Environmental Program Manager

The State of Maryland is seeking an Environmental Program Manager for the Department of Natural Resources in Annapolis. The role involves managing the Water Quality Monitoring Program, which assesses water quality across Maryland, including the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Responsibilities include overseeing data collection and quality control procedures, and managing the MANTA Field Office. This is an internal recruitment with no degree requirement specified.
Introduction
This is a position specific recruitment for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Resource Assessment Service. This recruitment will be used to fill current vacancies for the position and may be used to fill future vacancies in the same classification/function. Future vacancies may also be filled via other recruitments. The resulting eligible list will be maintained for one year. This recruitment is INTERNAL ONLY. GRADE


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1919 Lincoln Drive Annapolis, MD (Anne Arundel County) Main Purpose of Job The main purpose of this position is to manage and direct the activities of the Water Quality Monitoring Program which is part of the Monitoring and Non-Tidal Assessment (MANTA) Division. This Program collects and processes water quality samples from waters across the entire state of Maryland. The projects within the Program monitor water quality in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay and its tidal and non-tidal tributaries, lakes and the Atlantic coastal bays and their tributaries.


These programs collect discrete and continuous water chemistry and meteorologic data year round. The samples and data collected provide vital information about the current condition of Maryland's natural waters and are used by federal, state and local partners. Samples are collected to meet Maryland's requirements under Sections 117e and 106 of the Clean Water Act for Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.


This Program uses strict collection and quality control procedures to collect and field process thousands of water chemistry samples per year. This position also manages the MANTA Field Office facility located at 1919 Lincoln Drive in Annapolis.


The Water Quality Monitoring
Program is responsible for the collection and assessment of water quality data for the Chesapeake Bay (Mainstem, Bay Tributary & Enhanced Tributary), Non-tidal Network, Core/Trend, Coastal Bays, Dataflow, Continuous Monitoring and Deep Creek Lake Programs. These surveys collect monthly wat