Compliance Specialist 3 - 58600

State of Montana
Helena, MT
Category Engineering
Job Description
As the Compliance Specialist 3 with DNRC’s Water Rights Bureau in Helena, you will provide statewide direction, quality control, and technical expertise for Montana’s water rights program, working closely with regional offices, the Water Court, and program leadership to keep our water rights system accurate, efficient, and trusted. If you are a detail‐driven, critically-thinking natural resources professional who enjoys solving complex policy and technical questions, designing training and guidance, and helping others do their best work, this position offers the opportunity to influence program standards, mentor staff across the state, and build tools and processes that will guide water rights administration in Montana for years to come.

Requirements

  • Lead statewide quality control and assurance for water right permitting, changes, and adjudication work products, ensuring they comply with statute, rule, court orders, and policy.
  • Provide advanced technical assistance on water rights, GIS mapping, and the water right database to regional staff, supervisors, managers, and external stakeholders.
  • Develop, recommend, and deliver training, update guidance manuals, and ensure consistent application of procedures across all regional offices.
  • Monitor work progress, set performance measures, and evaluate program work quality, identifying and resolving issues that impact program goals.
  • Participate on the water rights database team to identify programming issues, recommend design changes, and support testing and roll‐out of system updates.
  • Lead or support public information efforts, including presentations, outreach, and informational materials to improve understanding of water rights requirements.
  • Take on special projects such as assisting with budgeting, planning, and representing the program at conferences and meetings.
  • Provide significant guidance, mentoring, and oversight of work quality statewide.

Benefits

  • Live and work in Helena, Montana, which offers a unique blend of opportunities and natural beauty, situated between Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks.
  • Abundant recreational opportunities, including camping, fishing, hunting, mountain biking, and hiking.
  • Work/life balance.
  • Generous paid leave (vacation, sick, holidays), with vacation leave increasing with service.
  • Longevity pay with continued state service.
  • Health, dental, vision, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
  • Access to free employee medical clinics and telehealth.
  • Retirement plans (Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution plus an optional 457(b) Plan).
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness - may qualify you for student loan forgiveness
  • Career progression, professional development, and state employee discounts.
  • Up to 15 days of military leave with full pay.
]]>