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Location : Fort Lauderdale, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 1411589
Department: RED Resilience Unit
Opening Date: 12/14/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
Veterans' Preference Notice: Under Section 295.07, Florida Statutes, certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment with Broward County and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.
REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Environmental Program Manager (Water Resilience Program Manager) to support the Resilient Unit of the Resilient Environment Department.
Broward County is not accepting attachments for this recruitment, including resumes or similar supporting documentation. Please ensure you complete the application in its entirety and include all information you want considered.
Benefits of Broward County Employment
High Deductible Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:
Single $10.39 / Family $76.94
Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2400 Annually
Consumer Driven Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:
Single $78.64 / Family $273.13
Florida Retirement System (FRS) - Pension or Investment Plan
457 Deferred Compensation employee match
Eleven (11) paid holidays each year
Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year
Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions
Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)
Paid Parental Leave
This position will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of county-wide Water Resources initiatives to address urban and natural systems needs with a focus on resilience, inclusive of current and future conditions (i.e., climate change)planning, and the application of engineering principles to help guide initiatives. Responsibilities include participation in the development and advancement of Resilient Water management strategies, administration of water policy and planning programs, and a lead role in guiding water resource assessment activities to support resource sustainability. Additional activities include the pursuit of grant funding, project/contract administration, and extensive collaboration with local governments, water managers, and agency partners to support integrated water resource management, community resilience, and multi-jurisdictional initiatives.
General Description
Performs highly responsible supervisory and administrative work in planning, organizing and directing large scale Environmental Programs and activities.
Works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in environmental sciences, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering or field relevant to area of assignment.
Requires four (4) years in managing environmental monitoring, regulation and compliance programs related to area of assignment; including two (2) years of supervisory experience.
Special Certifications and Licenses Required
None.
Preferences
Candidates with a Ph.D. in Biology, Ecology, Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering or a related field preferred.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.
Coordinates and monitors high-level environmental protection programs and projects; directs through subordinates the planning, scheduling and coordination of agency activities; develops policies, procedures and priorities to meet established goals.
Develops and monitors Environmental Programs, including the implementation and maintenance of strategic, fiscal and capital improvement plans for the agency. Prepares and coordinates environmental permits, as applicable.
Administers county-wide Water Resources planning initiatives; directs through subordinates hydrologic modeling efforts focused on future conditions planning in support of community resilience.
Engages in climate discussions, forums, and workshops to stay abreast of climate science, trends, and relevant projects.
Engages with local, state, and federal agency partners to advance resilience planning and investments.
Coordinates internally and with stakeholders to inform resilience standards and promote best practices.
Coordinates with agency and municipal leadership to implement county-wide resilience planning efforts.
Prepares written reports, technical memoranda, and briefing materials.
Prepares and delivers presentations before diverse stakeholder groups and audiences.
Contributes to the broader resilience initiatives of the organization including policy recommendations, advocacy, and pursuit of funding.
Assists the Director in all matters relating to environmental protection and compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
Assists in the preparation and monitoring of all program budgets and prepares special reports as required.
Develops and implements recommendations of resilience plans/strategies, master plans, GIS studies, environmental studies, noise studies and long-range planning studies (as applicable) to ensure continuous development of related Environmental Programs.
Conducts studies and oversees consultant activities as it relates to environmental, groundwater monitoring, coastal water elevations, hazardous materials, air, noise and surface water studies, as applicable.
Coordinates the development of environmental policies and procedures and supervises all related efforts to protect the environment.
Depending upon the area of assignment conducts environmental review of tenants' leaseholds and reviews necessary permits related to tenants' needs; conducts investigations for environmental compliance for lessees and franchises seeking to conduct business with the agency.
Represents the County before community groups, service organizations and civic committees to promote the agency's Environmental Programs and the use of facilities.
Attends conferences and public and professional meetings; assists in the Agency's Master Plan related to environmental issues.
Performs related work as assigned.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Physical Demands
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.
Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
None.
SPECIAL INFORMATION
County Core Competencies
All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance
Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.
Emergency Management Responsibilities
Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.
County-wide Employee Responsibilities
All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.
All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.
Broward is a dynamic county that offers an exciting, stable career with incredible employee benefits such as 11 annual holidays, accrued annual/vacation and sick leave, FRS retirement, $50,000 of free life insurance, training and development, and participation eligibility in a deferred compensation (457) plan with a match up to $2,000. In addition, Broward County offers 2 health plans, a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a County-funded Health Savings Account (HSA), and a Consumer Driven Health plan (CDH), Dental insurance, Vision insurance and Section 125 Flexible spending accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care. Part-time 20+ benefit eligible employees receive the benefits described above at a reduced amount.
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What is your highest level of education as it relates to major coursework in environmental science?
02
Do you have six (6) years of experience in a staff or administrative capacity managing special projects, programs, or business operations appropriate to the area of assignment or closely related experience?
03
Please share your knowledge of resilience challenges presented by climate change on effective water resource management in south Florida.
04
Describe your experience in evaluating flood risk and providing recommendations for planning and infrastructure design under future conditions.
05
What is your experience in the design or evaluation of green infrastructure projects?
06
What level of experience do you have in working with local governments, state and federal agencies? With which agencies have you most interacted?
07
What is your familiarity with Everglades restoration and its importance to water conditions in the urban environment?
08
How does the urban landscape affect coastal water quality and what additional challenges might emerge under future climate conditions? How could this be mitigated?
09
Do you have experience developing, using, or interpreting the results of hydrologic models? Please describe.
10
Please describe your experience in identifying, accessing, and processing large data sets as part of environmental studies and any statistical or visualization techniques used in evaluating or presenting findings.
11
Do you have familiarity in applying climate science, including sea level rise scenarios, storm surge scenarios, rainfall or down-scaled climate data as part technical evaluations or in support of community planning? Please describe.
12
Describe your experience in project management, including contract and budget management, and reporting.
13
What is your experience in project costing or performing cost-benefit analyses?
14
What supervisory positions have you had? What level of staff did you supervise, and how many staff in total?
15
This position requires occasional field work and work outside of traditional office hours. Are there any constraints that would limit your ability to meet these position responsibilities?
Required Question
Location : Fort Lauderdale, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 1411589
Department: RED Resilience Unit
Opening Date: 12/14/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
Veterans' Preference Notice: Under Section 295.07, Florida Statutes, certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment with Broward County and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.
REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Environmental Program Manager (Water Resilience Program Manager) to support the Resilient Unit of the Resilient Environment Department.
Broward County is not accepting attachments for this recruitment, including resumes or similar supporting documentation. Please ensure you complete the application in its entirety and include all information you want considered.
Benefits of Broward County Employment
High Deductible Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:
Single $10.39 / Family $76.94
Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2400 Annually
Consumer Driven Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums:
Single $78.64 / Family $273.13
Florida Retirement System (FRS) - Pension or Investment Plan
457 Deferred Compensation employee match
Eleven (11) paid holidays each year
Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year
Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions
Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)
Paid Parental Leave
This position will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of county-wide Water Resources initiatives to address urban and natural systems needs with a focus on resilience, inclusive of current and future conditions (i.e., climate change)planning, and the application of engineering principles to help guide initiatives. Responsibilities include participation in the development and advancement of Resilient Water management strategies, administration of water policy and planning programs, and a lead role in guiding water resource assessment activities to support resource sustainability. Additional activities include the pursuit of grant funding, project/contract administration, and extensive collaboration with local governments, water managers, and agency partners to support integrated water resource management, community resilience, and multi-jurisdictional initiatives.
General Description
Performs highly responsible supervisory and administrative work in planning, organizing and directing large scale Environmental Programs and activities.
Works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in environmental sciences, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering or field relevant to area of assignment.
Requires four (4) years in managing environmental monitoring, regulation and compliance programs related to area of assignment; including two (2) years of supervisory experience.
Special Certifications and Licenses Required
None.
Preferences
Candidates with a Ph.D. in Biology, Ecology, Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering or a related field preferred.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.
Coordinates and monitors high-level environmental protection programs and projects; directs through subordinates the planning, scheduling and coordination of agency activities; develops policies, procedures and priorities to meet established goals.
Develops and monitors Environmental Programs, including the implementation and maintenance of strategic, fiscal and capital improvement plans for the agency. Prepares and coordinates environmental permits, as applicable.
Administers county-wide Water Resources planning initiatives; directs through subordinates hydrologic modeling efforts focused on future conditions planning in support of community resilience.
Engages in climate discussions, forums, and workshops to stay abreast of climate science, trends, and relevant projects.
Engages with local, state, and federal agency partners to advance resilience planning and investments.
Coordinates internally and with stakeholders to inform resilience standards and promote best practices.
Coordinates with agency and municipal leadership to implement county-wide resilience planning efforts.
Prepares written reports, technical memoranda, and briefing materials.
Prepares and delivers presentations before diverse stakeholder groups and audiences.
Contributes to the broader resilience initiatives of the organization including policy recommendations, advocacy, and pursuit of funding.
Assists the Director in all matters relating to environmental protection and compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
Assists in the preparation and monitoring of all program budgets and prepares special reports as required.
Develops and implements recommendations of resilience plans/strategies, master plans, GIS studies, environmental studies, noise studies and long-range planning studies (as applicable) to ensure continuous development of related Environmental Programs.
Conducts studies and oversees consultant activities as it relates to environmental, groundwater monitoring, coastal water elevations, hazardous materials, air, noise and surface water studies, as applicable.
Coordinates the development of environmental policies and procedures and supervises all related efforts to protect the environment.
Depending upon the area of assignment conducts environmental review of tenants' leaseholds and reviews necessary permits related to tenants' needs; conducts investigations for environmental compliance for lessees and franchises seeking to conduct business with the agency.
Represents the County before community groups, service organizations and civic committees to promote the agency's Environmental Programs and the use of facilities.
Attends conferences and public and professional meetings; assists in the Agency's Master Plan related to environmental issues.
Performs related work as assigned.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Physical Demands
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.
Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
None.
SPECIAL INFORMATION
County Core Competencies
All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.
- Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance
Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.
Emergency Management Responsibilities
Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.
County-wide Employee Responsibilities
All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.
All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.
Broward is a dynamic county that offers an exciting, stable career with incredible employee benefits such as 11 annual holidays, accrued annual/vacation and sick leave, FRS retirement, $50,000 of free life insurance, training and development, and participation eligibility in a deferred compensation (457) plan with a match up to $2,000. In addition, Broward County offers 2 health plans, a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a County-funded Health Savings Account (HSA), and a Consumer Driven Health plan (CDH), Dental insurance, Vision insurance and Section 125 Flexible spending accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care. Part-time 20+ benefit eligible employees receive the benefits described above at a reduced amount.
01
What is your highest level of education as it relates to major coursework in environmental science?
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
- Doctorate
- None of the above
02
Do you have six (6) years of experience in a staff or administrative capacity managing special projects, programs, or business operations appropriate to the area of assignment or closely related experience?
- Yes
- No
03
Please share your knowledge of resilience challenges presented by climate change on effective water resource management in south Florida.
04
Describe your experience in evaluating flood risk and providing recommendations for planning and infrastructure design under future conditions.
05
What is your experience in the design or evaluation of green infrastructure projects?
06
What level of experience do you have in working with local governments, state and federal agencies? With which agencies have you most interacted?
07
What is your familiarity with Everglades restoration and its importance to water conditions in the urban environment?
08
How does the urban landscape affect coastal water quality and what additional challenges might emerge under future climate conditions? How could this be mitigated?
09
Do you have experience developing, using, or interpreting the results of hydrologic models? Please describe.
10
Please describe your experience in identifying, accessing, and processing large data sets as part of environmental studies and any statistical or visualization techniques used in evaluating or presenting findings.
11
Do you have familiarity in applying climate science, including sea level rise scenarios, storm surge scenarios, rainfall or down-scaled climate data as part technical evaluations or in support of community planning? Please describe.
12
Describe your experience in project management, including contract and budget management, and reporting.
13
What is your experience in project costing or performing cost-benefit analyses?
14
What supervisory positions have you had? What level of staff did you supervise, and how many staff in total?
15
This position requires occasional field work and work outside of traditional office hours. Are there any constraints that would limit your ability to meet these position responsibilities?
Required Question
