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Job Description
Sr. Professional Engineer - Floodplain Management
Pay Range: $107,610 - $121,646 annually
** Sign-On Incentive of $5,000 **
Job Posting Closing on: Monday January 6, 2025
Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm, and some evening/weekend work required
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
Brief description for position:
A Senior Professional Engineer - Floodplain Management position is available with the City of Fort Worth Transportation & Public Works Stormwater Management Division, Floodplain Management Section. This position assists with reviews of hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for both public and private developments in the City of Fort Worth and surrounding extra-territorial jurisdiction to ensure that the proposed projects conform to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and City of Fort Worth standards. We are seeking someone who understands not only the technical side of hydrology and hydraulics but also has the ability to interpret and apply these concepts to proposed projects to ensure that new developments do not increase the risk of flooding to adjacent properties or infrastructure.
In addition to development project reviews, this position will manage flood and watershed studies which will involve a combination of planning, project management, technical review, contract development and outreach. The Floodplain Management Section also manages two city wide FEMA programs - the Community Rating System (CRS), and the Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP). The CRS program provides a nationally-recognized platform to quantify and reward the higher standards and management practices that cities use to reduce flood risks. CTP leverages FEMA grant funds to update existing flood risk maps and prepare a variety of new flood risk outreach and awareness products.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering or a related field and three years of professional civil engineering experience as a registered professional engineer of which two years must be within or related to floodplain management, stormwater management, or hydrology and hydraulics modelling.
- Possession of registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. If licensed in another state, continued employment will be contingent upon obtaining registration as a Professional Engineer within the State of Texas within six months of employment.
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid Texas driver's license.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficient with industry standard hydrologic and hydraulic modelling software used for floodplain mapping, stormwater management, and the application of those models in the municipal and FEMA regulatory environment.
- Experience with implementing stormwater and/or floodplain management regulations working with or in a Municipality or Government Agency.
- Experience with administering a Community Rating System (CRS) program, managing Cooperating Technical Partners (CTP) program, and applying for Federal or State grants.
- Possession of a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) certificate, or will obtain and maintain such a Certificated within (6) months of beginning employment.
The Senior Professional Engineer - Floodplain Management job responsibilities include:
- Supervise or oversee the work of staff or consultant engineers, and provide guidance and mentoring on the application of floodplain regulations, floodplain modelling and drainage analysis.
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including external agencies, developers, and City staff members and their consultant teams on preliminary planning, hydrologic and hydraulic models, construction plans, and floodplain map revisions.
- Provide development review assistance, including attending pre-development or pre-submittal conferences, and interpreting design criteria and their application to development plans.
- Prepare flood risk awareness outreach products and the annual report for the City's participation in CRS, and identify and prioritize flood risk map updates.
- Contract and project management tasks for CTP projects, CRS, floodplain or watershed studies, and other flood risk management and mitigation tasks as needed.
- Deliver excellent written and verbal communications, including public presentations, and describe complex concepts clearly and effectively in simple easy to understand terms to all stakeholders including residents, staff, elected officials, developers, and other agencies.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with governmental/private/public officials and employees, and the general public.
- Conduct site visits, investigate unpermitted fill and other drainage issues, prepare and deliver notices of violation, citations, and related duties and responsibilities.
Working Conditions
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing and balancing.
Physical Demand
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only. -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Fort Worth
Show moreThe Community
The City of Cowboys & Culture is known for its Texas hospitality. The stunning and sprawling City of
Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. And it’s no wonder — With great neighborhoods, scenic terrain and a rich history of arts and culture, paired with world-class opportunities for business and education, it’s not only fun to visit Fort Worth, it’s even more rewarding to call it home.Fort Worth truly offers all the benefits and amenities of a bustling metropolitan city, while keeping the small- town charm that keeps it unpretentious and charismatic in all the right ways. Designated as one of America’s “Most Livable Communities” by the Partners for Livable Communities, the city truly offers a melting pot of culture, commerce, community and yes, cowboys.
There are over a dozen remarkable districts full of treasured history among modern luxuries and unique places to have fun, making it the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas and welcoming more than 9.4 million visitors annually.
Being one of the fastest-growing among large cities in the country, Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for job seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents representing culturally diverse communities.
Exciting Growth & Future Development
One of the most fascinating aspects of the City of Fort Worth is its almost unprecedented growth over the past several years. Both in terms of population and industry, and as the 12th largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is truly booming — which presents both challenges and opportunities to truly develop this city in the right way. Every 30 minutes a new person moves to Fort Worth, so we’re looking for candidates who can embrace an evergrowing and changing environment and improve on it with solutions that work for the entire community of Fort Worth.
Mission
We are working together to build a strong community that others can look to as a pillar of unity and excellence. Through grassroots efforts within the community, and large scale construction and transportation plans that continue to add the infra- structure a growing city like Fort Worth needs, we’ll provide the public services our community requires to continually cultivate the unique city we call home.
Vision
Fort Worth’s vision is to be the most livable and best managed city in the country. We’ll do this by taking care of our citizens, implementing the highest quality standards in our schools, continually improving the neighborhoods we thrive in and the facets of the city that make our town so unique.
Benefits That Are Well Worth It
The City of Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to its employees’ well-being by providing competitive health benefits, a well-rounded wellness program and a Zero Accident Philosophy® workplace. All regular full-time employees and those employees who work 30–39 hours per week are eligible for all City of Fort Worth Benefits. Part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week are eligible for dental, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457 Deferred Compensation plan and other voluntary benefits.
Medical Program
The City offers two plan options through Meritain Health, an Aetna company.
The Health Center Plan – Offers employees and their family’s
primary health care services that are 100% completely free and unlimited. Employees can visit any one of the three City of Fort Worth Employee Health Centers and receive guaranteed same or next day appointments for sick visits. Also, services are available at any one of the five satellite locations that serves employees across the city.
The Consumer Choice Plan – Is offered to employees at no cost or low monthly premiums to cover eligible dependents and provides the financial benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Preventative services are covered at 100% on both plans.
• Prescription Drug coverage including mail order pharmacy are also included.Vacation
Eligible for 3 weeks of vacation: After successful completion of probationary period (usually
6 months), employees may take time off for rest, relaxation, vacation, illness, religious observances, and personal business.Holidays
Available on the first day of employment, the city provides employees with paid holidays, including two personal holidays.
Wellness Program
The city’s Healthy Challenge Wellness Program rewards all full-time, benefit-eligible employees on the city’s health insurance. The Healthy Challenge Program utilizes a points system. Participants may earn points throughout the year (Jan. 1-Dec. 15) for completing specific program activities and participants can redeem points at the end of the year for a cash reward. By participating, individuals can earn $150, $200 or $250 by accumulating program points.
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