Plan Review Supervisor

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Department: Stormwater

Job classification: Supervisor
- Engineering

Posting type: Open

Categories: Engineering, Water Agency, Stormwater

The Plan Review Supervisor will supervise the City’s Stormwater Plan Review group, which reviews and permits public & private projects throughout the city. A major part of this position’s responsibilities are to be the Division’s advocate for Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) throughout the City on both public and private development projects. This Supervisor will be expected to collaborate with Stormwater Division staff, other City departments, consulting engineers, citizens, and stakeholders to help achieve the overall goals for stormwater development compliance.

The ideal candidate is one that fully supports the Stormwater Management initiative to be “Stormwater Smart.” We strive to be the smartest stormwater program possible. To support this, the ideal candidate would be a team player, that is a self-starter, an effective communicator and takes pride in their work.

The City of Raleigh is the second-largest city in North Carolina and remains one of the fastest growing areas in the country. Driven by a strong economy and outstanding quality of life, Raleigh is consistently ranked among the nation’s best places to live and operate a business. The “Capital City” offers many cultural and entertainment advantages of a large City without the traffic and other drawbacks.

Wake County is one of the top ranked public-school districts in the state, has nine universities and institutions of higher education, and is home of the Research Triangle Park.

This position leads the Stormwater Plan Review group, which has 9 full-time employees with this position directly supervising 4 of those employees. The group is located in the Stormwater Division, which is part of the Raleigh Water Department. The Stormwater Management Division includes over 80 full-time employees who work within an inclusive, team-first environment that takes pride in their work by being “Stormwater Smart”.

Together, the employees of the Stormwater Management Division support the City through a variety of programs and projects. Sustained population growth in Raleigh has created new development opportunities, which has resulted in evolving the Stormwater program in terms of capacity and capabilities.

This positions qualify for the City’s Telework Program which provides opportunity to work up to 20% of time remotely.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by employees in this job. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

• Supervise the Stormwater Plan Review Group: This group reviews and permits all development projects in Raleigh and its Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ). Regulations enforced include;
  Post Construction Stormwater Management, Sediment & Erosion Control during Construction, City & Federal Floodplain Management, and Water Supply Watershed Areas. Duties will include; making personnel decision, annual evaluations, goal setting, budget planning and long-term visioning for the group.

• Main City Advocate for Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI): The City of Raleigh is committed to creating more nature-based stormwater management within its jurisdictional boundaries. This includes collaborating with Project Managers for both public and private development projects to explore the feasibility of GSI in their stormwater management plans. Also, this position will be responsible for furthering the City’s GSI Implementation Plan.

• Composing/Coordinating any updates to the City’s…