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Requirements And Preferences

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Benefits Of Broward County Employment
High-Deductible Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums:

Single $10.90 / Family $80.79

Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2000 Annually

Consumer Driven Health Plan – Bi-weekly Premiums
Single $82.58 / Family $286.79

Florida Retirement System (FRS) – Pension or Investment Plan
457 Deferred Compensation employee match

Eleven (11) paid holidays each year

Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year

Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions

Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)

During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.

General Description
Manages the Water and Wastewater Engineering Division Inspection section.

Works independently, under limited supervision, reporting major activities through periodic meetings.

Minimum Education And Experience Requirements
Requires an Associate 's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in civil engineering or closely related field.

(One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.)
Requires six (6) years in public works construction, engineering field survey, and/or inspection work depending on area of assignment or closely related field including two (2) years of lead work/supervisory experience.

Special Certifications and Licenses
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Class E Driver's License for the duration of employment.

*Preferences*

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Business/Public Administration, or a closely related field
• Florida Professional Engineer (PE) License
• Broward County Licensed General Building Contractor; or Specialty Building Contractor; or Engineer/Specialty Engineering Contractor
• Certified Public Infrastructure Inspector (CPII) Certification
• 1A-A License (Underground Utility & Excavation); or 1A-B License (Secondary Utility Excavation)
• At least two (2) years of experience performing water and wastewater utilities inspections
• At least four (4) years of direct supervisory experience over Engineering Inspectors

SCOPE OF WORK
Duties And Responsibilities
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.
Manages the Water and Wastewater Engineering Division Inspection section.

Plans, assigns, and reviews work of subordinate personnel; reviews inspection records and reports prepared by subordinates for accuracy and completeness; reviews accuracy of project field records and items for payment.

Establishes and maintains systems for approving, assigning, tracking and documenting all overtime work.

Arranges scheduling and coordination of inspection personnel (hire and discipline); schedules safety and technical training for personnel; organizes and administers section goals.

Reviews and understands construction plans, specifications, permits and all other approved contract documents.

Ensures that pre-construction and progress meetings are held to orientate contractors, developers and subordinates.

Ensures that a Daily Report of Construction is completed, vetted and distributed for every assigned project on every field inspection.

Ensures adequate onsite inspections on assigned projects to verify and document construction conforms to approved contract documents.

Ensures that substantial complete and final inspections are conducted and appropriately documented and reported; keeps and distributes data regarding project status and reports deficiencies;

Implements, modifies, and revises forms for daily reports, records, correspondence, tests; reviews quantities and invoices for contractor payment requisitions (contract line items, master agreement delivery orders); meets with engineers and developers regarding utility expansions coordination.

Manages supervision of water and sewer shutdowns and affected personnel engaged in construction activities.

Conducts pre-construction and progress meetings to orientate contractors and developers.

Responds to engineers and contractors during non-working hours; reviews and approves water and sewer service releases for developer construction projects; mediates conflicts with personnel and contractor/engineers.

Performs related work as assigned.

Competencies

• Business Insight: Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals. Clearly understands how own activities relate to critical business drivers. Monitors business news and market changes for impact on the business or on own expertise area; uses this to shape decisions.
• Financial Acumen: Interprets and applies key financial indicators to make better business decisions. Fosters accountability for making good financial decisions; provides guidance to help the team make astute decisions. Summarizes financial performance data and explains implications for the organization.
• Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Consistently looks at complex issues from many angles; obtains a rich and deep understanding; swiftly cuts to the core issue; skillfully separates root causes from symptoms.
• Directs Work: Provides direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done. Delegates tasks, providing generally clear expectations to staff. Coordinates and integrates the team's work, reducing duplication. Measures team progress using the right indicators; recognizes when problems or shortfalls occur.
• Plans and Aligns: Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. Stays focused on plans and improvises in response to changes, including risks and contingencies. Aligns own team's work with other workgroups'. Looks ahead to determine and obtain needed resources to complete plans.
• Ensures Accountability: Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. Measures and tracks team's and own performance, and helps the team learn from success, failure, and feedback. Adheres to, and enforces, goals, policies, and procedures.
• Drives Results: Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances. Emphasizes the importance of results; encourages a sense of urgency in others; challenges poor outcomes or unproductive behaviors. Provides assistance or encouragement to help others over obstacles.
• Builds Effective Teams: Builds strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. Holds constructive dialogue with the team regularly; takes multiple perspectives into account when making decisions. Commits to and prioritizes the team's decisions in most situations; conveys team spirit.
• Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Tailors communication content and style to the needs of others. Pays attention to others' input and perspectives, asks questions, and summarizes to confirm understanding.
• Situational Adaptability: Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations. Takes steps to adapt to changing needs, conditions, priorities, or opportunities. Understands the cues that suggest a change in approach is needed; adopts new behaviors accordingly.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
Physical Demands
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs sedentary work that involves walking o standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

Involves routine and frequent exposure to traffic; moving machinery.

SPECIAL INFORMATION
County Core Values
All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies .

• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

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Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance
Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at or email to make an accommodation request.

County-wide Emergency Responsibilities
Note:
During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.

County-wide Employee Responsibilities
All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.

All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.