SECTION LEADER - South Florida Water Management District
West Palm Beach, FL
About the Job
At the South Florida Water Management District (District), we are committed to making Florida a better place to live and work!
Are you an Engineer that wants to be a part of leaving a lasting legacy by working on the world’s largest ecosystem restoration efforts and keeping the hundreds of existing water control structures and pump stations operating to provide flood protection for 9 million residents? You should apply to join the District team, with its diverse workforce, great benefits, and an opportunity to contribute towards preserving South Florida’s crucial water supply and environment.
Leads and manages the Hydrometric Services Unit (HMS) of the Hydro Data Management (HDM) Section, within the Hydraulics and Hydrology Bureau to ensure the team's work plans, initiatives, programs, and processes support the agency's core mission of flood control, restoration and water supply. HMS is responsible for hydrometric services that include field flow measurements and canal bed scouring assessments made with cutting edge hydroacoustic and geopositioning equipment.
Provides a fiscally conservative direction for managing the team's financial, human and physical resources.
Serves as decision maker for the team's day-to-day and long-term operations.
Possesses excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), strong interpersonal skills and must be able to multi-task and meet assigned deadlines.
The hydrometric services Unit is accountable for several significant projects and processes in the Bureau’s annual work plan. The incumbent will provide leadership to the team in:
a) Reviewing, planning, coordinating, and analyzing stakeholder needs to assess level of effort and resources needed for a prompt response.
b) Collecting flow data (flow, water/pressure readings & operational settings) required for developing, calibrating, and validating flow rating formulas used to estimate the flow at spillways, culverts, and pumps, in field or laboratory settings.
c) Extracting & analyzing data from flow-meter output files, archiving in and extracting data from hydro databases using computer applications written in the Wolfram Language, Python, or other object-oriented languages, and
d) Writing reports and preparing presentations summarizing technical work for managers, data users and stakeholders.
Projects and processes may be complex in nature requiring significant decision-making and problem solving. Projects and processes directly contribute to the Bureau's ability to provide a broad range of functionally specific services and deliverables. This position ensures the hydrometric services team's business plan is based on attainable deliverables, best utilization of technical and financial resources and eliminates redundancies and non-value added work efforts. Maintains current process maps and other forms of workflow documentation required for the team's mission. Ensures team's business plan can be consolidated into the bureau's annual plan and long-term strategy. Develops a sound functional organizational structure for the team that assures clearly defined and documented roles for each team member.
Manages resources strategically and tactically to assure execution and alignment of team’s operation with the bureau’s level business plans and strategies. Reprioritizes workload and reallocates resources to effectively respond to unplanned events, critical operations and/or special work requests.
Incumbent is responsible for keeping immediate supervisor current on the status of deliverables and assignments.
May assist in developing the District's strategic programs.
Employment Guidelines
This position may be filled at either the Section Leader, Lead Engineer or Senior Engineer.
Section Leader:
Bachelor’s degree from an ABET/EAC accredited program in Civil, Mechanical, Environmental, Ocean, Geomatics and Surveying or a related engineering field, and 10+ years' experience that demonstrates measurable career progression in Hydrology and Hydraulics and leadership roles that can be directly applied to support the District's strategic goals and objectives. This includes experience in both technical development and 4 years of increased supervisory accountability. Advanced degree preferred.
Lead Engineer:
Bachelor’s degree from an ABET/EAC accredited program in Civil, Mechanical, Environmental, Ocean, Geomatics and Surveying or a related engineering field, and 8+ years' experience. Advanced degree preferred.
Senior Engineer:
Bachelor’s degree from an ABET/EAC accredited program in Civil, Mechanical, Environmental, Ocean, Geomatics and Surveying or a related engineering field, and 6+ years’ experience. Advanced degree preferred.
License Requirements
State of Florida Professional Engineer (PE) License and keeps licensure status current, or if PE from another state, must become licensed by endorsement in Florida within six months from date of hire.
Valid State of Florida Driver's License required.
Physical Requirements/ Working Environment
Due to the District's response role and in the scope of emergency management, this position may at times be required to provide support before, during, and after major storm events such as hurricanes.
Working environment is typically office oriented but field work in support of projects is required.
Veterans’ Preference:
Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. All documentation is due by the close of the job posting.
Are you an Engineer that wants to be a part of leaving a lasting legacy by working on the world’s largest ecosystem restoration efforts and keeping the hundreds of existing water control structures and pump stations operating to provide flood protection for 9 million residents? You should apply to join the District team, with its diverse workforce, great benefits, and an opportunity to contribute towards preserving South Florida’s crucial water supply and environment.
Leads and manages the Hydrometric Services Unit (HMS) of the Hydro Data Management (HDM) Section, within the Hydraulics and Hydrology Bureau to ensure the team's work plans, initiatives, programs, and processes support the agency's core mission of flood control, restoration and water supply. HMS is responsible for hydrometric services that include field flow measurements and canal bed scouring assessments made with cutting edge hydroacoustic and geopositioning equipment.
Provides a fiscally conservative direction for managing the team's financial, human and physical resources.
Serves as decision maker for the team's day-to-day and long-term operations.
Possesses excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), strong interpersonal skills and must be able to multi-task and meet assigned deadlines.
The hydrometric services Unit is accountable for several significant projects and processes in the Bureau’s annual work plan. The incumbent will provide leadership to the team in:
a) Reviewing, planning, coordinating, and analyzing stakeholder needs to assess level of effort and resources needed for a prompt response.
b) Collecting flow data (flow, water/pressure readings & operational settings) required for developing, calibrating, and validating flow rating formulas used to estimate the flow at spillways, culverts, and pumps, in field or laboratory settings.
c) Extracting & analyzing data from flow-meter output files, archiving in and extracting data from hydro databases using computer applications written in the Wolfram Language, Python, or other object-oriented languages, and
d) Writing reports and preparing presentations summarizing technical work for managers, data users and stakeholders.
Projects and processes may be complex in nature requiring significant decision-making and problem solving. Projects and processes directly contribute to the Bureau's ability to provide a broad range of functionally specific services and deliverables. This position ensures the hydrometric services team's business plan is based on attainable deliverables, best utilization of technical and financial resources and eliminates redundancies and non-value added work efforts. Maintains current process maps and other forms of workflow documentation required for the team's mission. Ensures team's business plan can be consolidated into the bureau's annual plan and long-term strategy. Develops a sound functional organizational structure for the team that assures clearly defined and documented roles for each team member.
Manages resources strategically and tactically to assure execution and alignment of team’s operation with the bureau’s level business plans and strategies. Reprioritizes workload and reallocates resources to effectively respond to unplanned events, critical operations and/or special work requests.
Incumbent is responsible for keeping immediate supervisor current on the status of deliverables and assignments.
May assist in developing the District's strategic programs.
Employment Guidelines
This position may be filled at either the Section Leader, Lead Engineer or Senior Engineer.
Section Leader:
Bachelor’s degree from an ABET/EAC accredited program in Civil, Mechanical, Environmental, Ocean, Geomatics and Surveying or a related engineering field, and 10+ years' experience that demonstrates measurable career progression in Hydrology and Hydraulics and leadership roles that can be directly applied to support the District's strategic goals and objectives. This includes experience in both technical development and 4 years of increased supervisory accountability. Advanced degree preferred.
Lead Engineer:
Bachelor’s degree from an ABET/EAC accredited program in Civil, Mechanical, Environmental, Ocean, Geomatics and Surveying or a related engineering field, and 8+ years' experience. Advanced degree preferred.
Senior Engineer:
Bachelor’s degree from an ABET/EAC accredited program in Civil, Mechanical, Environmental, Ocean, Geomatics and Surveying or a related engineering field, and 6+ years’ experience. Advanced degree preferred.
License Requirements
State of Florida Professional Engineer (PE) License and keeps licensure status current, or if PE from another state, must become licensed by endorsement in Florida within six months from date of hire.
Valid State of Florida Driver's License required.
Physical Requirements/ Working Environment
Due to the District's response role and in the scope of emergency management, this position may at times be required to provide support before, during, and after major storm events such as hurricanes.
Working environment is typically office oriented but field work in support of projects is required.
Veterans’ Preference:
Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. All documentation is due by the close of the job posting.
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