Stormwater Regulatory Technical Specialist

Sarasota County; United States; On-site; USD 68,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Sarasota County is seeking an engineer to support stormwater management and responsible development. You will review site development permits, evaluate proposals, maintain watershed models, and coordinate with engineers, county staff and external partners to address stormwater concerns.

Responsibilities include updating watershed models, reviewing CFHA assessments, and providing technical comments at DRC meetings and public hearings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related technical field and 2 years engineering/project management experience OR Master’s Degree with 1 year of experience.
• Equivalent combinations may substitute for degree requirements on a year-for-year basis.
• Must obtain EI certification from Florida Board of Engineers at hire time.

Responsibilities

• Review site development permits and CIP projects for UDC compliance and watershed models.
• Prepare written comments and coordinate with engineers of record to resolve issues.
• Review earth-moving permits and plats for stormwater compliance.
• Maintain plans, files, and models; participate in DRC meetings.

Skills

Hydrodynamic modeling

HEC-RAS

ArcGIS/ArcMap

AutoCAD

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

StormWise ICPR

ArcPro

HEC-RAS

Job description

Department: Stormwater Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here.

Are you ready to apply your engineering expertise to support stormwater management and responsible development in Sarasota County? Join our team and help ensure development projects align with County regulations, watershed models, and stormwater requirements. In this role, you’ll support watershed planning and model updates, evaluate development proposals, and assist with stormwater maintenance initiatives. You’ll work closely with senior staff, County departments, engineers, and external partners to address stormwater concerns and support effective watershed management. Make an impact on our community’s infrastructure and future growth.

About This Role

Site Development Review

• Review site development permits and County capital improvement projects for compliance with the Unified Development Code (UDC) and County watershed models.
• Prepare written comments on stormwater-related inconsistencies and coordinate with engineers of record to resolve concerns.
• Review earth-moving permits and plat applications for compliance with stormwater requirements.
• Maintain development plans, files, and models, determine when approved plans should be incorporated into the County’s Record Model, and participate in Development Review Coordination (DRC) meetings for pre-submittal applications.

Planning Application Reviews

• Review development plans and applications for stormwater compliance, potential adverse impacts, and level-of-service deficiencies.
• Provide technical comments and participate in DRC meetings and public hearings.

Building Permit Reviews

• Conduct community flood hazard area (CFHA) reviews to assist the Building Department with obtaining local base flood elevation information.

Watershed Modeling Activities

• Update and maintain the County’s record watershed models and GIS database to reflect recent development projects and ensure consistency between systems.
• Provide stormwater modeling support for maintenance projects, maintain floodplain delineations and level-of-service assessments, and evaluate alternatives to address problem areas.

Work Hours

Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

About You

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related technical field AND two (2) years of engineering / project management experience
• or A Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related technical field AND One (1) year of professional civil engineering experience
• or An equivalent combination of education and relevant technical or engineering project experience may substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis

Must be able to obtain a valid EI (Engineer Intern) certification granted by the Florida Board of Engineers at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or certified training with hydrodynamic modeling such as StormWise (ICPR), HEC-RAS, and ArcPro (ArcGIS/ArcMap)
• Understanding in Hydrology, hydraulics, and water quality
• Knowledge of Stormwise (ICPR), and ArcPro (ArcMap)
• Familiarity with HEC-RAS and AutoCAD

About Everything Else

Starting Pay Range: $68,016.00- $76,814.40/ annually

Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).

Benefits

Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits! For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information. Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations. Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)

Company Culture and Diversity

A different blend of voices prompt better conversations, choices and results for everyone. Sarasota County – Many Voices, One Team. We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different. Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service – internally and externally.

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353. Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance). Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace. Do you like leaving things better than you found it? We serve the greater good! Our team is here to make Sarasota the premier community to live, work and play! Sarasota has 37 miles of award-winning beaches, over 80 parks and 100 golf courses, and is known as the cultural capital of Florida with museums of art, theaters, an aquarium, botanical gardens and the annual international film festival. Unsurpassed beauty, rich cultural offering, diverse educational opportunities, wide-ranging recreational possibilities make Sarasota a great place to live and work! We believe in work-life balance with a generous leave plan.