Watershed Review Engineer

About the role

The Watershed Review Engineer performs technical plan review and administrative duties in support of the Guilford County Stormwater Management & Watershed Protection, Riparian Buffer Protection, and Floodplain Damage Prevention programs within the Watershed Section of the Guilford County Planning & Development Department.

Responsibilities

• Review subdivision plat submissions, site plan submissions, and plot plans for compliance with the Stormwater Management & Watershed Protection and Flood Damage Prevention sections of the Guilford County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and other local ordinances, state, and federal rules that apply.
• Review stormwater management / watershed development plans and associated hydrologic and hydraulic calculation reports for the treatment of stormwater runoff.
• Review stormwater conveyance system plans / calculations including pipe systems, culverts, and swales.
• Attend and contribute to Technical Review Committee (TRC) meetings.
• Review SCM project close-out documentation such as-built record drawings and plats for SCM Maintenance & Access Easements upon completion of construction of wet detention ponds, sand filters, bioretention ponds and other types of SCMs to ensure development requirements have been met.
• Review proposed SCM repair plans for owners to bring deficient SCMs into compliance.
• Review of Floodplain Development Permit applications and associated documentation.
• Conduct final inspections of sites and SCMs for compliance with approved plans.
• Respond to regulatory inquiries to advise citizens, engineers and the development community on rules that apply to various scenarios.
• Aid in policy-making decisions and updates to regulatory and informational bulletins, ordinances, and website information.
• Perform related duties as required.

  Requirements

  • Watershed Review Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Engineering or related field from an accredited college or university; AND Licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of North Carolina.
  • Preferred: Completion of the NC State University, Biological & Agricultural Engineering workshop “Minimum Design Criteria (MDC) for Stormwater Design” and Stormwater Control Measure (SCM) Inspection & Maintenance Certification.
  • Watershed Review Specialist: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Engineering or related field from an accredited college or university; AND must have successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and certified by the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors (NCBELS) or other state board as an Engineering Intern (EI).
  • Preferred: Licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) in a state with the ability to file for licensure by comity in NC.
  • Completion of the NC State University, Biological & Agricultural Engineering workshop “Minimum Design Criteria (MDC) for Stormwater Design” and Stormwater Control Measure (SCM) Inspection & Maintenance Certification.

  Qualifications

  • Watershed Review Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Construction Engineering or related field from an accredited college or university; AND Licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of North Carolina.
  • Preferred: Completion of the NC State University, Biological & Agricultural Engineering workshop “Minimum Design Criteria (MDC) for Stormwater Design” and Stormwater Control Measure (SCM) Inspection & Maintenance Certification.

  Skills

  • Knowledge of federal, state, and local rules and regulations pertaining to post-construction stormwater management, SCM design, stormwater conveyance systems, water-supply watershed protection, riparian buffers, and flood damage prevention.
  • Skill in interpreting and applying rules and regulations to development plan review, regulatory inquires, and other situations.
  • Technical knowledge in design of stormwater management systems, stormwater conveyances systems, stream restorations, and related work.
  • Technical and general knowledge in principles, methods, materials, tools, equipment and techniques utilized in site construction projects and SCM design and construction.
  • Knowledge of established civil engineering and land surveying principles and practices.
  • Ability to manage plan review, permitting, inspections and regulatory enforcement for projects from conceptual phase through design, permitting, and construction.
  • Skill in fostering open effective communications both internally and externally.
  • Ability to represent the Watershed Section and maintain effective working relationships with engineers, developers, contractors, general public, regulatory agencies, public entities, inter- and intra-departmental staff and others in a fair, impartial, courteous and positive manner.
  • Ability to engage with others through active listening, clear verbal and non-verbal communications and by modeling behaviors that demonstrate the County's core values.
  • Ability to exercise proper judgment in decision-making.
  • Proficiency with computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, presentation preparation, and stormwater modeling.

  Pay

  Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

  Schedule

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