Resilience Program Manager Salary

$84,797.86 - $135,337.49 Annually

Location

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

1412485

Department

RED Resilience Unit

Opening Date

07/08/2024

Closing Date

Continuous

Veterans' Preference Notice

Under Section 295.07, Florida Statutes, certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment with Broward County and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.

Description Benefits Questions REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

Broward County is not accepting attachments for this recruitment, including resumes or similar supporting documentation. Please ensure you complete the application in its entirety and include all information you want considered.

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Resilience Program Manager to support the Resilient Environment Department: Resilience Unit.  

Benefits of Broward County Employment

High Deductible Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums: 

Single $10.39 / Family $76.94

Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2400 Annually

Consumer Driven Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums:

Single $78.64 / Family $273.13

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)

Paid Parental Leave

General Description
Performs 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 Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in environmental sciences, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering or field relevant to area of assignment.

Requires four (4) years in managing environmental monitoring, regulation and compliance programs related to area of assignment; including two (2) years of supervisory experience.

International Degree Evaluation Language:
 For consideration of international degrees, candidates must have it evaluated by an approved member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), or Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE). All associated expenses incurred are the responsibility of the candidate. To access the NACES directory of current members, please visit www.naces.org/members. To access the AICE directory of endorsed members, please visit https://aice-eval.org/endorsed-members. Completed evaluations do not guarantee an offer of employment and are subject to approval by Broward County Human Resources.

Special Certifications and Licenses Required
None.

Preferences

Candidates with a Ph.D. in Biology, Ecology, Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering or a related field preferred.   

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.

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.

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 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.

SPECIAL INFORMATION

CompetenciesManages ComplexityMakes 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.
Cultivates InnovationCreates new and better ways for the organization to be successful. Motivates others to find new and better ways to address challenges; provides support and resources for promising ideas. Encourages people to incorporate varied perspectives to strengthen the innovation process.
Plans and AlignsPlans 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.
Optimizes Work ProcessesKnows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. Encourages and rewards continuous improvement and quality outcomes. Equips others to handle day-to-day tasks effectively on their own. Integrates systems to improve quality and service.
Ensures AccountabilityHolds 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.
Builds Effective TeamsBuilds strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. Connects with others on team projects and leverages their strengths and knowledge to deliver the best possible results. Champions the decisions of the team and operates in a way that builds team spirit.
Communicates EffectivelyDevelops 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.
PersuadesUses compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others. States position with conviction and persuasive rationale. Negotiates skillfully; wins concessions without the other party feeling harmed or frustrated. Achieves a good balance between defending own position and adapting to others' needs.
Manages AmbiguityOperates effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear. Embraces change, staying focused, positive, and effective. Addresses problems without clear solutions, making substantial progress.
Nimble LearningLearns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder. Swiftly incorporates new concepts and principles into own expertise; skillfully uses these fresh insights to solve problems. Shares learning from own mistakes with others.
County 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.

Broward is a dynamic county that offers an exciting, stable career with incredible employee benefits such as 11 annual holidays, accrued annual/vacation and sick leave, FRS retirement, $50,000 of free life insurance, training and development, and participation eligibility in a deferred compensation (457) plan with a match up to $2,000. In addition, Broward County offers 2 health plans, a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a County-funded Health Savings Account (HSA), and a Consumer Driven Health plan (CDH), Dental insurance, Vision insurance and Section 125 Flexible spending accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care. Part-time 20+ benefit eligible employees receive the benefits described above at a reduced amount. Additional information about Broward County Benefits.

01 What is your highest level of education as it relates to major coursework in environmental science? Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate None of the above 02 Do you have four (4) years of experience in a staff or administrative capacity managing special projects or programs relating to water resources or closely related experience? Yes No 03 What do you consider the primary challenges presented by climate change for communities in south Florida. What issue(s) do you see as the greatest threat, or need, and why? 04 What Broward County resilience initiatives are you most familiar, and do you have an area of greatest personal interest? 05 What do you see as the greatest resilience opportunity for Broward County, and how would you propose to further this opportunity? 06 Please describe your experience in using climate data to assess trends and evaluate predictive impacts. What informational or data sources do you use to stay abreast of climate trends? 07 Please describe your program/project development and management experience. What was the project, your role, and any personal contributions that substantially enhanced the outcome. 08 What experience do you have in working with diverse stakeholders, including local governments, state and federal agencies, private sector, community groups, non-profits? With which agencies/entities have you most interacted? 09 Describe your experience contract and budget management, and reporting. 10 What supervisory positions have you had? What level of staff did you supervise? 11 This position requires occasional field work and work outside of traditional office hours. Are there any constraints that would limit your ability to meet these position responsibilities?

Required Question

Agency Broward County Address 115 S. Andrews Ave.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301-4800 Phone (954) 831-4000
Website http://www.broward.org/careers REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

Broward County is not accepting attachments for this recruitment, including resumes or similar supporting documentation. Please ensure you complete the application in its entirety and include all information you want considered.

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Resilience Program Manager to support the Resilient Environment Department: Resilience Unit.  

Benefits of Broward County Employment

High Deductible Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums: 

Single $10.39 / Family $76.94

Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2400 Annually

Consumer Driven Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums:

Single $78.64 / Family $273.13

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)

Paid Parental Leave

General Description
Performs 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 Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in environmental sciences, biology, chemistry, geology, engineering or field relevant to area of assignment.

Requires four (4) years in managing environmental monitoring, regulation and compliance programs related to area of assignment; including two (2) years of supervisory experience.

International Degree Evaluation Language:
 For consideration of international degrees, candidates must have it evaluated by an approved member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), or Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE). All associated expenses incurred are the responsibility of the candidate. To access the NACES directory of current members, please visit www.naces.org/members. To access the AICE directory of endorsed members, please visit https://aice-eval.org/endorsed-members. Completed evaluations do not guarantee an offer of employment and are subject to approval by Broward County Human Resources.

Special Certifications and Licenses Required
None.

Preferences

Candidates with a Ph.D. in Biology, Ecology, Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering or a related field preferred.   

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.

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.

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 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.

SPECIAL INFORMATION

CompetenciesManages ComplexityMakes 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.
Cultivates InnovationCreates new and better ways for the organization to be successful. Motivates others to find new and better ways to address challenges; provides support and resources for promising ideas. Encourages people to incorporate varied perspectives to strengthen the innovation process.
Plans and AlignsPlans 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.
Optimizes Work ProcessesKnows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. Encourages and rewards continuous improvement and quality outcomes. Equips others to handle day-to-day tasks effectively on their own. Integrates systems to improve quality and service.
Ensures AccountabilityHolds 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.
Builds Effective TeamsBuilds strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals. Connects with others on team projects and leverages their strengths and knowledge to deliver the best possible results. Champions the decisions of the team and operates in a way that builds team spirit.
Communicates EffectivelyDevelops 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.
PersuadesUses compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others. States position with conviction and persuasive rationale. Negotiates skillfully; wins concessions without the other party feeling harmed or frustrated. Achieves a good balance between defending own position and adapting to others' needs.
Manages AmbiguityOperates effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear. Embraces change, staying focused, positive, and effective. Addresses problems without clear solutions, making substantial progress.
Nimble LearningLearns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder. Swiftly incorporates new concepts and principles into own expertise; skillfully uses these fresh insights to solve problems. Shares learning from own mistakes with others.
County 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.

Broward is a dynamic county that offers an exciting, stable career with incredible employee benefits such as 11 annual holidays, accrued annual/vacation and sick leave, FRS retirement, $50,000 of free life insurance, training and development, and participation eligibility in a deferred compensation (457) plan with a match up to $2,000. In addition, Broward County offers 2 health plans, a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a County-funded Health Savings Account (HSA), and a Consumer Driven Health plan (CDH), Dental insurance, Vision insurance and Section 125 Flexible spending accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care. Part-time 20+ benefit eligible employees receive the benefits described above at a reduced amount. Additional information about Broward County Benefits.

01 What is your highest level of education as it relates to major coursework in environmental science? Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate None of the above 02 Do you have four (4) years of experience in a staff or administrative capacity managing special projects or programs relating to water resources or closely related experience? Yes No 03 What do you consider the primary challenges presented by climate change for communities in south Florida. What issue(s) do you see as the greatest threat, or need, and why? 04 What Broward County resilience initiatives are you most familiar, and do you have an area of greatest personal interest? 05 What do you see as the greatest resilience opportunity for Broward County, and how would you propose to further this opportunity? 06 Please describe your experience in using climate data to assess trends and evaluate predictive impacts. What informational or data sources do you use to stay abreast of climate trends? 07 Please describe your program/project development and management experience. What was the project, your role, and any personal contributions that substantially enhanced the outcome. 08 What experience do you have in working with diverse stakeholders, including local governments, state and federal agencies, private sector, community groups, non-profits? With which agencies/entities have you most interacted? 09 Describe your experience contract and budget management, and reporting. 10 What supervisory positions have you had? What level of staff did you supervise? 11 This position requires occasional field work and work outside of traditional office hours. Are there any constraints that would limit your ability to meet these position responsibilities?

Required Question

Agency Broward County Address 115 S. Andrews Ave.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33301-4800 Phone (954) 831-4000
Website http://www.broward.org/careers