Basin Irrigation Drainage Authority – General Manager ($160,000 – $190,000 DOE)

(Located in Knights Landing, California) The Board of Trustees of Reclamation District 1500 (RD1500) and the Board of Directors of Sutter Mutual Water Company (SMWC), separate organizations, are seeking a common General Manager who reports to the respective Boards and is responsible for implementing the policies of the respective organizations as well as managing Basin Irrigation and Drainage Authority (BIDA), a joint powers authority created to comprehensively manage the activities of RD1500 and SMWC. The headquarters for all entities is in Sutter County near Robbins-located 33 miles northwest of Sacramento California. 

The General Manager must be a dynamic individual with good leadership, management, communication organizational, and people skills to represent and lead the organizations in all matters by working collaboratively with the Operations Manager, field staff, office manager, landowners, water customers and regional partners in their efforts to operate, manage, and control water systems, handle water appropriations and provide agricultural irrigation drainage and flood control solutions. 

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