Manager - Hydro Licensing

Overview
The Manager - Hydro Licensing oversees the FERC license implementation and relicensing activities for the District including preparation of all FERC relicensing materials and strategic planning. This position manages and supervises the work of license specialists(s) and senior license specialist(s), relicensing Project Managers, consultants and legal advisors as well as serves as the principal contact between the District and federal, state, and local regulatory agencies to ensure accurate and efficient flow of information and cooperation for the relicensing process.

Responsibilities

• Regulatory Oversight & Relationships: Oversees and provides guidance to relicensing and license implementation staff on how to address federal, state, and local regulatory agencies to ensure the accurate and efficient flow of information and positive cooperation for specific projects. This position is the "public face" for the license and relicensing activities and develops strong, positive relationships within a broad range of stakeholders and other District Departments. Interact with agencies, non-government organizations, Tribes, and the public to establish and convene resource forums to share information, coordinate efforts, and make recommendations. Engages in regular public speaking activities and stakeholder interactions. Negotiates with agencies to establish the scope of study plans; protection; mitigation and enhancement plans; and the license terms and conditions.

• Supervision: Manages License Specialist(s), Senior License Specialist(s), Relicensing Project Manager(s), and technical consultants. Responsible for Rocky Reach, Rock Island, and Lake Chelan license implementation to meet compliance with federal license requirements and directing the relicensing team to ensure the Rock Island Project completes a timely and successful relicensing process. Responsible for the work products associated with relicensing, which includes application documents, study plans, overarching relicensing schedule and budgets, settlement agreements, and development of environmental resource management plans. Assures development and training of Licensing and Relicensing staff to optimize their talents and contributions, facilitates succession planning.

• Strategic Guidance & Communications: Provides policy guidance and senior level communication regarding relicensing and license implementation ensuring timely preparation of acceptable license and relicensing materials and completion of implementation and compliance activities and relicensing goals and objectives. Regularly reports progress of implementation to senior management, appropriate external parties, and FERC as required for compliance with the Project License requirements.

• Planning, Scheduling & Coordination: Works at Department and Business Unit level to assure business planning, risk management, and internal coordination regarding implementation of license requirements and relicensing agreements. Oversees project schedules, budget accountability, and expenditures associated with relicensing, implementation and compliance.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance: Perform related duties and responsibilities as required. Comply with District policies. Complete all required training. Maintain a working knowledge and comply with District safety procedures and specific safety requirements of this position, and those in accordance with applicable provisions of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Washington Administrative Code (WAC). Employees with access to confidential employee records and information are required to restrict access from any unauthorized person, except on a need to know basis.

People Management

• This position manages/supervises people. Direct Resources Managed: 2-9. Indirect Resources Managed: None.

Reports To
Chief Strategy & Stakeholder Officer

Overtime exemption
Exempt

Qualifications

Education
Equivalent experience (year for year) may substitute for required education.

• Bachelor's Degree (B.S., B.A.) from a college or university required. 

• Master’s Degree is preferred. 

Experience

• 10+ years experience in managing large, complex projects, including proven experience in collaborating with regulatory agencies is required. 

• FERC hydropower licensing experience preferred. preferred. 

Skills and Abilities
A fully skilled incumbent will have the following knowledge skills & abilities: 

• Knowledge about most areas of hydropower operations because relicensing and license compliance involves issues related to engineering, operations, environment, intergovernmental affairs, finance, and community affairs. 

• Specific technical knowledge related to engineering and design of hydropower facilities, environmental issues, state and federal regulations, and economics. 

• Knowledge of the regulatory, legal and political forces that drive project license compliance and relicensing by a public agency. 

• Knowledge of basic finance, accounting, and budgeting methods are important. Must have familiarity with basic computer applications and the Internet. 

• Must demonstrate knowledge of regulatory and political processes. 

• Strong managerial skills required. Must be able to establish performance goals, evaluate progress towards the goals and provide feedback to staff and senior management. Coaching is an important element to help staff achieve desired outcomes. 

• Must possess strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, negotiation, and managerial skills. 

• Effective written and oral presentation skills are required to effectively communicate with various public groups, stakeholders, the media, management, leaders, and District employees. Ability to translate complex issues and technical information to common lay terms is necessary. 

• Ability to work with direct reports, senior managers, and other District personnel and outside consultants to establish strategically consistent actions and responses to current and emerging issues in project relicensing, compliance and implementation. 

• Ability to allocate decision-making authority and other responsibilities to staff and establish effective measures to monitor developments and performance. 

• Ability to provide vision and lead relicensing efforts. 

• Ability to work with direct reports, other District staff, and outside consultants to successfully complete relicensing and license implementation activities. 

• Ability to negotiate and resolve policy issues and gain agreements with outside entities. 

• Ability to effectively communicate complex issues in public settings. 

• Ability to serve as a connection to senior management and identify issues to make sure issues are addressed before they become problems. 

• Ability to understand and critique technical information 

• Capable of balancing multiple projects and respond quickly and appropriately to changing conditions. 

• Ability to define problems clearly and develop recommendations for resolution. Must possess the ability to gather information, through questioning and investigation, interpret and analyze that information for decision-making relevant to organizational issues, trends, and objectives. 

• To perform this job successfully, an individual is required to have knowledge of PeopleSoft Financials; PeopleSoft Time Entry/HRI; Microsoft Word; General Office Equipment. 

• Incumbents must have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Excel; and Microsoft PowerPoint. 
• Must be proficient in reading, writing and speaking English. 

Physical Demands

• Sitting - Regularly
• Standing - Occasionally
• Walking - Occasionally
• Lifting 11-25 lbs Floor-Waist - Occasionally
• Lifting 11-25 lbs Waist-Shoulders - Occasionally
• Stooping/Bending - Occasionally
• Reach Waist to Shoulder - Occasionally
• Wrist/hand/fingers manipulation (keyboarding, mousing, etc.) - Frequently
• Repetitive Motions - Frequently
• Talking - Frequently
• Hearing - Frequently
• Visual - Near Acuity - Regularly
• Visual - Far Acuity - Regularly
• Visual - Depth Perception - Regularly
• Visual - Color Discrimination - Regularly

Working Conditions

• Proximity to Moving Mechanical Parts - Occasionally
• Noise Intensity Level: - Moderate

District Values

• Safety - Protect public and employee health and safety

• Stewardship - Acting on behalf of customer-owners, protecting public resources entrusted to us

• Trustworthy - Competence, integrity, respect

• Operational Excellence - High-quality innovative work execution

Equal Opportunity/ADA


Chelan PUD is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer (EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled). We value diversity at all levels of the organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected classifications as defined by law.



EEO Law Posters can be found on the main Careers (chelanpud.org) page in English and Spanish. 




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

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