Description

Start Here. Grow Here. Stay Here.  

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for environmental stewardship and community impact?

Sarasota County is seeking a visionary Senior Manager to lead our Stormwater Department. In this pivotal role, you will oversee critical programs within the Stormwater Department, including floodplain management, water quality, and engineering, ensuring that our community’s stormwater systems are safe, efficient, and sustainable.

As Senior Manager, you will be an integral member of the department’s leadership team - building public trust, driving operational excellence, and cultivating a culture of innovation, collaboration, and service. This is an exceptional opportunity to make a lasting impact on Sarasota County’s environmental future while leading a team of dedicated professionals. 

The starting pay rage is $120,000.00 - $125,000.00/ Annually (based on experience), and benefits begin within 60 days of hire. Join us and make an impact on Sarasota County’s environmental and infrastructure future - apply today! 

Up to $3,000 relocation is available for those moving 50+ miles to join the premier community where people choose to live, work, and play! 
 

About the Position
Key Responsibilities as a Senior Manager – Division Leadership:

• Provide executive leadership, management, and oversight of the Floodplain Management, Water Quality, and Engineering units within the Stormwater Environmental Utility Division.
• Oversee compliance programs including the Community Rating System (CRS) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
• Ensure development and existing land uses meet or exceed local, state, and federal stormwater regulations through development review and compliance oversight.
• Oversee watershed management planning and implementation.
• Direct annual operating budget development, stormwater assessment fees, and Capital Improvement Projects (CIP).
• Collaborate with Finance to forecast funding, manage grants, and conduct cost and productivity analyses to ensure responsible use of funds.
• Maintain expertise in stormwater ordinances, including revenue collection, allocation, and allowable expenditures.
• Coordinate issue resolution and strategic initiatives across Stormwater divisions and County leadership.
• Keep leadership informed of operational and engineering impacts and emerging issues.
• Support strategic planning, succession planning, and fosters a culture of accountability, innovation, teamwork, and professional development.
   

Key Responsibilities on behalf of the Stormwater Director:

• Attend regular Director’s Leadership meetings on behalf of the Stormwater Director.
• Assist Stormwater Director in negotiation of contracts and agreements.
• Manage consistent practice of procurement and contract management related activities.
• Support efforts and meets all timelines for APWA Accreditation.
• Ensure adherence to applicable local, state, and federal laws, regulations, policies adherence to the SEU Ordinance.
• Make presentations to citizen groups and the general public on behalf of the Stormwater Director in a clear and professional manner.
• Serve as second in charge spokesperson for stormwater related activities, advocating the County’s mission, vision, and values.
• Liaison for local, state agencies, Stormwater Environmental Utility Advisory Committee, engineering consultants, and contractors, and municipalities.
    

 Standard business hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Requirements

About You
Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Public Administration, Business Management or a related field AND eight (8) or more years of related experience.
• - OR - Master’s Degree in one of the above-mentioned fields AND six (6) or more years of related experience. 
• - AND - Four (4) or more years of supervisory/management experience. 
• A valid Florida Driver’s License is required at time of hire.
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer License (PE License).
• Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling knowledge
• High level communication and public speaking skills
• Experience with engineering, CRS, NPDES, stormwater management, flood plain management, water quality, maintenance, and job-related field. 
• Experience managing operating budgets, contract negotiations, and vendors.  
• Experience in Engineering, flood plain management, water quality design, FloodWise, BMPTrains.
   

Subject to Passing Substance Screening:  This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening.  An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment for a period of five (5) years.