Supervising Professional Engineer

St Johns River Water Management District•Apopka, FL

About The Position

The St. Johns River Water Management District is seeking an experienced engineering supervisor in its Division of Engineering to lead, develop, and mentor professional engineers responsible for major civil projects. The role provides technical oversight for dams, levees, reservoirs, and other water resource infrastructure projects, including engineering reviews, project risk management, and sound engineering judgment throughout development and implementation. The position is based in Apopka, Palatka, or Palm Bay, Florida, and involves a mostly general office environment with some fieldwork.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in environmental, civil, hydraulic, agricultural, or water resource engineering.
Registration as a Professional Engineer with the State of Florida, or ability to obtain Florida registration within six months of hiring if registered in another state.
Five years of subsequent experience in civil engineering.
At least one year of experience leading a project team, coordinating workgroup activities, or serving as a team lead.
Valid State of Florida Driver’s License.
Ability to work outdoors in Florida throughout the year and walk in natural areas with rugged terrain and heavy vegetation.

Responsibilities

Supervise professional engineers by assigning and balancing workloads, establishing priorities and performance expectations, monitoring progress, providing technical guidance, and supporting professional development.
Assist staff leading and overseeing civil engineering design and project development for dams, levees, reservoirs, and other water resource infrastructure projects.
Provide technical oversight and engineering judgment to evaluate project decisions and their potential impacts on scope, schedule, budget, operations, and risk.
Assist staff in resolving complex technical, contractual, procurement, stakeholder, regulatory, and administrative project issues.
Review and approve deliverables prepared by staff and consultants, including technical memoranda, reports, plans, specifications, design submittals, cost estimates, schedules, fee proposals, invoices, and contract documents.
Ensure work products meet quality assurance and quality control requirements and are complete, accurate, constructible, operable, and maintainable.
Promote and enforce consistent project management, document control, risk management, reporting, and quality management practices across the team.
Monitor project performance and communicate significant risks, issues, decisions, and status updates to management and executive leadership.
Coordinate and oversee consultant services and support construction administration activities as needed.
Develop, negotiate, and administer scopes of work, professional services agreements, work orders, contract amendments, fees, and schedules.
Manage consultants and coordinate with contractors, regulatory agencies, stakeholders, and project partners.
Plan procurement, select consultants, administer contracts, and provide construction support.
Prepare and present technical, contractual, financial, and executive-level communications, project recommendations, and status updates to executive management, the Governing Board, regulatory agencies, stakeholders, and the public.