Stormwater Program Coordinator

Employee directs, schedules, reviews and approves permits relating to the county storm water management district(s), NPDES storm water program, county ditch petition projects and the county ditch maintenance program.

Employee is responsible for short range planning of design tasks to long range planning of major engineering and drainage related projects. Employee reports to the Stormwater Programs Manager or Deputy Drainage Engineer.

• Coordinates with applicants for submission of Drainage, Erosion and Sediment Control (DESC) Program permit applications and preliminary review, when necessary;

• Reviews plans and specifications for conformance with DESC Program standards and requirements;

• Analyzes impacts of proposed work under the direction of the Stormwater Programs Manager and verifies permit applicability;

• Inspects construction involving Earth disturbing activity and verifies compliance with approved plans and required stormwater, erosion and sediment controls;

• Coordinates with the Ohio EPA (OEPA) to resolve permit violations or other matters, where necessary;

• Coordinates with the Delaware Soil and Water Conservation District (DSWCD);

• Receives complaints from property owners, contractors, builders or other interested parties and responds or notifies supervisor when appropriate;

• Performs environmental studies and analysis when necessary to evaluate environmental impact of proposed work;

• Utilizes GIS for review of plans, inventory, inspection tracking and other purposes.

NON-ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Performs related Essential and Non-Essential functions as needed.

I. JOB REQUIREMENTS

Equipment: Employee operates the following equipment: computer and related software, plotter, blueprint machine, scale, template, triangles, planimeter, calculator, and any other tools, equipment and electronic devices necessary to complete job duties.

Critical Skills/Expertise:

• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;

• Ability to handle verbal conflict in an appropriate manner;

• Ability to read, interpret, evaluate, and apply, as necessary, a wide variety of construction and design plans, manuals, specifications, and other technical literature;

• Ability to correctly analyze, define, and make recommendations to correct problems related to storm water drainage in order to ensure public safety and welfare;

• Ability to develop and maintain effective, cooperative and productive work relationships;

• Ability to follow oral and written instructions;

• Ability to maintain confidentiality;

• Ability to plan, prioritize, and coordinate work activities;

• Knowledge of principles and theories related to environmental sciences including biology, ecology and related fields and ability to apply those to the job duties;

• Knowledge of principles and theories of hydrology and hydraulics and the ability to apply them to the job duties;

• Knowledge of Agency safety practices and procedures, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, goals, and objectives;

• Knowledge of material and vendor product specialization the ability to interpret and apply them to the job duties;

• Knowledge of the Ohio EPA stormwater regulations including the policies, procedures, and guidelines and their relationship to and impact upon projects and work assignments;

• Knowledge of personal computers, office productivity software and GIS programs and pertinent third part software and the ability to use and operate them on the job.

Salary : $26 - $28