State of Maryland

A Natural Resources Manager II is the first supervisory level of management work for a natural resources activity within a program in a natural resources agency involving either responsibility for a region of the State or a statewide, general impact, staff function.  Employees in this classification, as Regional Enforcement Managers, manage a pollution enforcement or technical survey activity; prepare and maintain a budget, and are responsible for the successful conduct of associated regional activity.  Employees in this classification, as Staff Specialists, are recognized staff experts in the areas of environmental impact or fish kill investigations and the expertise involves statewide impact on other agency programs.  Employees in this classification, as Regional Managers of natural resource agencies, recommend policy changes, supervise technical surveys, recommend and review pertinent legislation; and are responsible for the conduct of the assigned activity.  Employees in this classification are allowed a great deal of independence to plan, develop and implement new and modified elements to the assigned activity.   Employees in this classification exercise direct supervision or provide technical direction to lower-level Natural Resources professionals, technicians and/or clerical personnel.

Employees in this classification receive general direction from an administrator or other official in the form of conferences and general orders.  Work evaluation is based on achievement of objectives and progress toward goals.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology. The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

Serves as Staff Specialists responsible for highly specialized, statewide functions which have impact on all programs within a natural resources agency;

Serves as Regional Enforcement Managers within a water resources enforcement program or as head of a regional water quality survey team;

Serves as Regional Managers of a natural resources agency;

Represents the administrator or the Secretary at hearings, conferences, and meetings involving their expertise or geographic responsibility;

Promotes actively the public use or recognition of the service or objectives of the activity;

Negotiates necessary contracts for surveys, personal services, studies, etc., for the assigned activity;

Conducts field surveys appropriate to and in accordance with the objectives of the assigned activity;

Maintains awareness of new developments and incorporates such research findings into the assigned activity;

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of general administrative procedures;

Knowledge of technical and general report writing;

Knowledge of accepted supervisory principles and techniques;

Knowledge of organizational charts, staffing patterns and work flow diagrams;

Knowledge of basic methods and techniques used in collecting, compiling and organizing data and information;

Knowledge of budget and preparation procedures and principles;

Knowledge of personnel principles;

Knowledge of conservation, boating, water quality;

Knowledge of the literature in the field of natural resources;

Ability to gain expertise in highly technical natural resources specialties;

Ability to conduct technical surveys;

Ability to supervise, coordinate and provide guidance to subordinates;

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships;

Ability to prepare complete, concise and accurate reports and correspondence;

Ability to conduct studies and analyses of agency programs, procedures and organizations;

Ability to prepare and present sound recommendations for improvement;

Ability to assess and evaluate personnel needs and determine the extent to which program objectives are being met.

Education:   Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.

Experience: Seven years of experience either performing, or supervising workers performing technical natural resources or   conservation work.

Notes:

1. Candidates may substitute pertinent volunteer and/or part-time experience for the required experience.  Please document the number of hours spent per week in this type of experience on the application.

2. Candidate may substitute one year of vocational education from an accredited high school or 30 credit hours from an accredited college or university in a natural resources discipline for one year of the required experience.

3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience at a rank of Corporal/Petty Officer or higher as a non-commissioned officer in the natural resources management and biological sciences classifications or natural resources management and biological sciences specialty codes in the biological science technician field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience and education.

Class specifications are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State department and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit as indicated by the designation of S (supervisor), M (manager), T (agency head), U (Board or Commission member), W (student), X (Used by agency or excluded by executive order), or Z (confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded from collective bargaining. Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and therefore, all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.