Project Coordinator

Marin Water is seeking a Watershed Project Coordinator to coordinate contractors, field crews, consultants, and volunteers working on watershed maintenance, infrastructure repairs, vegetation management, roads and trails, erosion control, habitat restoration, and fire management projects.

This hands-on role combines project coordination, field oversight, natural resource management, and construction management.

Typical duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Coordinate contractors, consultants, District crews, volunteers, and probation crews.
• Oversee watershed, construction, vegetation, fire, roads and trails, erosion control, and habitat restoration projects.
• Track project schedules, budgets, and work orders using SAP and other systems.
• Conduct field surveys, inspections, and natural resource data collection.
• Use GPS and GIS for project mapping and environmental compliance.
• Support contract administration, scopes of work, budgets, and procurement.
• Monitor environmental compliance and best management practices.
• Provide field direction and technical training.
• Communicate with stakeholders and watershed users.
• Prepare project schedules, reports, and documentation.
• Operate and maintain equipment and perform skilled field work as needed.
• In addition to the duties listed above, incumbents assigned to this classification may perform other watershed duties as needed.

Knowledge of:

• Principles, techniques and practices of water infrastructure construction, and watershed and wildland resource management;
• Principles, practices, techniques and equipment used in roads, trail and facility maintenance and construction;
• Principles and practices of proper infrastructure repairs, erosion and sediment control techniques associated with trail and road repair and construction;
• Principles and practices of contract administration, purchasing and procurement, and budget administration for small projects;
• Principles, practices, techniques and equipment used in fire prevention and control; and practices of supervision and training; 
• Construction drawings, maps, specifications, permits, and monitoring requirements relevant to watershed resource programs;
• Public outreach and stakeholder engagement proceedings; and
• Safety practices, techniques and guidelines associated with fire construction and maintenance.

Ability to:

• Provide functional technical training to contractors, employees and volunteers;
• Plan, organize, and coordinate his/her own work and the work of contractors, consultants and District field crews;
• Estimate material and equipment needs for construction and maintenance projects;
• Perform manual labor for extended periods;
• Understand and carry out written and oral instructions;
• Read and understand maps, blueprint, diagrams and landscape drawings;
• Maintain accurate and legible records using computers as necessary;
• Work cooperatively with others; 
• Observe safe working practices and safety requirements; 
• Operate a pickup truck and crew van safely on fire roads in difficult mountainous terrain;
• Identify common exotic and native and invasive plants found on the watershed and at project sites;
• Ability to drive and operate a 4WD vehicle in off-road conditions;
• Travel to off-site work locations depending upon job assignment; and
• Operate computer applications using word processing, project management, SAP, GIS, and other database software.

Training and Experience:

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:

OR

• Possession of an appropriate California driver's license issued by the State Department of Motor Vehicles and satisfactory driving record.