Senior Manager - Stormwater Environmental Utility Division

Sarasota County is seeking a visionary Senior Manager to lead our Stormwater Department, overseeing critical programs and ensuring community’s stormwater systems are safe, efficient, and sustainable.

Requirements

• Provide executive leadership, management, and oversight of the Floodplain Management, Water Quality, and Engineering units within the Stormwater Environmental Utility Division.
• Oversee compliance programs including the Community Rating System (CRS) and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
• Ensure development and existing land uses meet or exceed local, state, and federal stormwater regulations through development review and compliance oversight.
• Oversee watershed management planning and implementation.
• Direct annual operating budget development, stormwater assessment fees, and Capital Improvement Projects (CIP).
• Collaborate with Finance to forecast funding, manage grants, and conduct cost and productivity analyses to ensure responsible use of funds.
• Maintain expertise in stormwater ordinances, including revenue collection, allocation, and allowable expenditures.
• Coordinate issue resolution and strategic initiatives across Stormwater divisions and County leadership.
• Keep leadership informed of operational and engineering impacts and emerging issues.
• Support strategic planning, succession planning, and fosters a culture of accountability, innovation, teamwork, and professional development.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Florida Retirement System (FRS)
• 11 paid holidays
• 3 personal days
• 16 paid vacation days
• Award-winning wellness program
• $0 premium medical plan option