Public Works Assistant Director - Stormwater

Company: Sarasota County Government
Location: Sarasota
Posted on: June 4, 2025

Job Description:

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Sarasota County is seeking a forward-thinking, highly skilled leader to serve as Assistant Director of Public Works, focused on managing our holistic stormwater operations. This is a pivotal leadership role offering an exciting opportunity to drive strategic water resource planning, engineering innovation, and environmental stewardship in Sarasota County!

The Assistant Director reports to the Public Works Director and is primarily responsible for managing holistic stormwater functions within the Public Works Department. The position coordinates stormwater duties and responsibilities between the Field Services and Stormwater Divisions of Public Works with a high degree of public involvement and interaction with leadership across the County and internal/external stakeholders and is responsible for the efficient and effective provision of flood protection, surface water quality, regulation of development and infrastructure maintenance.


Up to $4,000 relocation is available for those moving 50+ miles to join the premier community where people choose to live, work, and play!


About This Role

As the Assistant Director, you will:
Assist and support the Director with overall leadership, coordination, management and administration of stormwater functions within the Public Works Department and associated functions.
Responsible for keeping the Director informed of operational decisions/issues, providing guidance, supervision, coaching and leadership to unit managers.
Represent the Director and County at meetings as necessary.
Direct and supervise a professional and technical staff to facilitate an efficient and effective work team to achieve stated community outcomes and levels of service, including meetings and other customer service responsibilities.
Provide leadership and technical guidance to formulate, implement, and monitor policy and procedures appropriate to the day-to-day operation of various programs.
Promote a staff team with constructive attitudes and upbeat morale.
Assist the Director with staff recruitment, interview processes, and annual performance management.
Direct the preparation of the annual budget and exercise budgetary controls.
Respond to inquiries relative to specific projects and other information as required.
Attend public meetings, prepares reports, and conducts formal presentations.
Act as a liaison with the regulated community, regulatory agencies and professional organizations to resolve outstanding program issues.
Serve on technical advisory committee(s), task force(s), teams and focus groups to achieve common goals.
Maintain communication and coordination with external agencies.
Attend conferences, meetings, workshops, and training activities to ensure professional and personal growth.
Perform other related duties and projects as assigned by the Director.
Manage proactive assessments of fraud awareness, prevention, detection and risk mitigation activities in area of responsibility; oversees financial, compliance, operational and performance audits; reviews audit findings and ensures appropriate controls are established and implemented.



Coordinate planning, regulatory, and infrastructure operations and maintenance responsibilities to meet the following objectives:
Operate an effective and efficient stormwater system;
Deliver efficient, cost-effective County stormwater services;
Minimize the impact of property flooding through management of stormwater services;
Deliver stormwater services in a sustainable, flexible, and responsive fashion; and
Development and implementation of the Stormwater, Watershed Management, Navigable Waterways and Regional Offsite Mitigation Capital Improvement Programs including financial, engineering, and construction activities along with coordination with peer departments.




Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.



About You

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in engineering, planning, architecture, or related field AND eight (8) or more years of progressively responsible experience in engineering or planning functions.
-OR- Master's degree with 6 or more years of related experience AND six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in engineering or planning functions.
Four (4) or more years of supervisory/management experience.
A valid Florida Driver's license at the time of hire.



Preferred Qualifications:
Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), AICP, or comparable credential.
Previous work as a Manager III, Senior Manager I, or equivalent leadership role.




Physical Demands: Must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.

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.




About Everything Else
Starting Pay: Up to $165,000.00/annually, based on experience




Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).


If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents. You will need to present the following items on your first day:

1.I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents
If your position requires a Florida Driver's License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver's License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above - List B Documents.)



2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above - List C Documents.)


Benefits:
Enjoy great benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Florida Retirement System (FRS) and many, many more! Choose one of three great medical plans, including one with a $0 premium option, with completed preventative visits!
For more information about employee benefits, please click this link or visit SCGov.net for additional information.
Utilize our award-winning wellness program including free gyms at multiple Sarasota County Government locations.
Enjoy 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days and 16 paid vacation days in the first year of full-time employment with increasing accrual rates with years of service. (That adds up to a possible 30 days off in your 1st year!)------



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We celebrate and value the experiences, backgrounds, perspectives, talents and strengths that make us different.

Our vision is to attract, develop, retain and engage a talented workforce broadly representative of the citizens and communities we serve. To further value creativity, innovation, collaboration and great customer service - internally and externally.

A job applicant with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in the application/selection process is requested to make known the need for an accommodation to Human Resources or appropriate county staff members. For assistance with the application, please call 941-861-5353.

Sarasota County prohibits discrimination in all services, programs or activities. View the complete policy at scgov.net (keywords: ADA Compliance).

Sarasota County Government is a Tobacco-Free/Drug-Free Workplace.

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