Floodplain Manager

City of Orlando • Orlando, FL

101d • $41 - $52

About The Position

Performs responsible managerial and administrative including: reducing the risk of flooding for the City of Orlando; implementing related regulations; managing permits and hydrologic/hydraulic models; reviewing drainage and floodplain related studies to ensure conformance with the City and/or grant requirement; updating floodplain maps; coordinating with other departments to manage proposals and projects; ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations; responding to flooding events; and helping with post-flood recovery. Manages a team of professionals whose purpose in the organization is to review floodplain development permit applications and supporting materials to ensure proposed construction work meets City/state/federal criteria and do not pose increased flood hazard risks to the public. Assess flooding areas throughout the City to provide flood mitigation strategy and improvement projects using acceptable engineering and modeling methodology. In addition, the position manages the City's FEMA Community Rating System (CRS) program, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Floodplain Management and Mitigation program, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, and drainage wells. Directs and coordinates, through assigned managerial personnel, activities of Division programs to obtain optimum use of equipment, facilities, and personnel. Aids Division Manager in formulating and administering Division policies and procedures and developing long-range goals and objectives. Reviews analysis of activities, costs, operations, and forecast data to determine the progress toward stated goals and objectives. Recommends capital expenditures for acquisitions of new equipment. Enforces compliance with City policy and procedures and governmental legislation/regulations. Work is performed under the supervision of the Division Manager and reviewed through reports and results achieved.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Water Resources
• Five (5) years experience in planning, design, modeling, construction, and maintenance of storm drainage systems
• At least two (2) years experience in a supervisory or management capacity
• Florida registration as Professional Engineer (PE) is required
• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) certification must be obtained within six (6) months of employment

Nice To Haves

• Experience in floodplain management
• Experience in NPDES
• Experience in Stormwater systems

Responsibilities

• Reducing the risk of flooding for the City of Orlando
• Implementing related regulations
• Managing permits and hydrologic/hydraulic models
• Reviewing drainage and floodplain related studies
• Updating floodplain maps
• Coordinating with other departments to manage proposals and projects
• Ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations
• Responding to flooding events
• Helping with post-flood recovery
• Managing a team of professionals reviewing floodplain development permit applications
• Assessing flooding areas throughout the City
• Managing the City's FEMA Community Rating System (CRS) program
• Managing the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
• Managing Floodplain Management and Mitigation program
• Managing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program
• Directing and coordinating activities of Division programs
• Aiding Division Manager in formulating and administering Division policies
• Reviewing analysis of activities, costs, operations, and forecast data
• Recommending capital expenditures for new equipment
• Enforcing compliance with City policy and procedures

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees