Property Manager

About Harris County Flood Control District:

What you will do atHarris County Flood Control District:

Essential Functions and Duties:

• Identify channel maintenance repair solutions, costs, priorities, and schedules.
• Monitor, define, and direct channel maintenance activities along various channel systems within assigned territory.
• Develop and maintain programs and plans for the maintenance of the District’s drainage facilities.
• Monitor flooding events and assist in the documentation of such events.

• Handle and investigate requests from County residents, government entities, and internal requests pertaining to the District's infrastructure.
• Handle requests for use and obtain rights-of-entry from private landowners to facilitate proposed channel maintenance activities.
• Prepare correspondence and reports in response to various internal and external letter requests.

• Research the District's archived information, property rights, construction plans, historical data, and existing right-of-way information.
• Obtain County Attorney’s legal opinion on right-of-way issues, if needed.

• Communicate with the public and various governmental representatives.
• Provide updates to management on ROW activities, status, issues, and provide recommendations.

• Provide budgeting information in support of the District’s annual maintenance budget.

• Assume additional responsibilities as required, adapting to the District's evolving demands, responsibilities, needs, and objectives.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx
If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or emailADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.

This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate.

Education:

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent from an accredited educational institution

• Five (5) years of verifiable experience in drainage or flood control or similar field, including interpreting drainage and flood control construction plans and/or repair and maintenance of drainage and flood control infrastructure
• Requires experience using geographic software such as ArcGIS and/or GPS
• Requires analytical skills in applying guidelines, policies, and precedents and adapting standard methods to fit facts and conditions.

• Excellent communication skills and willing to speak in public forums to deliver intended messages effectively.
• Strong skills using project management tools and systems.
• Good diagnostic and troubleshooting skills to solve work problems, advise on technical questions, and/or difficult work solutions.
• Familiarity with software applications such as SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat Professional
• Work independently and as a team member, in an office environment, with limited to no supervision, relative autonomy, and general review.
• Be a self-starter; assume ownership in setting goals, organizing work, and completing assigned tasks.
• Ability to manage a variety of concurrent responsibilities and activities efficiently.
• Work well under pressure, adhering to tight deadlines and accuracy/quality standards.
• Utilize good time management skills and effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks/initiatives.
• Solve simple mathematical problems that may be required in everyday work situations.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation butONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

Education:

• Associate degree or higher in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Technology, or an equivalent curriculumfrom an accredited educational institution(preferred)
• Two years of experience may be allowed for each year of education if in the same field.

Experience:

• Experience in construction inspection of drainage and flood control facilities(preferred)

Language:

• Bi-lingual skills in English/Spanish (preferred)

Position Type, Salary:

• Regular | Full-Time

• Salary: To be discussed at interview

Location:

• Property Management - 9900 Northwest Freeway Houston, TX 77092

• Frequent stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying items up to 11 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 50 pounds.
• Frequent walking up and down steep slopes of ditches or on rough and uneven surfaces or ground such as sloping terrain, plowed or furrowed areas, or construction sites.
• Frequent driving of a vehicle with automatic controls and four-wheel drive, prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.
• Work is generally divided between a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditions, noise levels, and outdoor performing field investigations.
• When at field locations, may be exposed to significant levels of heat, cold, moisture, air pollution, wind and dust, wildlife, and flying/walking insects, vibration and/or noise in excess of 85 decibels.

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.