Description
Plan, design, and oversee county infrastructure with emphasis on potable water, wastewater, stormwater, and flood control. Lead environmental documentation, regulatory compliance, hydraulic modeling, pipeline and facility design, data management, budgeting, and field inspections for county capital and development projects.
- • Supervise county engineers, inspectors, CAD staff, and consultants.
- • Write technical reports and board memos for county water, wastewater, and stormwater programs.
- • Review and approve plans and specifications for county and developer utility projects.
- • Advise county leadership and departments on water, wastewater, and drainage issues.
- • Identify and evaluate alternatives for county water supply and system resilience.
- • Develop countywide utility master plans, conservation programs, and capital improvement plans.
- • Specify and select treatment equipment to meet state and federal standards.
- • Direct water quality studies and pollutant source identification.
- • Model floodplains, rivers, and wetlands affecting county assets.
- • Use hydrologic and hydraulic software to forecast runoff, flooding, and contaminant transport.
- • Analyze water distribution systems for pressure, fire flow, and efficiency improvements.
- • Oversee construction of county water, reclaimed water, and decentralized wastewater facilities.
- • Forecast county water demand using metering and demographic data.
- • Lead feasibility studies for utilities, drainage networks, and treatment facilities.
- • Prepare environmental documents and secure permits for utility and drainage projects.
- • Develop cost estimates and cost-benefit analyses for capital projects.
- • Assess performance of dams, culverts, canals, tanks, and pipelines under county jurisdiction.
- • Design and review stormwater and floodplain improvements for roads, bridges, and channels.
- • Evaluate and recommend sludge processing and disposal strategies.
- • Select and optimize treatment processes to meet permit limits and service goals.
- • Plan and design water storage tanks and reservoirs for county systems.
- • Plan and design stormwater collection and conveyance networks.
- • Design and rehabilitate wastewater lift stations and production wells.
- • Design potable and non-potable distribution networks for growth areas.
- • Program and design biosolids and sludge management facilities.
- • Design pumps, force mains, and sanitary sewers for collection systems.
- • Deliver designs for water and wastewater treatment plants and support structures.
- • Evaluate O&M performance of county utility systems and implement efficiency upgrades.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
