Executive Director

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DUTY STATEMENT
Under the general direction of the Colorado River Board pursuant to Water Code § 12500, et seq., and in coordination with California’s Colorado River Board Chairperson, the Executive Director plans, organizes and develops policy recommendations and executes programs and procedures to protect California’s interest and rights to the water, power, and other resources of the Colorado River system.

The activities to be performed and other tasks to be accomplished include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Plan, organize, direct, and coordinate the work of the Colorado River Board of California staff related to the study, operation, and management of the River system.
• Prepare reports, briefs, presentations, and testimony related to such purposes as hearings before congressional, legislative, judicial, and other public entities on water, power, environmental, and other matters pertaining to the Colorado River Basin.
• Review and analyze Federal, and State rules, regulations, legislation, judicial rulings, or other technical and policy-related reports and make recommendations thereon as related to projects for control, conservation, and utilization of Colorado River resources.
• Prepare plans, proposals, and recommendations for the review, guidance, and concurrence of the Colorado River Board, California’s Colorado River Commissioner, and contractors to develop consensus-based policy positions.
• Represent, support, staunchly defend, and effectively advocate for Colorado River Board positions, state interests, and contractor water rights and perspectives in meetings, discussions, and negotiations with representatives of the other six Colorado River Basin states, the United States government and its agencies, Native American Tribes, agencies of the states and other interested agencies and stakeholders regarding the Colorado River and related issues.
• Participate in the oversight and coordination of binational discussions, programs, and projects involving the Colorado River Basin and Mexico that may impact California’s rights and interests in water, power, environmental, and other resources of the Colorado River.
• Carry out delegated responsibilities to maintain the continuity of technical and administrative authority in all Colorado River Board matters.

General Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Engineering, Environmental Science, or other related field, and 8 years of relevant experience such as, but not limited to water resource management and water policy development; of which 4 years must have been in a management or supervisory position.
• Possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, and ability to work cooperatively with others.

To learn more about this position, please go to: https://crb.ca.gov/executive-director-recruitment/

Please email your resume and cover letter to Yuanyuan Myint at ymyint@crb.ca.gov