Flood and Stormwater Manager - Reno, United States - City of Reno

Description

Salary: $119, $144,898.39 Annually

Location : City of Reno, NV

Job Type: Full-Time Regular

Job Number: 556224US

Department: Utility Services

Opening Date: 04/12/2024

Closing Date: 5/12/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

Description

The City of Reno has an exciting career opportunity waiting for you We are recruiting for a Senior Civil Engineer. This position will serve as the Flood and Stormwater Manager within the Utility Services Department. Hiring will begin immediately following the close of this recruitment. This recruitment will also establish a list for future vacancies, which will be filled as they occur.
The ideal candidate for the Flood and Stormwater Manager position will have extensive experience with project management, staff management, design, project delivery, environmental permitting, and using hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software. The ideal candidate will also have strengths in:

• hydrology and hydraulic design of drainage infrastructure
• review of engineering drainage reports
• preservation of natural resources
• slope and channel stabilization
• erosion control

This is both an internal promotional opportunity for qualified classified City of Reno employees and an open competitive recruitment for all qualified applicants.

The City of Reno is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to everyone. This commitment is an integral part of our efforts to ensure that we have a diverse and representative workforce that serves the community of Reno.

Examples of Essential Functions

• Lead, plan, train, and review the work of staff responsible for performing a variety of difficult and complex professional civil engineering functions involved in the design, construction, and investigation of capital improvement and new development projects; participate in performing the most complex work of the unit including overseeing the most complex engineering projects.
• Update, manage, and implement the city's flood control and stormwater Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
• Administer the Truckee Meadows Stormwater Permit Coordinating Committee for compliance with the Truckee Meadows Municipal Separate Storm System (MS4) Permit.
• Manage the City's stormwater and water quality programs.
• Assemble, analyze, and interpret Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regulations, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM), Elevation Certificates, and Flood Resistant Design and Construction regulations.
• Serve as a single point of contact for compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations and the City's Flood Hazard Ordinance.
• Serve as the Federal Emergency Management Agency's contact with the City of Reno for flood remapping efforts, community assistance visits, Letters of Map Change (LOMC's), issues of compliance, grant opportunities, and FEMA flood recovery efforts.
• Conduct reviews of construction plans and specifications for compliance with Federal, State, and local rules and regulations for floodplain management, prior to issuance of building permits for proposed building construction, land use, or building development modifications.
• Conduct project inspections and audits from project inception through completion for compliance with the Reno Municipal Code, local design requirements, FEMA Floodplain regulations and pertinent State statutes.
• Conduct reviews of construction projects with flood and stormwater aspects spearheaded by adjacent entities, the Regional Transportation Commission, and the City's Public Works Department.
• Coordinate flood and drainage related matters with local jurisdictions.
• Represent the City regionally for matters related to Regional Emergency Management Plans, Flood Response Plans and coordination with the Truckee River Flood Management Authority.
• Coordinate with the Maintenance and Operations Department for maintenance and operation of stormwater and flood control improvements.
• Provide emergency response to flooding events.
• Perform related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

The following minimum qualifications are required to be met at the time of application.

Education:

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering or a related field.

Work Experience:

• Five years of increasingly responsible professional engineering experience including two years at a level comparable to an with the City of Reno.

License and Registration:

• Possession of an appropriate, valid driver's license.
• Possession of registration as a professional engineer in Civil Engineering in the state of Nevada and/or the ability to obtain reciprocity of an out of state registration as a professional engineer in Civil Engineering in the State of Nevada within six months of hire.

Note: The Utility Services department may require the incumbent to be able to obtain their Association of State Floodplain Managers Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) certification within 2 years of hire.

**Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.**

Supplemental Information

To Apply:
Please submit your completed application and all additional information/documentation requested online at May 12, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PT. If a computer or mobile device is not available to you, suggested locations to complete an online application submittal include: the City of Reno City Hall 2nd floor computer kiosk or 5th floor Civil Service Offices, any locations of Nevada Job Connect or any local library or educational facility.

If you are having difficulty logging into your profile, please call the applicant support line at

Examination Process:Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications and pass the examination for this position to be eligible for hire. The examination will consist of a Training and Experience evaluation (T&E) weighted as follows:

• Training & Experience Evaluation (T&E) = 100%

T&E Evaluation Details:
The T&E examination consists of a Supplemental Questionnaire. The questions may be viewed online under the tab marked "QUESTIONS" on the job announcement page. The T&E must be submitted online at the time of application.

• Responses to your T&E questions should be consistent with the information given in your application details. Answers are subject to verification.
• Failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score; therefore, it is advantageous for you to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question.
• In order to receive credit for education or training, you must attach copies of your transcripts, diploma, or relevant certificates to your online application.
• Resumes or questionnaires uploaded as attachments to the application will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question online.
• "See Resume" or "See above," etc., are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.
• Changes or corrections to your responses cannot be made once your application packet has been submitted.
• TIP: It may be more efficient to develop your responses in a word processing document and then paste them into the online questionnaire to be submitted.

Notification:
Applicants are notified by email of their examination results. Applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications will also be notified.

Testing Accommodation:
If you wish to identify yourself as an individual with a disability and will be requesting an accommodation, that request must be made to the Chief Examiner no later than the closing date of this announcement.

Employee/Veteran Preference (In the event of Tie Scores):
In the event of tie scores resulting from an open competitive examination, employees will be provided a rank preference in the following order: employees with established veteran status shall be given the first preference, non-veteran employees second preference and non-employee veterans third preference. This preference will only be administered in the event of tie scores. Documentation must be submitted at time of application.

On promotional examinations, in the event of tie scores resulting from final rating, including seniority points, an employee will be awarded veteran's preference and provided a rank preference if one (1) of the eligibles has submitted proof of honorable discharge from the military service. This preference will only be administered in the event of tie scores. Documentation must be submitted at the time of application.

Seniority Points:
Employees of the City of Reno shall receive seniority credit computed by adding to a passing score as follows:

The final ranking will include the applicable seniority points added to the overall grade of the examination process. For each full year of continuous service completed, 0.2 points will be added up to a maximum of ten (10) years... 2 points will be the maximum.

Rule VIII - Promotion, Section 9. Seniority Credit.

Appointment and Certification:
Appointments to positions in the City's Civil Service system are made on the basis of examination. Scores resulting from a competitive examination are used in determining a person's rank on an eligible register. The department may hire any of the persons referred. The names of those persons not hired may be considered when the next vacancy occurs, for as long as that register is viable.

Questions/Updates:
Questions about the information on this announcement and updates to application information should be directed to Civil Service at or

The City of Reno is an equal opportunity employer. Recruitment, hiring, assignment, training, compensation, promotion, retention, and disciplinary decisions will be made without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, political affiliation, membership in an employee association, or any other protected class status applicable under federal or state law or City Charter.

Please use this Health and Welfare Benefit Link to learn more about the City of Reno's great employee benefit plans and wellness programs.

01

Minimum Qualification Review

The following questions are a required part of your application for Senior Civil Engineer. Your answers will be used to assist the Civil Service Commission in evaluating your related work experience and education to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications for this position as listed on the job posting.

All information provided in your answers must be included for verification in the work experience section of your application and may be substantiated further by the City of Reno. Failure to provide a truthful response to all questions will be grounds for disqualification and you will not be considered further in the hiring process for this position.

By checking "Yes", you certify that you have read and agree to the statement above.

• Yes
• No

02

Are you currently a City of Reno classified employee?

• Yes
• No

03

Which of the following best describes your highest level of relevant education? (College degree must be from an accredited university or college.)

*You must attach a copy of your diploma or unofficial transcripts to your application for verification purposes. Failure to attach the required documentation will disqualify your application and you will not be considered further in the hiring process.

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, i.e. other fields of engineering or environmental sciences
• Master's degree or higher in civil engineering
• Master's degree or higher in a related field, i.e. other fields of engineering or environmental sciences
• I do not have a degree or my degree is not in civil engineering or a related field

04

If your answer to the previous question included a degree in a related field other than Civil Engineering, describe how it is related to this position.

05

Which of the following best describes your Professional Engineering registration?

• I currently possess registration as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Civil Engineering in the State of Nevada
• I currently possess registration as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Civil Engineering in a state other than Nevada but can obtain reciprocity in the State of Nevada within six months of hire
• None of the above

06

If applicable, provide your P.E. registration #, the state of issue and name under which you are registered.

07

Which of the following best describes your increasingly responsible professional engineering work experience?

• I do not have any professional engineering experience
• I have less than five years of increasingly responsible professional engineering experience
• I have five years or more of increasingly responsible professional engineering experience but less than two years at an associate engineering level
• I have five years or more of increasingly responsible professional engineering experience which includes at least two years or more at the associate engineering level

08

Provide a list of employers where you gained your qualifying paid work experience from the work experience section of your application. Include the name of the employer, your title, the amount of time you worked in the position (full-time equivalent), the work you performed and your level of responsibility.

This information must be provided in order to continue in the screening process, "See Resume" or "See Application" as a response may be grounds for disqualification.

09

Do you have a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

10

Training and Experience Evaluation

The following section of the Supplemental Questionnaire is part of the Civil Service test for this position and must be completed online at the time of application. Questionnaires submitted as an attachment to the online application will not be considered. In order to receive every consideration in the selection process, you must complete all questions with concise but detailed answers and provide all requested information. All responses must be verified by the applicant in the work experience section of this application. We will not score references such as "See Resume/Application" as a response.

Do you certify that all information provided in the Supplemental Questionnaire is true and correct to the best of your knowledge?

• Yes
• No

11

How many years of work experience at or above the Associate Civil Engineering level do you have since obtaining your P.E. registration in Civil Engineering?

• Less than one year
• At least one year but less than three years
• At least three years but less than five years
• At least five years but less than seven years
• At least seven years or more

12

Select all of the engineering design tasks for which you have had responsible charge of the work and would consider yourself to have advanced proficiency in.

Advanced proficiency is defined as five years, since obtaining your P. E. registration in Civil Engineering, of direct work experience and/or responsible charge.

• Preparation of engineer's estimates
• Calculation of plan quantities
• Design of engineering plan
• Preparation of project documents and specifications
• Preliminary field work
• CAD Drafting
• Coordination with utilities
• Responding to questions during bidding
• None of the above

13

Select all of the tasks you have been responsible for performing while coordinating engineering projects with professionals outside of your firm or organization, i.e. consultants or sub consultants for at least five years as a routine part of your professional engineering work experience.

• Performed plan review for designs submitted by engineering professionals
• Performed specification/bid document review submitted by engineering professionals
• Coordinated field changes with engineering design professionals during construction
• Managed project schedules
• Reviewed/approved invoices for engineering professional services
• Reviewed statements of qualifications for engineering professionals
• Reviewed and provided comments on studies, reports or designs prepared by engineering professionals
• Developed a scope of work for contracting for engineering professional services
• Negotiated fees for engineering design professional services
• None of the above

14

Select all of the areas in which you have at least five years of full time equivalent professional engineering experience relevant to land development, design and/or review.

• Drainage
• Grading and Roadways
• Public Works and Capital Improvement Projects
• Hydrology
• None of the above

15

Select all of the areas in which you have at least five years of full time equivalent professional engineering experience relevant to project management.

• Leading oral presentations to boards and commissions
• Coordinating the work of consultants
• Negotiating with consultants, developers, property owners, etc. in the planning, design, construction and inspection of projects
• Performing conflict resolution
• Writing complex technical reports
• None of the above

16

Select all of the areas in which you have at least five years of full time equivalent professional engineering experience.

• Construction site storm water pollution prevention design/permitting
• Construction site storm water pollution prevention inspection
• Preparing Development Design Drawings and Reports
• FEMA elevation certificates
• FEMA flood insurance studies
• Stormwater, drainage and flood control
• Stormwater Quality evaluation and mitigation design
• Environmental Permitting
• Land-use/Development Planning
• Impact Fee Program
• None of the above

17

Instructions

Answer the next two questions by identifying your level of proficiency in each of the computer programs or systems.

Basic proficiency = understanding and utilizing the most common elements associated with the program, mostly used for personal or educational purposes. Not used to complete professional level projects as part of my paid work experience.
Intermediate proficiency = Includes a moderate amount of professional use and moderate amount of understanding of the more advanced features and operations.
Advanced Proficiency = Includes extensive use professionally and the ability to use most of the features and operations to their fullest capacity.

Do not understate or overstate your level of proficiency. Your answers may be confirmed during the interview process and candidates found to have misrepresented their abilities will be disqualified from the hiring process.

• I understand.

18

GIS System(s)

• Basic
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• None of the above

19

Hydrology / Hydraulic modeling software

• Basic
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• None of the above

Required Question