Floodplain Development Review Administrator

Salary : $81,190.58 - $129,904.93 Annually
Location : FL, FL
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 2023-124
Department: Public Utilities Engineering Support Services
Opening Date: 05/04/2023
Closing Date: 1/31/2024 11:59 PM Eastern
The Position
Come to a City that Builds Careers! As one of the largest cities in Broward County, the City of Hollywood provides an energetic, innovative and collaborative work environment for its employees. Want Top Notch Insurance? We offer low cost health insurance giving you the best value - Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Plans. Need Work Life Balance? We have got you covered with a 4-Day Work Week and an Award Winning Wellness Program. And We Don't Stop There. The City of Hollywood provides a generous Paid Time Off Program inclusive of 13 Paid Holidays, Vacation Leave, Personal Leave, and Sick Leave. Repaying Student Loans? Employees at the City with 10 years of public service and on-time payments qualify for the Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program. Let's Partner Together and Come Grow with the City of Hollywood. Apply Now!
For more information about this position and our competitive pay, benefits package and pension plan, refer to this job posting or our City website at .
JOB SUMMARY:
This position independently evaluates, selects and applies standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria, using judgment in making modifications and adaptations in the design and construction of public utilities capital improvement projects, municipal facilities and private residential or commercial development. The incumbent oversees work of subordinate personnel involved in plans review of building permits. Work is reviewed through conferences and written reports for adherence to established policies and procedures.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supervise subordinate personnel involved in reviewing building permit submittals related to water, sewer and drainage within private property and City right-of-ways including, but not limited to, plans, shop drawings, cost estimates, calculations, test results, outside agency applications, certifications, as-built, etc.
• Review site plans and building permit applications to assure compliance with the civil engineering and floodplain management provisions of the City Code.
• Assess Water and Sewer Reserve Capacity Charges per City Ordinance.
• Review and approve Elevation Certificates.
• Prepare and submit Flood Zone Determination Letters.
• Represent the City as Community Rating Systems (CRS) Coordinator with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Florida Department of Emergency Management (FDEM).
• Coordinate with all departments to compile, prepare and submit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Annual Reports to Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).
• Determine Sewer Availability, Sewer Capacity, Points of Connection and Routing.
• Approve and submit New Water Meter Requests.
• Review Water and Wastewater extensions applications.
• Coordinate and attend meetings with colleagues, other departments and officials.
• Perform reviews for participate in Technical Advisory Committee, Pre-Application Conceptual Overview, Historic Preservation Board and Planning Development Board.
• Effectively and positively represent the City in delivering and performing work with colleagues and clients, irrespective of gender, race, religion, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, or sexual orientation.
• Establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors, managers and City officials.
• Perform other job duties as assigned.

The Requirements
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required:

• Possession of a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in floodplain management, civil engineering, architecture, construction management or a related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in reviewing site plans and building permit applications for compliance with civil engineering and floodplain management standards.

Preferred:

• Ten (10) years of progressively responsible professional experience reviewing site plans and building permit applications for compliance with civil engineering and floodplain management standards.
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer in the State of Florida.

Additional education and experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience may be substituted for the above requirements.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Certification as a Floodplain Manager
• Storm Water Management Inspector certification (preferred)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of engineering principles and construction practices and techniques.
• Knowledge of mathematical engineering applications, and land surveying methods.
• Ability to review cost estimates and construction bonds.
• Ability to adapt approved engineering methods and standards to the design, construction, and inspection of public utilities projects and private development.
• Ability to supervise the work of technical personnel involved in reviewing permit plans.
• Knowledge of the current literature, trends, products, technology and developments in the field of engineering and floodplain management.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, contractors, developers, officials and the general public.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans and specifications.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional relationships with work colleagues, supervisors, managers and the public.

The Examination
Required Education and Background Information: Look over the announcement carefully to determine your eligibility. Please note minimum education and experience requirements. Closed competitive positions are open only to employees while open competitive positions are open to anyone who meets the minimum qualifications for the position. Evidence of a GED test score is required if submitted for high school diploma. Applicants are responsible for clearly documenting work experience and/or providing all relevant information at the time of application. Additional information will not be accepted after the announcement closing date.
Examination: Depending on the number of applicants and the quality of their education and experience, the examination may consist of one or more of the following tests: written examination, performance examination, education and experience evaluation, oral examination and/or other job related examinations.
You will be notified of the time and place of your examination when you file or later by mail. A passing grade is required on each part of the process. Repeated participation in any examination for which the same test is used is limited to once every 6 months. Your examination results will be sent by email as soon as possible after the grading is completed.
Final passing grades are used to determine a candidate's position on the eligibility list of successful candidates. Departments fill vacancies from this list. The top three names are considered for each vacancy unless otherwise modified. Those not appointed are returned to the eligibility list for further consideration in accordance with the Civil Service Ordinance. Your name will remain on a register for one year for open competitive examinations and two years for closed competitive except where labor contract conflicts.
Your name may be removed from an eligibility list prior to one year according to Hollywood's Civil Service Ordinance or labor contracts. Your eligibility may be canceled if you refuse a position or if you are not available for work. You are responsible for notifying the Employment Office, in writing, of any change in your address or telephone number.
Special Accommodation and Communication Needs: The City of Hollywood provides necessary reasonable accommodation in the examination process upon request to persons with disabilities. Such requests must be made PRIOR to any scheduled examination.
Veteran's Preference: The City values the service that veterans and their family members have given to our country, and as such, proactively recruits and hires veterans and qualified spouses to the greatest extent possible. 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. To obtain veteran's preference, candidates MUST submit a copy of separation papers (DD214) and meet eligibility requirements as stipulated by the Florida Statutes. For additional information, please refer to the .
Additional Information
All successful applicants will be required to pass an extensive background which may include criminal history searches, driving history checks, credit report, courthouse searches, education verification, employment verification, professional license verification, or other search methods as deemed necessary for the position. In addition, the applicant will be required to undergo a medical examination, which may include a drug screening, prior to appointment.
EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES: The City of Hollywood has an Ordinance which regulates the employment of relatives of City employees. Effective January 28, 2008, a relative may only be hired under the following additional conditions:

• The relative must have competed in an appropriate examination process as determined by Human Resources and be placed on a civil service eligibility list;
• The relative must be among the top three ranked candidates available on the certified eligibility list unless expanded by the Civil Service Board;
• The Department or Office Director and the Director, Human Resources must demonstrate that it is in the best interests of the City of Hollywood to hire the relative of a public officer or employee.

As of 12/15/2005 the City will require all newly hired employees to sign an affidavit affirming non-usage of tobacco or tobacco products within the last year prior to submission of application and will continue to be a non-user of tobacco products throughout employment with the City of Hollywood.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The Employment Office will make reasonable efforts in the examination and workplace to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please advise Human Resources of special needs by calling (954) 921-3216.
All applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, abilities, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression (except as limited by law, Personnel Rules, Collective Bargaining Agreements, or bona fide occupational disqualifications).
The City of Hollywood is an Equal Opportunity / Equal Access Employer.
SUMMARY OF BENEFITS FOR PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES

• Professional employees shall be provided with 200 hours of vacation leave per vacation year (the vacation year shall begin on October 1st and end on the following September 30th). Employees shall be required to utilize 80 hours of vacation during the vacation year in which it is earned or it will be lost at the end of the vacation year. The remaining 120 hours may be carried forward and must be used within 18 months following the vacation year in which the leave is earned or be liquidated by cash payment at that time. The employee will become eligible for liquidation of accrued leave after approximately two years of employment. Leave that is liquidated shall be paid at the employee's rate of pay when the vacation time was earned.

• Professional employees accrue eight hours sick leave for each month worked with no limit on the amount that is accumulated. Additionally, each fiscal year an employee shall have the option of converting a maximum of 40 hours of accrued sick leave days to personal leave, provided the employee has a balance of 96 hours after the conversion.

Accrued sick leave shall be terminally paid at the following rates in relationship to full years of credited service with the City to a maximum of 1200 hours (e.g., an employee with 20 or more years of service with 1200 (or more) hours of sick leave shall be paid at 80% of 1200 hours, which would be 960 hours):
Accrued Sick Leave Payout

• Less than five (5) years 20% sick leave
• Five (5) to ten (10) years 40% sick leave
• Ten (10) or more years 70% sick leave
• More than twenty (20 years) 80% sick leave

Upon the accumulation of 300 sick leave hours, all employees have the option of converting the next forty (40) hours of sick leave to vacation days.

• Employees may participate in the City's Sick Leave Pool Program upon the completion of one year of employment and with a minimum accumulation of 96 hours of sick and/or vacation leave. This program entitles eligible employees to participate in extended sick leave benefits for cases involving non-work related catastrophic or long-term illnesses or injuries.
• Professional employees shall receive the following holidays:

New Year's Day Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday President's Day Memorial Day
Juneteenth Independence Day Labor Day Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day Day after Thanksgiving Christmas Eve Christmas Day
New Year's Eve

• Professional employees will receive two paid wellness workdays (either 8 or 10 hour days) each fiscal year. These days ar...