Senior Environmental Planner

Senior Environmental Planner

Valley Water

Salary: $137,196.80 - $175,697.60 Annually

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 01878-E

Location: CA, CA

Department: Watersheds Operations and Maintenance

Closing: 4/9/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Description

Overview:

The Senior Environmental Planner within the Water Utility team of the O&M Environmental Services Unit plays a critical role as the technical lead, providing expert environmental oversight for highly complex operations and maintenance activities within the Water Utility (WUE). This includes key programs such as Pipeline Maintenance and various WUE O&M projects. Examples of projects relate to gage improvements, turnout repairs, road repairs, pump replacements, and inspection and rehab. This position also includes overseeing the development and implementation of environmental programs that support watershed management, including the Integrated Invasive Plant Management Program (IIPMP). This program is essential for maintaining the ecological health of watersheds, ensuring that invasive plant species do not negatively impact water resources and habitats. The planner will also provide expert oversight for other various key programs and project as needed.

This Senior Planner plays a key leadership role in developing and executing integrated environmental strategies that protect and restore watersheds, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance the long-term sustainability of Valley Water's operations and maintenance activities.

Our Commitment:

Racial equity, diversity and inclusion are integral to Valley Water. We are committed to building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment for all. We believe every member of our team enriches our diversity, contributes to inclusion, and strengthens belonging by broadening our perspective and collective understanding of the world around us to accomplish our mission to equitably provide safe, clean water, natural flood protections, and environmental stewardship.

About Valley Water:

Valley Water is a public agency with an operating and capital budget of $964 million, and over 900 employees. With headquarters in San Jose, Valley Water provides water supply, enhances streams and watersheds through creek restoration and habitat protection, provides flood protection for homes, schools, businesses and roadways, and partners with other agencies to provide trails and open space for the community.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Ideal Candidate's Background Includes:

Applicants whose experience and background best match the ideal experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and education are considered ideal candidates. To determine the top candidates, each applicant will be assessed based on the ideal candidate criteria as listed below.

Ideal Experience:

Ideal Skills and Abilities:

Ideal Knowledge:

Ideal Training and Education:

Required License or Certificate

To review the Classification Specification, please click here(Download PDF reader)

Operations and Maintenance Environmental Support Unit (Position Code 705)

Valley Water Telework Program: Eligibility for telework will depend on the type of work performed, operational needs, and the ability for the employee to perform the essential functions of their job duties while teleworking. Employment with Valley Water requires employees to live within 150 miles of their primary physical work location located in San Jose, California by their start date.

This position is eligible for a hybrid telework schedule, typically working 40% remote and 60% onsite.

Selection Process

(1) The selection process may include one or more of the following: application review, application assessment, performance exercise, written exercise and/or interview.

(2) The Employment Application, Qualifying Information Questions and/or Supplemental Questions will be evaluated based on the ideal candidate criteria listed above. Resumes are highly recommended.

NOTE: Position and start date is subject to availability of funds. Valley Water retains the right to repost this position as deemed necessary.

Consideration may be given to existing applicant pools within the same classification.

Valley Water's Equal Opportunity Non-Discrimination Policy is available for review upon request.

Valley Water will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources in advance of any special needs by calling 408-630-2260.

Please be aware that once submitted all application materials become the property of Valley Water and will not be returned. Human Resources staff are not authorized to make copies of application materials for applicants.

To apply, please visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/scvwd/jobs/4880818/senior-environmental-planner

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