Executive Director
Delta Protection Commission

Are you looking for a role where you can put your leadership savvy behind a mission critical to one of California’s special regions?  The Delta Protection Commission is seeking a highly collaborative Executive Director, with extensive experience working with or in California’s water agencies, local governments or natural resources agencies. The Executive Director reports to a 15-member Commission and manages eight dedicated team members. In this hands-on position the Executive Director exercises adept skills at regulatory and public meeting proceedings; and building community and stakeholder consensus. Aside from technical knowledge of land use planning or water management, conservation, recreation and agricultural operations, the Executive Director will hold a deep commitment to the protection and health of the West Coast’s largest estuary, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in California.

Location: West Sacramento, California
Salary: $137,000 - $153,000
Final filing date: July 7, 2025

Please make sure to have your Resume, Cover Letter, and List of References ready for upload before you start the application process. One combined document that includes all three items is preferred.