Resource Planning Supervisor

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Resource Planning Supervisor

Open Date: 04/03/25

Close Date: 04/24/25

Job Type: Regular

For any questions regarding this announcement, please contact LVVWD Recruitment at recruitment@lvvwd.com.

Hours of Work: 4/10’s, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m., M-Th

INTRODUCTION: Human Resources will screen applications and supplemental questionnaires. Candidates possessing the strongest skills and experience for this position will be forwarded to the hiring department for further evaluation and to determine who will be invited to the formal interview process. The candidate hired will be required to pass a drug screening and background check and may be required to pass a job-related physical evaluation.

The ideal candidate has strong written and oral communication skills and is organized and attentive to details; can efficiently multitask; is adept at defining and directing the work efforts of team members and assessing performance; can clearly delegate responsibilities as appropriate. The ideal candidate is a visionary leader that is responsive to management and customer needs, is able to understand direction and clearly communicate work priorities; is a subject matter expert with several years of experience in the field of water-resource planning or closely related discipline; possesses strong leadership skills and is able to identify and provide needed resources, training, timely feedback, and assistance to team members to ensure team commitments and obligations are met. The ideal candidate is adept at understanding complex issues; can clearly define complex problems and develop innovative solutions by applying defensible and accepted analytical methods.

GENERAL PURPOSE

Under general direction, plans, organizes, supervises and participates in the work of professional staff engaged in performing highly complex, professional water resource planning for a variety of District and Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) programs; independently performs highly complex integrated resource planning studies; supervises and coordinates planning and forecasting projects and activities with other departments and outside agencies; and performs related duties as assigned.

DESIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

Theory, principles, practices and methods of urban planning, zoning, economics, demographics and socio-economic research as they apply to the analysis and forecasting of water demand and consumption patterns; statistical, mathematical, extrapolative and econometric methods and models and related computer software; concepts, methods and techniques of analysis for water use and conservation data; sources of economic and demographic data required for analyses; water demand, consumption and conservation modeling analyses and research performed by other governmental organizations; community trends and market analysis techniques; legal, regulatory and policy/agreement structures governing water resource allocation and water accounting including State water law, the Law of the River, Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan, SNWA Cooperative Agreement, interstate water banking agreements, operating policies and guidelines; project management methods and practices; principles and practices of effective business communication; principles and practices of effective supervision; District human resources policies and labor contract provisions.

Ability to:

Plan, organize, supervise, coordinate, evaluate and participate in the work of staff, consultants and contractors engaged in a wide variety of highly complex water resource planning and research projects and initiatives; supervise the timely and accurate collection, analysis and integration of relevant data from varied sources to address water resource planning issues and challenges; design and lead complex research assignments with initiative and creativity to meet broad objectives; apply advanced professional concepts to planning and forecasting projects, studies and issues; understand and apply applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations, policies, procedures and standards; coordinate development of integrated work plans and ensure effective collaboration with other departments and agencies; represent the District/SNWA effectively on inter-agency work groups and committees; prepare clear and concise technical documents, reports, correspondence, graphs and illustrations; present ideas clearly and persuasively to technical and non-technical audiences; exercise sound independent judgement within established guidelines; establish and maintain effective working relationships with managers, staff, officials of other agencies, business and community leaders and others encountered in the course of work.

Training and Experience:

A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is graduation from a four-year college or university with a master’s degree in economics, statistics, quantitative analysis, urban planning or a closely related field; and at least seven years of increasingly responsible experience in conducting water resource planning and statistical or economic research, including water consumption demand forecasting; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; talk or hear by telephone or in-person; use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel or operate computers and other standard office equipment; and reach with hands and arms. Employees are frequently required to stand and walk and lift up to 10 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; ability to distinguish basic shades and colors; and ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this class, employees are regularly required to use oral and written communication; read highly complex data, information and documents; analyze and solve highly complex problems; interpret data or information; use math and mathematical reasoning; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks under changing and intensive deadlines; work with constant interruptions; interact with managers, officials of other agencies, business and community leaders and others encountered in the course of work.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employees work under typical office conditions where the noise level is usually quiet.