Senior Development Review Engineer

Salary: $87,110.40 Annually
Location : Kissimmee, FL
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 01922
Department: Community Development
Division:Development Review
Opening Date: 10/05/2023
Closing Date: Continuous
General Description of Duties
"Pursuant to Section 110.205(2) of the Florida Statutes, this position is exempt from Veteran's Preference."
**Position subject to close at any time**
NOTE TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS: INTERNAL CANDIDATES IN THE SAME CLASSIFICATION AND/OR PAY GRADE AS THE POSITION POSTED WILL NOT RECEIVE A PAY ADJUSTMENT IF SELECTED.
This is an advanced professional engineering position. Under professional direction, the position performs specialized engineering work to plan, coordinate, and implement the County's development activities and special projects. Work involves complex engineering tasks, such as reviewing and evaluating technical documents, models, and construction documents. This position works with considerable independence and requires advanced technical knowledge of site development, transportation engineering, utilities, and stormwater management practices and principles.
Essential Job Functions
The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position

• Performs complex professional and technical engineering design/review work relative to the County's development submittals.
• Performs the review of applications of development in the Development Review Office to ensure planning, development, design, and construction is completed in compliance with all applicable County/State/Federal codes and regulations.
• Ensures all survey and drafting work is performed in compliance with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
• Performs engineering design and review work for submitted development applications and special County projects involving municipal streets, drainage, paving, grading, sidewalks, elevations, building facilities, environmental impacts, and traffic issues.
• Reviews and develops complex drainage reports and models to verify development activity complies with applicable standards, codes, and ordinances and mitigates risk to public safety.
• Researches, prepares reports, drafts specifications, and presents recommendations for special tasks and/or projects as delegated by the respective Manager.

• Coordinates with and provides professional and technical guidance to review staff, project coordinators, planning and zoning staff, and traffic sections to address issues that may arise from the review of development applications.
• Maintains open communication to coordinate with developers, consultants, and other jurisdictions.
• Performs site inspections where assessments are being performed and provides immediate recommendations for corrective actions as necessary.
• Conducts meetings with the consultant engineers to discuss, debate, analyze, and resolve all aspects of engineering designs and analysis issues related to developments.
• Attends and participates in community meetings as necessary.
• Participates in the Development Review Committee (DRC) and pre-application meetings to ensure compliance and explain the county's objectives and requirements based on code support and strong engineering background.
• Attends Planning Commission meetings and Board of County Commissioner meetings.
• Responds to requests for engineering data or technical opinions as required.
• Performs additional duties and tasks as may be assigned or necessary, relating to the department's function.

Minimum Qualifications
Education/Experience: Bachelor's Degree in a related Engineering field supplemented by six (6) years of engineering experience showing increasing levels of responsibility.
Certifications/Licenses:

• Must be registered as a Professional Engineer in the State of Florida, or if registered in another State be able to obtain licensure in Florida within 90 days upon hire.
• Must possess a valid Florida Driver's license.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Extensive Knowledge of the principles and practices of engineering.
• Extensive knowledge of stormwater modeling, including associated tools and software such as ICPR4 (and earlier versions), University of Central Florida's BMPTRAINS, and HEC-RAS & HEC-HMS.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with diverse professionals and other County staff.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with various groups and individuals.
• Ability to plan, organize, expedite, and set work priorities for assigned projects.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations pertaining to county issues, regulations, and programs relative to land development and stormwater management.
• Ability to present information, ideas, and recommendations clearly.
• Ability to exercise mature and sound judgment.
• Knowledge and ability to supervise, coach, and develop employees.
• Ability to handle a great variety of tasks and responsibilities simultaneously and efficiently prioritizing daily and monthly work (multi-tasking).
• Ability to determine when additional follow-up or analysis is needed.

PHYSICAL DEMAND REQUIREMENTS:
Physical Demand: Light

• 20 pounds maximum lifting.
• Frequent (up to 2/3 of the work time) lifting, carrying up to 10 lbs.
• If less lifting is involved will require significant walking/standing.
• If mostly sitting is involved will require push/pull on arm or leg controls.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken word or perceiving sound by ear.
• Good eyesight for production or safety of self and others.
• Physical agility is required in kneeling, bending, stooping, and reaching.
• Required to have clear vision at distances of 20 inches or less.

Osceola County offers a comprehensive benefits package to fit the needs of our employees and their families. Following is a snapshot of our core benefits.
Medical and Dental Insurance at no cost to the employee. In addition, the County contributes 83% to the dependent(s) premium coverage. Department Heads are eligible for Medical and Dental insurance coverage on the first date of employment.
Group Health/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
Coverage
Deductions Per Paycheck
(26 Paychecks)
EmployeeEmployee + 1Family Health-HRA Base $0.00 $102.38 $159.25 Health-HRA Buy-Up $31.57 $138.89 $216.06 Dental Base $0.00 $11.99 $22.08 Dental Buy-Up $3.16 $18.14 $30.75 Vision $3.42 $6.84 $9.15 Short-Term Disability $0.00 N/A N/A Long-Term Disability $0.00 N/A N/A
County's Contribution to the Medical Plan:
Coverage
TierAnnual
Contribution HRA Base Employee $9,807.72 HRA Base Emp+1 $15,091.96 HRA Base Family $22,921.08 Coverage
TierAnnual
Contribution HRA Buy-Up Employee $9,436.70 HRA Buy-Up Emp+1 $14,952.34 HRA Buy-Up Family $22,703.72
Medical Health Reimbursement Account (HRA): The County contributes $500 per employee or $1,000 for employee plus dependents, for medical and prescription-related expenses.
State-of-the-Art Employee Wellness Center: The County provides a private health center for County Employees and eligible dependents. The Employee Wellness Center offers an array of primary care services, including sick visits, enhanced by x-ray services, pulmonary tests, lab work, and a dispensary offering over 200 generic medications onsite. Services at the Wellness Center are offered at no cost to the employees and their eligible dependents.

• Employees who are enrolled on the County's Medical plan have access to the Employee Wellness Center on day one of employment. The Wellness Center is available to patients 8 years of age and older.

Basic Life Insurance Policy: At no cost to the employee, equal to one time the employee's annual salary, rounded to the next thousand dollars. Employees can opt to buy additional Life Insurance.
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability: At no cost to the employee. The County offers Short-Term and Long-Term Disability at 60% of the employee's weekly base salary. The employee has the option to purchase an additional 10% coverage.
Membership in the Florida Retirement System: This benefit cannot be easily matched by a traditional 401k plan. Current County contributions are:
• Regular Class - 11.91%
• Special Risk - 27.83%
• Senior Management - 31.57%
The Florida Retirement System (FRS) offers two retirement plans - the Investment Plan and the Pension Plan. Both plans are subject to a mandatory 3% employee contribution.
457b Deferred Compensation Program is also available to help employees boost their retirement saving goals, with pre-tax and post-tax contributions, as well as IRA plan options.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): EAP provides confidential counseling and referral services to employees and their family membersat no cost.
Employee Wellness Program promotes various activities to encourage total well-being including physical, emotional, and financial health. Rewards can be earned.
Gym Membership Reimbursement up to $20.00 per month.
Vacation and Sick Leave accruals as follows:
Vacation AccrualsPer Month 1 month to 5 years 8 hours 5 years and 1 month to 10 years 10 hours 10 years and 1 month to 15 years 12 hours 15 years and 1 month to 20 years 13.34 hours 20 years and over 16.66 hours
Sick Leave AccrualsPer Month Full-time Employees 8 hours Part-time Employees 4 hours
11 Paid Holidays and 1 Floating Holiday (to be chosen by the Employee)

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Thanksgiving-Day After
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas Day

Paid Bereavement Leave:Up to three (3) working days off with pay if funeral or memorial services are less than 200 miles from Kissimmee and up to five (5) working days off with pay if funeral or memorial services are more than 200 miles from Kissimmee.
40 hours of Administrative Leave per fiscal year for Exempt employees.
Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $1,600 per Calendar Year, for degree-seeking employees. The degree must be related to the employee's position.
Employee Recognition Program: Monetary rewards are available.
Sick Leave Bank: Available to employees experiencing a catastrophic medical-related event, with up to 240 hours, per fiscal year. Enrollment required.
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Do you possess a bachelor's degree in Engineering (Civil, Environmental, or related Engineering field)? If so, please list the type of degree and major/concentration. (Experience must be demonstrated in the "Education" section of the application.) If none, list N/A.
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Briefly explain and list your years of progressively responsible professional-level experience directly related to civil engineering. (Experience must be demonstrated in the "Work Experience" section of the application.) If none, list N/A.
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Are you a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Florida? (If yes, please ensure to include the certification information in the "Certificates and License" section of the application.) If none, list N/A.
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If registered in another State, are you able to obtain licensure in Florida within 90 days of hire?
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Do you possess a valid Driver's License, If yes, what State?
Required Question