Job Posting: Water Resources Engineering Branch Manager

• Provide direction, mentorship, and support to professional engineering and technical staff.
• Foster a collaborative, innovative, and positive workplace culture.
• Recruit, develop, and retain talented employees.
• Guide performance management, employee development, and workforce planning.

• Oversee investigations and studies involving hydrology, hydraulics, flood management, watershed management, and surface water resources.
• Identify emerging water-related issues affecting Northern California communities.
• Help develop solutions that balance water supply, flood protection, environmental stewardship, recreation, and public interests.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to regional leadership.
• Collaborate with Branch Managers and executive leadership to establish priorities and allocate resources.
• Act on behalf of the Region Manager during absences.

• Work directly with local governments, water agencies, tribal organizations, federal partners, and community stakeholders.
• Represent DWR at meetings, presentations, and public forums.
• Strengthen relationships that support California's water management goals.

• Oversee budgets, funding allocations, expenditures, and program delivery.
• Ensure projects and reports meet DWR standards and objectives.
• Guide the Watermaster Program and support regional water management initiatives.

• Review and provide technical guidance on planning studies, environmental documents, and water resource projects.
• Support sustainable water management, flood risk reduction, environmental protection, and watershed health throughout the region.

Department of Water Resources (DWR) was established in 1956 by the California State Legislature. We manage California’s water resources, systems, and infrastructure, including the State Water Project, in a responsible sustainable way.

At DWR, we are embedding climate change response into every project we undertake. We have set standards to help evaluate how each project incorporates climate resilience principles and ensure consistency across the Department. Our mission is to sustainably manage the water resources of California, in cooperation with other agencies, to benefit the state’s people and protect, restore, and enhance the natural and human environments.

DWR also strives to create a trusting and welcoming workplace where employees embrace diverse viewpoints and treat each other with civility and respect. An important component of DWR’s equal employment opportunity program centers around justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Department Website: https://water.ca.gov/

Free virtual career consultation services including one-on-one DWR career consultations, application/resume review, tips for applying, and mock interviews, provided by DWR’s Recruitment and Workforce Planning section can now be scheduled via https://water.ca.gov/About/Careers.

Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.

Who May Apply

How To Apply

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

• Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
• Resume is required and must be included.
• Other - Cover Letter
• Statement of Qualifications - See Special Instructions for additional details.