Hiring: General Manager Company: Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District (NRD) Location: York, NE Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 14:19:45 About the job Required Skills: •The Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District (District) in York, Nebraska is accepting applications for General Manager •. The General Manager serves as the District’s chief executive and supervising officer and is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the District under the direction of an elected board. •Groundwater quantity and quality management Qualifications: •Financial management •Coordination with local, state, and federal partners •The successful candidate must demonstrate sound judgment, strong written and oral communication, experience managing staff and budgets, and the ability to work effectively with an elected Board, employees, landowners, agricultural producers, municipalities, government agencies, and the public. •Residency within the Upper Big Blue NRD is preferred. •Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, agriculture, natural resources, engineering, water resources, environmental science, public policy, or a closely related field; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and job experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. •Ten years of progressively responsible experience in natural resources, water resources, public administration, executive management, engineering, project administration, or a closely related field. •At least six years of supervisory or executive leadership experience that included responsibility for staff, budgets, policy implementation, and organizational accountability. •Demonstrated experience with budgeting, fiscal stewardship, personnel management, governing-board relations, and complex organizational decision-making. •Demonstrated capacity to lead a multi-department public organization with sound judgment, integrity, accountability, and respect for the public process. •Demonstrated capacity to interpret and apply statutes, regulations, policies, contracts, budgets, financial statements, technical reports, project documents, and Board directives, with assistance from counsel and technical professionals when appropriate. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!