Position available:
Project Manager, Resource Management
Description  |  Responsibilities  |  Qualifications  |  Applying for this position

Application deadline: Monday January 7, 2002 at 5:00pm, EST.

Description
The Great Lakes Commission is seeking candidates for the position of Project Manager for the Resource Management Program. The focus of this position will be in the area of Great Lakes water resources policy and management. The individual will be a key member of a multi-disciplinary project team working on the development of a water resources management decision support system for the Great Lakes.

The position is a full time, renewable 12-month appointment. The Great Lakes Commission offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefit package that includes (among others) medical, dental and optical insurance. The Commission also has an outstanding pension program through the TIAA-CREF program.

Responsibilities
Position responsibilities include:

• Working with Great Lakes Commission members, project partners, and staff on Great Lakes water resources management issues.
• Participating in the development of a comprehensive water resources management decision support system for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River system.
• Serving as the administrative lead on project initiatives including meeting and workshop planning, design and conduct, research and report preparation.
• Integrating major regional and binational water resources initiatives with project goals.
• Managing a project web site.
• Coordinating the activities of a multi-disciplinary project partners including those of a project management team, stakeholders advisory committee, and three technical sub-committees.

This position is based at Great Lakes Commission offices in Ann Arbor, Michigan, located near the University of Michigan campus. Periodic travel throughout the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region is anticipated.

Qualifications
The ideal candidate should have 2-5 years' experience with water resource issues at the local, state, regional or federal levels, working with an agency, as a consultant, in academia or in similar positions with a focus on water resources science, policy and/or management.

Required qualifications include: broad knowledge of water resources issues with some science background; experience with the federal and state legislative and regulatory process; strong administrative and organizational skills, outstanding verbal and written communication skills; knowledge of Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region; familiarity with associated policy, management, and research communities; and knowledge of issues related to the development and implementation of decision support systems. Academic requirements include a relevant graduate or undergraduate degree.

For additional information on related current initiatives at the Commission, visit http://www.glc.org/waterquantity/

Applying for this position
Application deadline is Monday, January 7, 2002 at 5:00pm, EST. Submit your application only by mail, email, or fax to:

Great Lakes Commission
ATTN. Thomas Crane
400 Fourth Street, Argus II Bldg.
Ann Arbor, MI  48103-4816
E-Mail: tcrane@glc.org
Fax: 734/665.4370

The requirements for this application include a cover letter, resume, three references, salary history and desired salary range. Note: All of these items must be provided if applicant is to receive consideration.

Please direct application materials and any questions to Thomas Crane, Program Manager, Resource Management at tcrane@glc.org

The Great Lakes Commission, chaired by Nathaniel E. Robinson (Wisconsin), is a nonpartisan, binational compact agency created by state and U.S. federal law and dedicated to promoting a strong economy, healthy environment and high quality of life for the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence region and its residents. The Commission consists of state legislators, agency officials, and governors’ appointees from its eight member states. Associate membership for Ontario and Québec was established through the signing of a "Declaration of Partnership." The Commission maintains a formal Observer program involving U.S. and Canadian federal agencies, tribal authorities, binational agencies and other regional interests. The Commission offices are located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.