Water Resources Project Manager

Whose Hiring:

Polk County- Parks and Natural Resources Division

Application Deadline:

05/29/2025

Application Information and Link to Apply:

Parks and Natural Resources – Water Resources Project Manager – POLK_BoCC_Career Site Careers

Description:

 Provide professional engineering expertise and project management primarily for innovative water resource projects.  Develop, evaluate and implement feasibility, design and construction projects. Responsible for National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) permit, which includes revising, updating, monitoring and implementing the permit requirements 

Responsible for providing assistance to Parks and Natural Resources Division (PNRD) to support their mission.

Interacts, develops and maintains strong working relationships with local, state and federal regulatory agencies as well as other County divisions and the development community in designing, bidding, permitting, and constructing PNRD projec

Manages the activities of outside consultants and contractors for PNRD projects.

Responsible for success of maintaining compliance of MS4 NPDES permit for Polk County

Performs critical feasibility analyses, hydraulic analyses, treatment and performance efficiency evaluations, and alternatives analyses, working with both staff and outside consultants.

Assists in the development, preparation, tracking of milestones and schedules and other maintenance tasks for PNRD Community Investment Program (CIP) annual capital project budget and program budgets, which includes progress and status reports, letters, files, and other documentation related to projects. 

Assists in the preparation of project-specific and annual engineering and construction contracts.

Prepares and submit appropriate applications for additional funding opportunities for projects and programs

Manages the application for certification of surface water related permits.