MANAGER, STREETS AND DRAINAGE

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION
Manages the construction, maintenance, and repair of streets, sidewalks, storm sewers, streetlights, and related Public Works projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages, schedules, assigns, allocates, supervises and participates in the tasks and work of the City’s stormwater system, roads, sidewalks, street signs, and streetlights.
• Adheres to Federal, State, and local regulatory compliance requirements and ensures compliance with the City’s MS4 Permit.
• Responds as needed to severe weather events to ensure City roads are cleared from standing water by monitoring pump stations and clearing storm drains and outfalls.
• Assists with the Streets & Drainage Division’s annual budget preparation and Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan.
• Performs streetlight inspections and properly requests repairs as needed.
• Ensures beach roads are graded as needed and beaches are sand-sifted.
• Maintains equipment and ensures it’s ready for operation.
• May review site plans as directed by Public Works Director.
• Evaluates staff performance and provides productive feedback and disciplinary measures as needed.
• Frequent customer interaction resolving complaints and preparing work orders.
• Frequent use of electronic equipment to maximize efficiency and response time.

Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty mentioned satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Ability to conduct research, compile records and reports, develop departmental budgets, and make effective application of findings. Ability to read construction plans and detail drawings. Ability to manage various projects and maintenance contracts. Computer knowledge to include Microsoft Suite applications and financial software applications. Knowledge of occupational hazards as well as safety precautions of the workplace. Ability to lay out, direct, and supervise work crews.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Public Administration, or another related field is preferred. Work experience may substitute for the Bachelor’s/Master’s requirement on a year-for-year basis. Experience in municipal and county government managing a stormwater program and presenting to a Council/Commission is preferred.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Must possess a valid Florida Driver's License with an acceptable driving record.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Valid CDL Class A or B
• DEP Stormwater Erosion and Sediment Inspector
• FW&PCOA Stormwater Technician (or equivalent)
• Floodplain Manager MOT Certifications

RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS, PROPERTY and EQUIPMENT
Annual Budget: $2.9M

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position will directly supervise 1 employee.
• This position may indirectly supervise 17 employees.

If applicable, supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

ANALYTICAL ABILITY / PROBLEM SOLVING
N/A

PLANNING

• With regard to general assignments in planning time, method, manner and/or sequence of performance of own work. CONSIDERABLE RESPONSIBILITY; in addition, the organization and delegation of work operations for a Group of employees engaged in Widely diversified activities.

DECISION MAKING

• Performs work operations which permit opportunity for decision-making of minor importance. FREQUENTLY Performs work operations which permit opportunity for decision-making of major importance. FREQUENTLY

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and policy/procedure manuals; Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ration, and percent and to prepare and interpret bar graphs.

CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram formats.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Under GENERAL SUPERVISON where standard practice enables the employee to PROCEED ALONE on routine work, referring all questionable cases to supervisor.

MENTAL DEMAND
INTENSE; Operation requiring sustained directed thinking to analyze, solve, or plan highly variable, administrative, professional, or technical tasks involving complex problems or mechanisms.

USE OF MACHINES, EQUIPMENT AND/OR COMPUTER
Regular use of complex machines and equipment (desktop/laptop computer and software, road and production machines and equipment, etc.)

ACCURACY
Probable errors of internal and external scope would have a moderate effect on the operational efficiency of the organizational component concerned. Errors might possibly go undetected for a considerable period of time.

PUBLIC CONTACT
Frequent contacts with general public, patrons, or other outside representatives, wherein the manner of handling these contacts has a bearing on the organization’s position and operation.

EMPLOYEE CONTACT
Contact with other departments or offices and also frequently with individuals in middle level positions; consulting on problems that necessitate judgment and tact, plus frequent contact with senior level internal officials.

SOFTWARE SKILLS REQUIRED

• 10-Key None
• Accounting Intermediate
• Alphanumeric Data Entry Intermediate
• Contact Management Intermediate
• Database Intermediate
• Enterprise Resource Planning Intermediate
• Human Resources Systems Intermediate
• Payroll Systems Intermediate
• Presentation/PowerPoint Intermediate
• Programming Languages Basic
• Spreadsheet Intermediate Word Processing/Typing Intermediate

ADDITIONAL SOFTWARE SKILLS
Knowledge of Tyler Technologies Software and Services a plus.

OTHER SKILLS
Chainsaws and basic mechanical maintenance for small equipment.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES
While performing the functions of this job, the employee may be required to:

• Stand Frequently
• Walk Regularly
• Sit Regularly
• Use hands to handle or feel Regularly
• Reach with hands and arms Frequently
• Climb or balance Occasionally
• Stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl Occasionally
• Talk or hear Regularly Taste or smell Occasionally

WEIGHT LIFT REQUIREMENTS

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move: Up to 25 pounds

VISION REQUIREMENT

• Specific vision abilities required by this job may include: Ability to adjust focus (work duties that require the ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus at various distances or focal lengths).

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
The following work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work near moving mechanical parts (spinning shafts, engines, lifts, etc.):
• Frequently
• Work in high, precarious places (tall structures, bucket lifts, extension ladders, etc.):
• Occasionally
• Fumes or airborne particles (painting, sanding, solvents, flying lint or dust particles, etc.):
• Occasionally
• Toxic or caustic chemicals (including potential for chemical spills, etc.) :
• Occasionally
• Outdoor weather conditions (exposure to outdoor heat, cold or inclement weather):
• Occasionally
• Wet or humid conditions (not weather-related, such as greenhouse, carwash, etc.):
• Occasionally
• Risk of electrical shock (live electrical wires, equipment that retains power after shutoff):
• Never
• Vibration (jack hammer, soil compactor, equipment that creates high vibration, etc.):
• Occasionally
• The noise level in the work environment is usually: Moderate (business office with computers/printers, light traffic, etc.)

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, or technological developments).