Stormwater Operations Manager

Requirements

MOS Codes: None

Education and Experience : Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree or higher in Civil, Sanitary, or Environmental Engineering or related field, and four years of progressively responsible experience in stormwater construction and/or maintenance, including two years of supervisory experience.

Licenses and Certificates : Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state. Registration as a Professional Engineer in Texas or equivalent registration in another state.

General Purpose

Under direction, plans, schedules, coordinates and supervises personnel and equipment engaged in the construction and maintenance of the City's storm water infrastructure.

Typical Duties

Organize and direct the construction and maintenance of storm water facilities and infrastructure. Involves: Plans, develops, and implements storm water construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation projects. Develop, implement, and administer the EPWU Master Storm Water Management Plan. Develop and implement the EPWU Storm Water Capital Improvement Plan. Administer the Storm Water Quality Program to ensure compliance with the City's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II general permit. Coordinate and develop the City-wide drainage system inventory, Storm Water Master Plan, and Drainage Area Master Plans. Coordinate projects with the Texas Department of Water Resources (TDWR), Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TECQ), Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Administer, develop, and implement a Best Management Practices Manual, and Storm Water Management policies and drainage design criteria. Prepare the Storm Water Utility annual budget, and participation in annual utility-wide budget process.

Plan and implement a preventive stormwater maintenance program. Involves: Direct the administration of a Development Review Program, which includes grading and drainage inspection, review of drainage reports, engineered grading and drainage plans, erosion and sediment control plans, public improvement plans, and project specifications for conformance with federal, state, and City regulations, standards, policies and design criteria, and other generally accepted engineering principles and practices. Schedule and manage drainage maintenance and annual general drainage work programs.

Provide customer service related to storm water operations. Involves: Assist citizens, developers, and contractors with questions, problems, and concerns that require technical response, research, and/or recommendations. Participate in joint City-County Emergency Management and Response programs and activities. Provide customer service to internal and external customers.

Supervise assigned personnel. Involves: Scheduling, assigning, instructing, guiding, checking, and evaluating work; arranging for or engaging in employee training and development; enforcing personnel rules and regulations, standards of conduct, work attendance, and safe work practices; ensuring adherence to applicable regulatory and departmental standards; counseling, motivating and maintaining harmonious working relationships among subordinates; recommending staffing and employee status changes; interviewing applicants; recommend hire, termination, transfers, discipline, merit pay, or other employee status changes.

General Information

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Note: This is an unclassified contract position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Note: Applicants with foreign diploma, transcripts, and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.

A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Determined by agreement

Closing Date/Time: 2/3/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

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• City of El Paso

• 915-212-1244

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