitor work flow to meet deadlines, provide quality control of employees’ work product, and coordinate training and mentoring.
- Provides expert technical advice to other County agencies.
- Works with property owners, community groups, consultants, contractors, lawyers, and other stakeholders in meeting the goals and objectives of the watershed restoration program.
- Prepares technical and complex reports to County, Federal, and State agencies such as US Army Corps of Engineers, Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
- Serves as coordinator with State and Federal agencies. Takes a lead/active role and acts as liaison for the County at DNR, MDE, Maryland Stream Restoration Association (MSRA), conferences, committees, and activities.
Examples of Other Duties
- Represents the department before community groups and serves as the department’s representative on intra-county, community, or other committees.
- Supervises subordinate professional and other personnel.
- Performs other related duties as required.
(NOTE: The duties and responsibilities listed above are for the purpose of determining a common set of minimum qualifications for all positions in this class. They may not include all of the essential job functions of each position in the class. Each position may not be required to perform all of the essential job functions listed
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in a physical, biological, or environmental science, geography, planning, or a related field
Plus
Six years’ professional experience in a planning, science, or related field, one year of which was in a supervisory capacity.
(Education beyond a bachelor’s degree in one of the areas listed may be substituted on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of four years for the required non-supervisory experience.)
Preferred Qualifications
- Working knowledge of ongoing implementation efforts to comply with Baltimore County’s Chesapeake Bay TMDL and NPDES, (MS4) Municipal Separate Sewer System Discharge Permit.
- Expert knowledge of and understanding of watershed science and natural systems including hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, water resources/river engineering, and aquatic ecology.
- Advanced project management experience managing watershed assessments, project identification, and restoration activities, including design, technical review, construction oversight, and approval of capital stream/floodplain and water quality improvement projects.
- Flexibility, initiative, and foresight to adapt to changing policies and procedures.
- Ability to communicate complex concepts and explain our section’s decision-making process to both County administration and the general public.
- Experience supervising the work of project managers, consultants, and contractors.
- Experience in all aspects of capital project management components such as permitting, grants, and property negotiation.
- Advanced funding and project management analyses, including GIS, tracking and financial tasks.
Licenses and Certificates
Some positions may require registration as a Professional Sanitarian in the State of Maryland at the time of application.
Proof of Licenses, Certifications and Education
Applicants are required to submit proof of licenses, certifications and education beyond high school to meet the required and preferred qualifications of the position. Diplomas or transcripts must show the applicant’s major field of study. Copies and unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
Proof of licenses, certifications, and/or education must be submitted with each application by the closing date of the job posting.
Proof of Degree Equivalency
Applicants who have obtained a degree from outside the United States of America are required to submit degree equivalence documentation from World Education Services, Inc. (www.WES.org).
Mail or deliver documents to:
ATTN: Natural Resource Supervisor (Watershed Restoration)
Office of Human Resources
Baltimore County Government
308 Allegheny Ave.
Towson, MD 21204
You MUST attach your transcript(s) and/or certification(s) / license(s) to your application.
EXAMINATION PROCEDURE
Qualified applicants will be assigned a rating based on an evaluation of their training and experience as submitted on their applications and supplemental questions. Applications should state clearly and completely for evaluation purposes the dates, duties, and responsibilities of past and present experience.
Conditions of Employment
Physical and Environmental Conditions
The work of this classification is essentially sedentary but may include occasional walking, standing, and/or other limited physical activities. Some duties may require occasional travel between work sites.
Medical Examination and Employment Background Investigation
Applicants selected for employment with Baltimore County must successfully complete a physical examination, drug screening and employment investigation, including, but not limited to criminal background, education certification and fingerprinting checks.
Employer: Baltimore County
Address: 308 Allegheny Avenue, Towson, Maryland, 21204
Phone: 410-887-3135
Website: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov
