Stormwater Civil Engineer - City of Alexandria VA

Are you an experienced stormwater capital project engineer and well-versed in the design of flood mitigation practices, stormwater infrastructure resiliency planning, and delivering projects?  If so, you are encouraged to apply for the new Stormwater Flooding Capacity Project Civil Engineer IV position in the Department of Transportation & Environmental Services (T&ES) Stormwater Management Division under the Flood Action Alexandria program to work as part of a team to deliver flood mitigation capital projects.

A person in this position will act as the T&ES project sponsor representative responsible for working with the Department of Project Implementation (DPI) to implement large, complex stormwater capacity capital infrastructure projects to mitigate flooding issues and make the City more resilient to protect people and property from recent intense flooding events due to climate change.

The Opportunity

• Serves as the point of contact for large, complex flood mitigation and capacity capital stormwater infrastructure projects for T&ES as the project sponsor department, while working with the project manager within the Department of Project Implementation (DPI) and the consultant to fully design and construct stormwater capital projects
• Exercises technical expertise in delivery of flood mitigation capital projects, including the identification, planning, design, and construction of capital projects to implement the Flood Action Alexandria program
• Applies project management standards and techniques as part of the project team
• Interfaces with the project team to respond to action items and assists as needed in briefings for the Stormwater Utility and Flood Mitigation Advisory Committee
• Serves as project manager and/or project team member to design and construct public stormwater infrastructure, small to medium-scale drainage projects, and larger stormwater infrastructure capacity capital projects
• Responds to complex stormwater planning, engineering, and community inquiries, requests for interpretations, or determinations involving stormwater management issues
• Assists in the development of construction contract documents, procurement of professional services, and management of construction projects for small to medium-scale Spot projects to mitigate drainage issues
• Leads flooding and drainage hydrology and hydraulics studies and infrastructure resiliency studies, to include design standards and IDF curves
• Presents information and participates in engagement on flooding capital improvement projects to the community, outside agencies, the Stormwater Utility and Flood Mitigation Advisory Committee, senior staff, and City Council; and
• Perform related work as required.

About the Department 
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