Floodplain Manager

Job Posting End Date - Applications will no longer be accepted starting
07-01-2026

Job Summary

Starting Salary: $43.11 - $66.82

Performs responsible managerial and administrative including: reducing the risk of flooding for the City of Orlando; implementing related regulations; managing permits and hydrologic/hydraulic models; reviewing drainage and floodplain related studies to ensure conformance with the City and/or grant requirement; updating floodplain maps; coordinating with other departments to manage proposals and projects; ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations; responding to flooding events; and helping with post-flood recovery. Manages a team of professionals whose purpose in the organization is to review floodplain development permit applications and supporting materials to ensure proposed construction work meets City/state/federal criteria and do not pose increased flood hazard risks to the public. Assess flooding areas throughout the City to provide flood mitigation strategy and improvement projects using acceptable engineering and modeling methodology. In addition, the position manages the City's FEMA Community Rating System (CRS) program, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Floodplain Management and Mitigation program, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, and drainage wells. Directs and coordinates, through assigned managerial personnel, activities of Division programs to obtain optimum use of equipment, facilities, and personnel. Aids Division Manager in formulating and administering Division policies and procedures and developing long-range goals and objectives. Reviews analysis of activities, costs, operations, and forecast data to determine the progress toward stated goals and objectives. Recommends capital expenditures for acquisitions of new equipment. Enforces compliance with City policy and procedures and governmental legislation/regulations. Work is performed under the supervision of the Division Manager and reviewed through reports and results achieved.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Water Resources plus five (5) years experience in the planning, design, modeling, construction, and maintenance of storm drainage systems, to include at least two (2) years experience in a supervisory or management capacity; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Florida registration as Professional Engineer (PE) is required. A Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) certification must be obtained within six (6) months of employment. Experience in floodplain management, NPDES, and Stormwater systems highly desired.

Location: 400 S Orange Ave, Orlando, FL

Important: To be eligible to proceed forward in the application process, applicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed in the position description. Please ensure your application provides details of all relevant experience related to the position. If you have questions or need clarification concerning the position or application process, please contact Human Resources at View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io.

If this posting indicates a degree is required, the following experience will apply in lieu of any degree as follows:

• Two (2) years of direct experience for an associate degree;
• Four (4) years of direct experience for a bachelor's degree;
• Six (6) years of direct experience for a master's degree; or
• Nine (9) years of direct experience for a doctoral degree.