Asset Management Assistant Director

Job Summary

The Harris County Flood Control District’s mission is to reduce the risk of flooding in Harris County, the third‑most populous county in the United States, serving over 5 million residents, including the City of Houston. The District oversees the county’s primary storm‑water facilities, comprising approximately 1,500 channels (nearly 2,500 miles), more than 60 regional storm‑water detention basins (over 10,000 acres), and several wetlands mitigation banks. The Asset Management Assistant Director provides overall leadership and guidance for the planning, coordination, and program‑management functions of the asset‑management division, supporting maintenance and property‑management activities.

Essential Functions & Duties

• Division Leadership & Administration: Directs and administers division activities through subordinate technically focused department managers; may initiate or authorize employee hiring, promotion, discharge, or transfer; assigns workers according to function, activity, or division type.
• Operational Oversight & Resource Management: Gives work directions, resolves problems, coordinates program activities, schedules, and manages resources to ensure adequate allocation for maintenance execution; monitors multi‑year maintenance needs, analyzes costs, and coordinates long‑range budget planning.
• Technical Review & Reporting: Reviews and analyzes technical data, reports, records, and directives; coordinates with district staff for maintenance program planning; ensures consistent administration practices and reporting of work in progress, key performance indicators, and problems; prepares reports and records for management and KPI reporting.
• Property, Right of Way & Maintenance Support: Coordinates all infrastructure right‑of‑way acquisition needs related to maintenance activities, channel ownership support, project design support, and asset‑management program support; assigns or delegates responsibilities for property management, encroachment, developer coordination, inspection, agreements, and call‑center service requests; disseminates guidelines to department managers.
• Stakeholder Coordination & Collaboration: Coordinates division activities with internal and external stakeholders to ensure efficiency, economy, and increased infrastructure resiliency; works with the sustainability manager to develop and implement sustainable infrastructure best practices.
• Additional Responsibilities and Support: Assumes additional duties as required, adapting to evolving district demands, responsibilities, needs, and objectives.

Requirements

• Education: Minimum bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year college or university in civil engineering, construction management, architecture, business and analytics, or a similar technical‑focused curriculum.
• Experience: Minimum ten years of progressively responsible, verifiable experience in managing program and project delivery programs and/or public‑works field operations related to hydrology, storm‑water management, and/or urban development; experience working with government agencies and their governing bodies; significant managerial experience over large groups of professional, technical, field, and administrative employees; experience in change management and program scaling for expanded services.
• Licensure and Certification: Valid Class C Texas driver’s license (required).
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Excellent diagnostic and troubleshooting skills; strong analytical ability to apply guidelines, policies, and precedents and adapt methods to specific facts; excellent communication skills, including presentation, grammar, and writing; solid knowledge of federal, state, and local rules, regulations, and standards related to engineering and construction management; ability to work independently with limited supervision; ability to make independent judgments with significant impact; effective time‑management, prioritization, and problem‑solving skills; success in a time‑ and deadline‑driven environment.

Preferences

• Experience with land management and sustainable vegetation management practices.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration in the State of Texas.

Physical Demands & Environmental Exposure

Frequent driving of a vehicle with automatic controls, occasional ascending/descending stairs, and prolonged sitting for extended periods. Occasional walking on steep slopes, rough or uneven surfaces, or construction sites; occasional stooping, bending, reaching, lifting and carrying up to 15 lb; occasional sorting, filing, shelving, and handling of documents. Work is generally performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditioning, and noise levels. Field locations may involve exposure to heat, cold, moisture, air pollution, wind, dust, wildlife, insects, vibration, and noise exceeding 85 dB.