Watershed Director I - Stormwater Engineering (Office of Watershed Protection)
City of Atlanta, GA
- Atlanta, GA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provides direct design and management guidelines for the day-to-day operations of the stormwater management group, operations and, budgeting (Operations and Capital).
- Manages design contracts, performs QA/QC to outside Architecture and Engineering work done including invoicing, monitoring annual contracts, and other services, goods and services, and utilities and inter-jurisdictional expenses. Approves payroll, overtime for the group.
- Develops design and sets policy, rules and regulations for the division; interfaces with the executive management, City council, and other departments for policy and technical issues; Resolves technical issues and makes final determination regarding the application of Federal, State, and local requirements.
- Oversees and manages the operation of the department's data throughout operation which provides the transmission of critical monitoring data that supports the departments contractual obligations, NPDES, consent order deliverables and capacity certification program tied to private development approval.
- Ensures both, the short-term and long-term financial health and viability and provides assurance related to the delivery of financial-related information to internal management, City Council and provides financial leadership and oversight.
- Ensures the City is in compliance with all state, federal, local & regional policies, laws and regulations pertaining to consent order, NPDES, federal mandated Pretreatment Program, metro district and applicable contractual obligations.
- Provides positive leadership, working harmoniously with others in the Department and other organizations, and ensuring proper day-to-day activities.
- Ensures the responsible division has all the necessary resources required to successfully complete job assignments to include financial, human and administrative related areas which enables the City to fulfill its mission to deliver timely, accurate and representative data to our internal DWM customers 365 days a year.
- Directs and prepares the annual budget submission and detailed financial plan; duties include budget formulation and execution, approving all budget adjustments and budget transfers, developing the plan assumptions, and ensuring that the annual budget is in sync with the strategic financial plan.
- Provides leadership and direction to group managers and oversees project goals. Develops project strategies, implementation plan, project scope and milestones.
- Background in civil engineering site design, hydrology, and hydraulic, stream monitoring analysis, understanding rainfall data, design of water and sewer, Combined areas, procurement, hydraulics, and geotechnical processes and terminology; knowledge of legal requirements of environmental laws & ordinances; thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of water resources management and watershed science.
- Strong Computer and Software (Microsoft) Skills; basic understanding of programming/coding and wireless communications and data transmissions, very strong administrative and managerial skills; inter-personal and team working skills; skilled in communicating verbally and written.
- Ability to develop relationships and partnerships; ability to write clear and concise technical documents; ability to read, understand, and prepare legal documents; ability to operate city vehicles; ability to effectively negotiate resolutions of conflicts among citizens, neighbors, elected official, and staff, as well as efficiently manage a government office open to the public; ability to interact effectively with various personality styles and with upper departmental management or elected officials; ability to read and interpret construction drawings; ability to interpret laws, regulations and guidelines; ability to utilize Microsoft suites and project management programs.