Rehabilitation Section Supervisor

The State Water Projects Bureau (SWPB) is located in the Water Resources Division, DNRC.  The Bureau, acting as the owner for the State of Montana, is responsible for the management and oversight of 18 active water storage projects, mostly built between 1935 and 1942.  The projects consist of 22 dams, 20 of which are classified as high hazard (reservoirs range in volume from 513 acre-feet to 79,071 acre-feet).  The Bureau manages nearly 2000 water marketing contracts, providing over 300,000 acre-feet of water a year to irrigators across the state; is responsible for the management and oversight of over 250 miles of supply and delivery canals; manages recreational cabin sites, agricultural and grazing leases; and is responsible to protect and enhance water rights associated with the projects.  The Bureau also owns and manages one 10-MW Hydroelectric facility, of which the net proceeds from power sales are used to help fund the ongoing rehabilitation and maintenance efforts for our projects. The Bureau accomplishes these responsibilities through the actions of the Rehabilitation Section; the Hydropower program; the canals program; and the administrative section which includes all water measurement, water right actions, land issues, water marketing, and overall master planning and management. The Rehabilitation Section has the responsibility for overseeing and maintaining the DNRC owned dams to insure their continued safe operation.  This includes performing annual inspections, managing periodic maintenance and repair activities, and managing a long-term, ongoing rehabilitation program to bring all the dams into compliance with applicable state and federal dam safety regulations. This position is responsible for supervising and managing the Project Rehabilitation Section which provides engineering and technical support services to facilitate the continued safe and reliable operation of Department owned dams.

Position open until filled.