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Project Manager (Storm Water)

Salary

$74,715.00 - $95,059.00 Annually

Location

Norfolk, VA

Job Type

Permanent Full-time

Job Number

13708

Department

Public Works

Division

Storm Water Management

Opening Date

12/11/2025

Closing Date

12/27/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

The City of Norfolk's Department of Public Works Division of Environmental Storm Water Management is seeking an experienced Project Manager who will assist with the maintenance and repairs to the City’s flood mitigation systems. This position will manage the projects to support the long-term planning for coastal and precipitation flooding addressing the City’s flood reduction and resiliency goals, as well as water quality regulatory mandates. The position will also oversee the design process by managing project planning studies, implementing approved construction programs, coordinating design work with other city departments and customers, and approving drawings and specifications for storm water capital projects.

The Department of Public Works builds, maintains, and operates the physical facilities that support and enhance the lives of Norfolk’s citizens, businesses, and visitors, including the City’s Street Network, Traffic Management System, Storm Water System, Waste Management, and Recycling.

The Division of Environmental Storm Water Management addresses long term sustainability by performing infrastructure upgrades and maintenance to reduce tidal flooding, updating, and expanding the infrastructure, implementing large-scale flooding projects and implementing water quality improvement projects.

Essential Functions

Essential functions include but are not limited to:

+ Manages the City’s multiple pump stations, flood walls, and flood gate systems.

+ Coordinates City crews and contractors to ensure preventative maintenance, inspections, and repairs are being made in a timely and cost-effective manner.

+ Prepares or reviews technical construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates. Interprets maps, plans and technical specifications for capital improvement projects.

+ Coordinates engineering studies, plans, material specifications, material and labor cost estimates, and construction schedules. Provides technical support to in-house Operational and Environmental staff.

+ Oversee the design process by managing project planning studies, implementing approved construction programs, coordinating design work with other city departments and customers, and approving drawings and specifications for storm water capital projects.

+ Manages the administration of projects, including inspection of activities, review of project schedules, coordination of design changes, review of change order proposals, and processing of contract documents and invoices.

+ Compiles and analyzes data to determine trends and compliance with program outcomes. Develop plans of actions to correct program deficiencies and ensure program efficiency and effectiveness.

+ Ensures the program remains in compliance with federal, state, and local policies, procedures, guidelines, permits and other regulatory mandates. Represents the City during program audits. Monitors new or modified regulations, guidance or laws and ensures program modifications to sustain compliance.

+ Assists with overseeing the inspection of private and public storm water management facility installation in accordance with state specifications and approved site plans. Ensure routine inspections and maintenance records are maintained.

+ Addresses citizen concerns by communicating information, inspecting sites, determining remedies, coordinating with field personnel, and managing call response databases.

+ Perform duties by providing public information, receiving citizen inquiries and complaints, investigating problems, developing solutions, participating in public meetings, providing status reports, attending inter and intra departmental meetings and serving on committees.

+ Work requires the ability to perform general math calculations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, algebra, and engineering calculations.

+ Work requires the ability to create presentations, publications, specifications, ordinances, letters, correspondence, tracking forms, e-mails, technical reports, and memos.

+ Work requires the ability to exercise considerable initiative and independent analytical work.

+ Requires normal hearing, peripheral vision, and depth perception to safely work in right-of-way with high volume of vehicular traffic or on construction sites.

+ Work requires the ability to walk, stoop, climb, lift, and traverse difficult terrain such as construction sites and shoreline areas.

+ Requires ability to work in adverse weather conditions, including extreme hot and cold temperatures, sometimes under emergency conditions.

+ Requires the ability to work on open water, at severe heights, around high voltage, and in confined space.

Education/Experience

Work requires specialized knowledge in a professional or technical field. Knowledge is normally acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Five years' experience in a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Education/Experience:

+ Engineering (mechanical engineering or mechanical engineering technology).

+ More than five years of engineering related experience.

Additional Information & Requirements

+ Preferred candidate will hold an Engineer in Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE) Certification.

+ Certified Floodplain Manager certification preferred.

+ Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) Storm Water Management Site Plan Review or Combined Administrator Certification preferred.

+ Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.

+ Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.

+ Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

+ Retirement

If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

+ The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

NOTE:

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.

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The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.

+ I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly.

02

Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?

+ Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee

+ Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee

+ No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee

03

If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employee's full name, department, and job title, and your relationship to the employee. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."

04

Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. Indicate N/A if you have not experienced any periods of unemployment.

05

Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

+ High School Diploma/GED

+ Some College (6 months or more)

+ Vocational/Technical Degree

+ Associate's Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree or higher

06

This position prefers a degree in civil, environmental, or mechanical engineering or engineering technology from an accredited University. Do you have a bachelor’s degree or higher in one of these fields?

+ Yes

+ No

07

The preferred candidate will have an Engineering in Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE) certification. Please select below the certification you hold, if any?

+ Professional Engineer (PE)

+ Engineer in Training

+ None of the above

08

How many years of engineering related experience do you possess?

+ No experience

+ Less than a year

+ 1-3 years

+ 3-5 years

+ More than 5 years

09

6. Describe your experience with stormwater-related project management. Please be specific regarding the type of projects, funding source for the project, and management of the project budget. If you have no experience, type “N/A”.

10

Describe your experience with computer software as it relates to engineering, GIS, or scientific application. Please be specific regarding the type of software, level of knowledge, and years of experience utilizing the software. If you have no experience, please type “N/A”.

11

Do you currently possess a Certified Floodplain Manager Certification?

+ Yes

+ No

12

Do you currently possess a Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) Storm Water Management Site Plan Review or Combined Administrator Certification?

+ Yes

+ No

13

This position requires a valid driver’s license. Do you have a Virginia driver’s license? The selected candidate must provide a copy of the Division of Motor Vehicle driving record (obtained within the last 30 days) during the interview

+ Yes

+ NO

14

Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required)

+ I am not a Veteran

+ I am a Veteran

+ I am a Disabled Veteran

15

The expected hiring salary range for this position is $74,715 - $85,922. Are you willing to accept a salary within this range?

+ Yes

+ No

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