Environmental Permitting Specialist or Engineer

Environmental Permitting Specialist or Engineer

Help protect one of Florida’s most vital resources—water— with a career at the Suwannee River Water Management District (District).

• Conduct field inspections of pre and post construction sites, Environmental Resource Permits (ERPs) including stormwater management systems and impoundments and Works of the District (WOD) permits, by land or from watercraft.
• Assist with as‑builts, complaints, compliance and enforcement inspections and processes.
• Make recommendations on whether rule violations exist. Therefore, this position is considered a code enforcement officer for this District.
• Describes findings of field compliance inspection in summary reports, database entries, and in GIS format.
• Assist with the review of construction, repair, and abandonment activities.
• Communicates regulatory requirements effectively with the public and manages complaints by responding to phone calls, reviewing site and permitting history, conducting site visits, and corresponding with landowners, engineers and environmental consultants.
• Assists the public with scheduling pre‑application meetings and answering general, less‑complex permitting questions; assist with data and public records requests.
• Receives and documents complaints, communicates recommended solutions, and documents completion of corrective actions.
• Documents activities, letters, violations, and consent orders in the E‑Regulatory system.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Coordinate with District staff, cooperating agencies, stakeholder groups, consultants, and the public to complete projects within statutory and District time frames.
• Prepare Board materials, staff reports, including technical staff reports, memos, Final Orders, exhibits, and location maps, as needed.
• Perform some of the following duties specific to the assigned District Office:
  • The responsibilities for this position include ensuring compliance with and enforcing the District’s rules adopted pursuant to Ch. 373, Fla. Stat. In this regard, when required, this position shall do the following concerning possible rule violations: perform field inspections, prepare written reports, send inquiry/compliance letters, make recommendations on the issuance of stop work orders, make recommendations on whether rule violations exist, make recommendations on punitive and/or remedial actions to be taken.
    
    Therefore, this position is considered a code enforcement officer for this District.
  • Review and evaluate ERP, WOD, and SSL application materials, plans, and calculations within the statutory and District time frames to ensure they are in compliance with Florida Administrative Code and Florida Statutes; assess application completeness and communicate with applicants to obtain additional information.
  • Conduct site inspections of applications and permits; compile staff reports with recommendations for permit or applications.
  • Review as‑built forms, plans, and other documents required for a complete as‑built package to verify consistency with rules and provide a recommendation for a decision.
  • Document permitting interactions, interactions with the public, and other application and/or permit interactions.
  • Respond to public regarding permitting, permit compliance, public records requests, flood zones and mapping, website navigation, online permitting system, etc. Conduct pre‑application meetings.
  • Ensure permits issued remain in compliance with permit conditions and applicable rules. Perform field inspections on all issued and expired permits for compliance and resolve any non‑compliance issues.
  • Evaluate applications for consumptive water uses, apply rules and statutes to determine if the application meets the conditions for issuance, and provide recommendations to senior staff.
  • Compile necessary data for long‑term water supply planning and balance the water needs of people with the preservation of natural systems.
  • Perform groundwater withdrawal modeling.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related engineering field, preferably in civil, environmental, hydraulic, agricultural or water…