Serves as an interdisciplinary expert on the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta estuary, managing and directing the implementation of the legal and regulatory requirements of Departmental and Congressional initiatives. Develops strategies and local policies to implement Bay-Delta programs by translating higher level policy into the scientific requirements necessary for continued long-term operations of the Central Valley Project (CVP) and on-the-ground implementation of environmental restoration projects.

-Advises and assists in formulating Bay-Delta Office (BDO) scientific policies, managing restoration program execution, and maintaining appropriate relationships with other government entities, water districts, power customers, environmental organizations, and the general public.

-Develops and recommends scientific policy affecting BDO project activities under incumbent’s responsibility, including legal and regulatory requirements for the operation of the CVP and State Water Project (SWP).

-Oversees and directs statutory requirements of laws to ensure that realistic scientific requirements are used to attain the goals of Federal reclamation law, the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA), and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

-Analyzes and evaluates the content of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act, Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act (CALFED), Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA), Water and Related Resources programs (WRRP), and Biological Opinions (BiOps) implementation/development for environmental compliance and projected impact upon Reclamation and Department programs and resources.

-Develops new and supplemental fiscal and water management policy language through extensive research of existing applicable fiscal and water regulations.

-Conducts analytical evaluation of evolving Federal and State legislative actions and comments provided by agencies and stakeholders for impacts on the scientific activities carried out by the BDO.

-Provides oversight and program management in coordinating Regional interests in the management and administration of assigned Bay-Delta activities.

-Plans, designs, and carries out implementation and coordination activities and special studies to develop long-term Regional scientific policy for environmental restoration of the Bay-Delta.

- Develops detailed environmental restoration plans, goals, and objectives for long-range implementation and development.

-Coordinates the approval and implementation of new or revised water resources policies with entities responsible for policy driven actions.

-Formulates the types and methods of the specific scientific tasks to be accomplished in studies, sequence of or work items to be produced, and target dates for accomplishment.

-Coordinates the preparation of budgets and schedules of work, identifying projected time and staff needed for project accomplishment and review activities of various environmental and scientific documents.

-Represents the Region in meetings, including public involvement meetings, policy and technical meetings, and Congressional and State committee meetings. Resolves differences and conflicts and negotiates compromises among diverse interest groups.