Director of Water Management

The Director of Water Management (WMD) performs highly responsible administrative and technical work in managing the Water Management Division. This class works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive level administrators, such as the Broward County Director of Public Works, through conferences and reports.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

*Oversees waterway operation and maintenance, planning, design, and rehabilitation for the County dependent water control districts and other County waterways.
*Oversees consumptive use permit application, compliance monitoring, renewal, and modification for public water supply, and diversion and impoundments permits.
*Participates in Broward Emergency Response Team (BERT) pre-storm teleconferences and attends related meetings at Emergency Operations Center (EOC) as necessary.
*Develops, coordinates, implements, and manages County water control district and water management division fiscal year operating budgets with the Office of Management and Budget.
*Acts as the executive secretary to the advisory boards of the County water control districts.
*Prepares agenda items, organizes meetings, and completes meeting minutes for County water control district advisory boards.
*Participates in and attend Commission Meetings in support of water control district and water management division agenda Items.
*Develops, coordinates, and implements a strategic operation plan and emergency operation plan for the water management division.
*Coordinate with water and wastewater administrators to address required planning and supporting documents related to water supply and shared infrastructure.
*Provides technical support to the Broward County Water Advisory Board, Technical Advisory Board, Water Resources Task Force, Technical Team, and Climate Change Task Force Built Environment Work Group, as needed.
*Prepares semi-annual and annual performance evaluations for direct reports and participates in the water management division recruitment.
*Supervises, mentors, trains, and issues corrective action to employees, as necessary.
*Participates in recruitment efforts with Human Resources.
*Performs related work as assigned by Public Works and Water and Wastewater Services.

General Description
Performs highly responsible administrative and technical work in managing the Water Management Division.
Works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports.

Master's Degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, Biology, Ecology, Natural Resources Management, or closely related field

Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals. Ensures that the team understands and discusses relevant industry changes. Gives strong messages about how people's efforts make a difference to the broader organization.

Interprets and applies key financial indicators to make better business decisions. Provides rich and rigorous forecasts of the financial implications of ideas and opportunities. Makes well-balanced decisions regarding expenditures that take into account multiple considerations.

Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Asks questions to encourage others to think differently and enrich their analyses of complex situations. Accurately defines the key elements of complex, ambiguous situations.

Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. Consistently demonstrates strong judgment; may be sought out by others for expertise and guidance. Takes smart, independent action in urgent and non-routine situations, knows when to escalate for others' involvement.

Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies. Is a strong big-picture thinker; makes frequent, clear references to the organization's vision and strategy and the efforts required to drive them forward. Effectively integrates long-term opportunities and challenges with day-to-day activities.

Provides direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done. Delegates considerable responsibility to staff with clear expectations and targeted guidance, removing obstacles. Fosters highly efficient teams; tracks team performance with appropriate metrics and provides feedback.

Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. Stays focused on plans and improvises in response to changes, including risks and contingencies. Aligns own team's work with other workgroups'. Looks ahead to determine and obtain needed resources to complete plans.

Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. Tracks performance and strives to remain effective, learning from both successes and failures. Readily takes on challenges or difficult tasks and has reputation for delivering on commitments.

Builds strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. Connects with others on team projects and leverages their strengths and knowledge to deliver the best possible results. Champions the decisions of the team and operates in a way that builds team spirit.

Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Tailors communication content and style to the needs of others. Pays attention to others' input and perspectives, asks questions, and summarizes to confirm understanding.

All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.

Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.

Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.

All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.

All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.