Pond Engineer

JOB INFORMATION

Exempt; full-time; 40 hours per week;
Monday – Friday; 7:30 a.m.

- 4:00 p.m.; full-benefits

This position performs advanced-level professional engineering work specializing in Small Pond environmental engineering. The work involves highly complex pond engineering work; managing all aspects of a project from design approval meeting technical standards, and conducting pre-construction meetings, to review of as-built and supporting materials. Ensures regulatory and environmental compliance of plans and projects; coordinating with consultants, contractors, partner agencies, internal staff, and the public.

The position signs off on project plans, inspects various hydraulic, dam, stormwater, and hydraulic models to ensure compliance, and oversees the feasibility of the design and construction of Small Pond related projects. This position periodically assists with the review of sediment and erosion control plans as time permits and may provide technical direction/training to staff. This position may also be called upon to develop designs for Best Management Practices and/or develop stormwater management plans for agricultural structures.

Frederick County Government values the principles of diversity and inclusion, and strives to ensure equal opportunities for its workforce, applicants and community members.

Frederick County offers an extensive compensation package to reflect how highly we value our employees. The following is what you can expect in your first year as a full-time benefited Frederick County Government employee.

• 11 days of Vacation leave with increase after 2 years of employment
• 15 days of Sick leave with unlimited annual carryover
• 11 paid holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays (10 and 11 month employees may not receive all holidays)
• Day 1 coverage of comprehensive Medical Insurance Plan options to include generous County Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution (if enrolled in the high-deductible plan). This is part of a full range of benefits including Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending
• Employee Health Center with no or low-cost primary and urgent care
• 100% County paid 2x annual salary Group Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit
• Participation in the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System
  • Vesting after 10 years of service
  • Additional service credit for eligible previous public service, military service, etc.
• Work/Life balance programs include:
  Employee Assistance Program and Employee Wellness Program
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Other employee-paid benefits such as Deferred Compensation Plan, Legal Resources, Supplemental Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Lifetime Benefit with Long Term Care plan

NOTE:

Benefited employees will accrue service and leave based on the FTE and/or hours worked per calendar year.

For more information, visit our benefits page on the Frederick County Government job opportunities webpage.

• Manage small pond projects in various stages of design, and construction
• Perform in-house engineering design
• Prepare plans and specifications for agricultural stormwater management
• Analyze and approve engineering and improvement plans for compliance with applicable standards, regulations, and policies
• Coordinate with internal staff, consultants, project managers, and partner agencies involved in planning, design, and construction activities
• Develop spreadsheets and tools to evaluate engineering calculations and support project analysis
• Attend and participate in meetings and present supporting information to officials, community groups, and stakeholders
• Research historical records and related information to support infrastructure mapping and project planning
• Monitor, develop, and evaluate engineering calculations and support project analysis
• Prepare and present technical information to officials, community members, and consulting professionals
• Develop and maintain small pond data layers and databases related to infrastructure and program needs
• Guide policy and procedure development related to submission and review of small pond designs/plans
• Perform other related duties as required

To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform all essential functions satisfactorily. Any employee's position may not be assigned all functions or equipment listed above, and the examples may not cover all functions or equipment that may be…