Stormwater Utility Manager

Under executive direction, plans, directs, and evaluates the operation, inspection, maintenance, repair, and improvement of the City’s stormwater management system. The position provides strategic and operational leadership for stormwater conveyance assets, drainage facilities, water-quality infrastructure, field crews, inspection programs, regulatory compliance, emergency response, and contracted services. Work requires considerable independent judgment, coordination across City departments and outside agencies, and accountability for safe, reliable, cost-effective service delivery.

• Directs the day-to-day and long-range operations of the Stormwater Division, including preventive and corrective maintenance, inspections, cleaning, mowing, vegetation management, excavation, ditch and canal maintenance, pipe and structure repairs, street sweeping, and maintenance of stormwater treatment and water-quality facilities.
• Develops and implements risk-based inspection and preventive-maintenance programs for stormwater pipes, inlets, manholes, outfalls, culverts, ditches, canals, ponds, baffle boxes, control structures, pump systems, and other drainage assets.
• Establishes service levels, priorities, schedules, production goals, and performance measures; evaluates work-order, asset-condition, inspection, complaint, flooding, and maintenance data to direct resources toward the highest operational risks and community needs.
• Leads the City’s operational response to flooding, tropical weather, severe rainfall, infrastructure failures, illicit discharges, and other stormwater emergencies; coordinates preparedness, field response, damage assessment, recovery, and after-action improvements.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state, and local stormwater requirements, including the City’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit obligations, inspection and documentation requirements, pollution-prevention practices, and required reports and records.
• Coordinates with engineering staff and consultants on condition assessments, master planning, rehabilitation, capital improvements, development-related drainage concerns, construction impacts, and the transition of completed assets into City operation and maintenance.
• Reviews plans, specifications, technical reports, maintenance-of-traffic needs, and proposed operational changes for maintainability, accessibility, safety, lifecycle cost, and consistency with City standards and field conditions.
• Prepares and administers the division’s operating and capital budgets; develops cost estimates, forecasts staffing and equipment needs, monitors expenditures, and supports rate, assessment, grant, and funding analyses.
• Develops scopes of work, technical specifications, bid documents, and contract requirements; participates in consultant and contractor selection and administers contracts for inspections, cleaning, repairs, construction, equipment, and specialized stormwater services.
• Directs, selects, trains, coaches, and evaluates assigned personnel; ensures adequate coverage, succession planning, consistent work practices, and compliance with City personnel policies and collective bargaining agreements.
• Establishes and enforces safe work practices for confined spaces, excavation and trenching, traffic control, heavy equipment, work near water, hazardous conditions, and emergency operations; investigates incidents and implements corrective action.
• Responds to complex resident, business, elected-official, and interagency concerns; conducts or directs field investigations, explains findings and limitations, recommends corrective actions, and ensures timely follow-up.
• Builds effective working relationships with other City divisions, regulatory agencies, neighboring jurisdictions, utilities, consultants, contractors, developers, and community stakeholders.
• Prepares and presents reports, recommendations, agenda materials, budget requests, operational updates, and technical information to executive leadership, advisory boards, and City Council as assigned.
• Maintains complete and defensible records of inspections, maintenance, asset condition, work performed, regulatory activities, costs, complaints, flooding events, and contractor performance.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of municipal stormwater systems, drainage operations, inspection methods, preventive maintenance, asset management, flood-response practices, and stormwater water-quality controls.
• Working knowledge of MS4 permit requirements, the Clean Water Act stormwater program, Florida stormwater and environmental regulations, public-sector procurement, budgeting, records retention, and workplace safety requirements.
• Ability to lead a diverse operational workforce; plan and prioritize high-volume work; manage competing demands; and make sound decisions during severe weather and other time-sensitive events.
• Ability to interpret construction plans, maps, surveys, inspection videos, technical reports, permit conditions, specifications, maintenance records, and geographic information system data.
• Ability to evaluate asset condition and operational risk, develop practical maintenance and rehabilitation strategies, estimate resource needs, and measure program effectiveness.
• Ability to communicate complex technical and operational information clearly to employees, executives, elected officials, regulators, contractors, and the public.
• Skill in contract administration, negotiation, conflict resolution, personnel management, report preparation, public presentations, and the use of work-order, asset-management, GIS, office-productivity, and data-analysis systems.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Ten (10) years of progressively responsible operational experience in stormwater, drainage, utilities, public works, civil infrastructure, environmental compliance, construction, or a closely related field, including at least five (5) years in a supervisory or management capacity.
• Relevant college education may substitute for a portion of the required nonsupervisory experience. Education may not substitute for the required five (5) years of supervisory or management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in civil or environmental engineering, environmental science, public administration, construction management, business administration, or a closely related field.
• Experience managing a municipal stormwater utility, MS4 program, or comparably complex drainage operation.
• Experience with stormwater asset-management systems, CCTV inspection programs, emergency flood response, regulatory reporting, public-sector budgeting, and construction or maintenance contracts.
• Professional Engineer licensure in Florida, Certified Floodplain Manager credential, or other relevant professional certification.

• Valid Florida driver license, or ability to obtain one within a timeframe established by the City, with an acceptable driving record.
• Must obtain and maintain stormwater, erosion and sediment control, confined-space, maintenance-of-traffic, or other job-related certifications when required by the City or assigned duties.

This position is safety sensitive and is subject to testing for alcohol and controlled substances in accordance with the City’s current Drugs and Alcohol policy.

During occasions of local emergencies, this position may be required to report to perform emergency tasks, which may result in extended work hours as well as extended periods of time away from family members. The Incident Commander and the employee's Department Head will make the determination as to who will be required to work

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Requires exerting up to 25 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Additional physical abilities required:

• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken English word, including the ability to convey detailed or important instructions, technical information, recommendations, and directions to employees, contractors, consultants, regulatory agencies, and members of the public accurately and effectively. Ability to communicate verbally both in person and over the telephone.
• Standing: Remaining in an upright position for sustained periods of time, particularly while conducting field inspections, observing maintenance activities, attending meetings, and responding to operational or emergency situations.
• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist. May occur periodically while conducting field inspections, examining drainage structures, observing maintenance activities, or accessing equipment and infrastructure.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, including activities requiring the communication of detailed or important instructions, technical information, operational direction, and safety requirements to employees and other individuals accurately and effectively.
• Visual Acuity: Ability to maintain visual acuity sufficient to inspect stormwater infrastructure, read plans, specifications, technical documents, maps, computer screens, gauges, measurements, and other work-related materials. Ability to distinguish colors, depth, and spatial relationships as necessary to safely perform field inspections and operational duties.
• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, including walking through drainage facilities, construction areas, rights-of-way, easements, undeveloped areas, and other work sites. Ability to walk on uneven, wet, muddy, or unimproved terrain and to travel between work sites as necessary to conduct inspections, assess conditions, and oversee stormwater operations.
• Climbing: Ascending and descending stairs, ladders, ramps, embankments, and similar structures as necessary to access stormwater infrastructure and work sites. May require occasional access to drainage structures, elevated areas, or other locations requiring climbing or maneuvering over obstacles.
• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, texture, and condition by touching with the hands and fingers, particularly when inspecting equipment, structures, materials, or infrastructure.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. Ability to grasp tools, equipment, documents, communication devices, and other materials necessary to perform assigned duties.
• Handling: Picking up, holding, moving, or otherwise working with objects primarily using the hands. Ability to operate office equipment, communication devices, inspection equipment, tools, and other equipment necessary to perform assigned duties.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, including communications in office, field, roadway, construction, and emergency environments, and to recognize audible warning signals and alarms.
• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on one or both knees. May occur periodically while conducting field inspections or examining stormwater infrastructure and equipment.
• Lifting: Raising or moving objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from one position to another. Ability to occasionally lift and carry materials, equipment, documents, samples, or other items necessary to perform assigned duties.
• Mental Acuity: Ability to make sound and timely decisions through the application of logic, reasoning, analysis, and judgment. Ability to analyze operational, technical, regulatory, financial, and emergency-response information; identify risks and priorities; evaluate alternatives; and make appropriate recommendations and decisions.
• Pulling: Using the upper extremities to exert force to draw, haul, or tug objects. May occur periodically while accessing equipment, opening covers, maneuvering materials, or assisting with field inspections and operational activities.
• Reaching: Extending the hands and arms in any direction to access equipment, materials, documents, controls, tools, and other items necessary to perform assigned duties.
• Repetitive Motion: Performing repetitive movements of the wrists, hands, and fingers, including use of a computer keyboard, mouse, telephone, communication devices, inspection equipment, and other tools or equipment associated with administrative, technical, and field responsibilities.
• Sitting: Remaining seated for sustained periods while performing administrative duties, reviewing plans and technical documents, using computers, attending meetings, preparing reports, and performing budget and contract administration.
• Driving: Operating a City vehicle or other motor vehicle as necessary to travel between City facilities, stormwater infrastructure, construction sites, inspection locations, emergency response areas, and other work sites. Ability to safely operate a vehicle under varying weather, traffic, and field conditions.
• Field and Environmental Conditions: Ability to work outdoors and in varying weather conditions, including heat, humidity, rain, wind, and other conditions associated with stormwater operations and emergency response. Ability to work in or around construction areas, drainage facilities, standing water, vegetation, mud, uneven terrain, traffic, heavy equipment, and other potentially hazardous field conditions while following established safety procedures.
• Emergency Response: Ability to respond to stormwater emergencies, including flooding, severe weather, infrastructure failures, and other urgent conditions, which may require extended periods of standing or walking, travel between work sites, and working outdoors under adverse conditions.
• Confined Spaces and Excavations: Ability to safely access or inspect confined spaces, excavations, trenches, drainage structures, or similar facilities when required by assigned duties and in accordance with applicable safety procedures, training, and equipment requirements.

This job description is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills or working conditions associated with the position. While it is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements, management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.  This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.  

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