Elements and Performance Criteria
- Review and plan hydrometric network and data management processes.
- Review hydrometric network and water resource management planning and policy requirements of the organisation in consultation with senior management.
- Review and analyse data required to support hydrometric network planning and water resource management processes within the organisation.
- Review processes to collect, analyse, store and report hydrometric network data to ensure they support organisation's short, medium and long-term planning needs.
- Identify, plan, manage and report resource requirements to meet hydrometric network data management needs of the organisation.
- Identify future and extended uses of data and monitoring networks as part of planning process and to ensure most effective use of data and network.
- Manage provision of quality data.
- Communicate holistic purpose and eventual use of data to stakeholders and staff.
- Review work procedures and documentation used to support collection, analysis, storage and reporting of hydrometric network data and communicate outcomes to staff.
- Use advanced mathematical and technical processes to support planning and operation of hydrometric network monitoring and testing regimes.
- Set monitoring and testing priorities.
- Prepare reports in a format suitable to support decision-making and planning within organisation.
- Plan and ensure appropriate and relevant training is provided to staff in specialist systems used in data management to ensure that a consistent approach to data collection, analysis and management occurs.
- Provide leadership in the effective management of water resources.
- Review and analyse role of hydrometric network data in development of water resource management policy within organisation, particularly in identifying deficiencies in networks.
- Gather, review and communicate local, national and international information and best-practice policy regarding effective water resource management.
- Analyse current, historical and trend data to inform organisation's short, medium and long-term water resource management planning.
- Prepare clear and accurate reports according to organisational procedures.