Resilience Program Manager

Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Resilience Program Manager to support the Resilient Environment Department: Resilience Unit.General DescriptionPerforms highly responsible supervisory and administrative work in planning, organizing, and directing large-scale environmental programs and activities. Works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive-level administrators through conferences and reports.Minimum Education and Experience RequirementsRequires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in environmental sciences, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering, or a field relevant to the area of assignment. Requires four (4) years in managing environmental monitoring, regulation, and compliance programs related to the area of assignment; including two (2) years of supervisory experience.Special Certifications and Licenses RequiredNone.PreferencesCandidates with a Ph.D. in Biology, Ecology, Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering, or a related field preferred.This is advanced professional and supervisory work with technical and administrative responsibility in developing and implementing strategies related to the County's resilience priorities, including mitigation and adaptation efforts. The position requires knowledge of resilience stressors and impacts affecting south Florida, inclusive of community, economy, infrastructure, and natural systems. The successful candidate will possess a broad understanding of the community resilience considerations ranging from flood to heat, stormwater management to housing, low carbon economies to the economics of risk. This position reports to the Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) and will lead multiple and diverse projects simultaneously within the Resilience Unit.Responsibilities will require strong project management and implementation skills, and effective engagement with internal and external stakeholders, including support for the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact.Specific activities will include:• Research and propose strategies for furthering the county's mitigation and adaptation priorities.• Develop, guide, and implement programmatic initiatives, involving independent and team-based efforts.• Provide policy and strategic support to further resilience through land use, redevelopment, county codes, and comprehensive planning.• Contribute to strategic planning focused on organizational resilience and county action plans.• Apply climate science in scenario-based planning supporting county, urban, and natural system considerations.• Actively engage and aid communications with internal and external partners.• Foster climate solutions featuring green infrastructure, delivering co-benefits, and promoting technology innovations.• Engage on economic resilience strategies, including research and tracking of economic trends focused on climate risk, insurance, cost-benefit evaluations, and the ROI for climate-related technologies and solutions.• Advancement of the County-wide Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan, inclusive of planning and policy recommendations.• Review and prepare technical documents, reports, memos, and presentations.• Contract and budget management for projects and grants.Performs related work as assigned.Physical DemandsPhysical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.Performs sedentary work that involves walking or 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.None.CompetenciesManages ComplexityCultivates InnovationPlans and AlignsOptimizes Work ProcessesEnsures AccountabilityBuilds Effective TeamsCommunicates EffectivelyPersuadesManages AmbiguityNimble LearningCounty Core ValuesAll 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.Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ComplianceBroward 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 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.Emergency Management ResponsibilitiesNote: 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 ResponsibilitiesAll 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr