Property Manager
Harris County
Houston, TX 77092
Description
Position Description
Job Summary:
The Flood Control District has the mission to reduce the risk of flooding in Harris County, the third most populated county in the United States, with a population in excess of 4.7 million, including the City of Houston, the nation’s fourth largest city. The Flood Control District has jurisdiction over the primary stormwater facilities in the county, which consist of approximately 1,500 channels totaling nearly 2,500 miles in length, as well as more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins, totaling more than 10,000 acres, and several wetlands mitigation banks, including Greens Bayou.
The Harris County Flood Control District is seeking qualified candidates for the Property Manager position, which is responsible for the day-to-day management duties of the District’s right-of-way (ROW).
Essential Functions & Duties:
Infrastructure & Maintenance Activities
- Identify channel maintenance repair solutions, costs, priorities, and schedules.
- Monitor, define, and direct channel maintenance activities along various channel systems within assigned territory.
- Develop and maintain programs and plans for the maintenance of the District’s drainage facilities.
- Monitor flooding events and assist in the documentation of such events.
Requests & Correspondence
- Handle and investigate requests from County residents, government entities, and internal requests pertaining to the District's infrastructure.
- Handle requests for use and obtain rights-of-entry from private landowners to facilitate proposed channel maintenance activities.
- Prepare correspondence and reports in response to various internal and external letter requests.
Research & Legal Support
- Research the District's archived information, property rights, construction plans, historical data, and existing right-of-way information.
- Obtain County Attorney’s legal opinion on right-of-way issues, if needed.
Communication & Coordination
- Communicate with the public and various governmental representatives.
- Provide updates to management on ROW activities, status, issues, and provide recommendations.
Budgeting & Administrative Support
- Provide budgeting information in support of the District’s annual maintenance budget.
Additional Responsibilities & Duties
- Assume additional responsibilities as required, adapting to the District's evolving demands, responsibilities, needs, and objectives.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx
If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.
This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.
Requirements
Education and Experience:
- Requires a high school graduate or equivalent.
- Requires experience using geographic software such as ArcGIS and/or GPS.
- Requires five (5) years of verifiable experience in drainage or flood control or similar field, including interpreting drainage and flood control construction plans and/or repair and maintenance of drainage and flood control infrastructure.
Licensure:
- Valid Class "C" Texas Driver’s License
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Excellent communication skills and willing to speak in public forums to deliver intended messages effectively.
- Strong skills using project management tools and systems.
- Good diagnostic and troubleshooting skills to solve work problems, advise on technical questions, and/or difficult work solutions.
- Requires analytical skills in applying guidelines, policies, and precedents and adapting standard methods to fit facts and conditions.
- Familiarity with software applications such as SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat Professional
- Work independently and as a team member, in an office environment, with limited to no supervision, relative autonomy, and general review.
- Be a self-starter; assume ownership in setting goals, organizing work, and completing assigned tasks.
- Ability to manage a variety of concurrent responsibilities and activities efficiently.
- Work well under pressure, adhering to tight deadlines and accuracy/quality standards.
- Utilize good time management skills and effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks/initiatives.
- Solve simple mathematical problems that may be required in everyday work situations.
NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.
Preferences
- Prefer an associate degree or higher in construction management, civil engineering, technology, or an equivalent curriculum; two years of experience may be allowed for each year of education if in the same field.
- Experience in construction inspection of drainage and flood control facilities is a plus.
- Bilingual skills in English/Spanish are a plus.
General Information
Position Type:
- Regular Full Time
Hours:
- 40 hours per week
Salary:
- To be discussed at the interview
Location:
- 9900 Northwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77092
Physical Demands & Environmental Exposure:
The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:
- Frequent stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying items up to 11 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.
- Frequent standing and walking; prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.
- Frequent sorting, filing, shelving, and handling documents, books, files, file drawers, and related materials and equipment are required for clerical operations.
- Frequent driving of a vehicle with automatic controls; occasionally ascending/descending stairs.
- Work is generally divided between a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditioning, noise levels, and outdoor performing field investigations.
- Frequent walking up and down steep slopes of ditches or on rough and uneven surfaces or ground such as sloping terrain, plowed or furrowed areas, or construction sites.
- When at field locations, may be exposed to significant levels of heat, cold, moisture, air pollution, wind and dust, wildlife, and flying/walking insects, vibration, and/or noise in excess of 85 decibels.
Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.
Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.
HARRIS COUNTY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Harris County offers a highly competitive benefits program, featuring a comprehensive group health plan and defined benefit retirement plan.
The following benefits are offered only to Harris County employees in regular (full-time) positions:
Health & Wellness Benefits
- Medical Coverage
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Coverage
- Wellness Plan
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Ten (10) days of vacation leave per year (accrual rate increases after 5 years of service)
- Eleven (11) County-observed holidays
- One (1) floating holiday per year
- Paid Parental Leave*
- Sick Leave
Retirement Savings Benefit
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
The following benefits are available to Harris County employees in full-time and select part-time positions:
- Professional learning & development opportunities
- Retirement pension (TCDRS defined benefit plan)
- Flexible work schedule*
- METRO RideSponsor Program*
- Participation may vary by County department. The employee benefits plans of Harris County are extended to all eligible participants across various departments with the exception of the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, for which the cited Health & Wellness Benefits are administered through the State of Texas.
In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, group health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Harris County Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County Benefits & Wellness website:
www.benefitsathctx.com