Flood and Erosion Safety Services Coordinator
Maitland Conservation is seeking to fill the position of Flood and Erosion Safety Services Coordinator. This is a permanent, full-time position.
Reporting to the General Manager – Secretary Treasurer, the Flood and Erosion Safety Services Coordinator has the following roles and responsibilities:
1) Flood and Erosion Safety Service
The Flood and Erosion Safety Services Coordinator is responsible for supervising the Flood and Erosion Safety Service including:
- Supervision of the Water Resources Technician, Coastal Technician, Environmental Planner-Regulations Officer and Planning-Regulations Assistant
- Budget preparation and monitoring
- Annual and three-year work planning
2) Flood Plain Mapping/Erosion Risk Services:
The Flood and Erosion Safety Services Coordinator is responsible for:
- Maintaining and updating all floodplain mapping and hydrological models for all the major flood damage centres
- Development, maintenance and upgrading of all hydrological data for the watershed
- Providing floodplain information to the Watershed Information Coordinator for incorporation into Maitland Conservation’s GIS
3) Flood Forecasting:
The Flood and Erosion Safety Services Coordinator is responsible for:
- Carrying out the Flood Forecast Centre Supervisor duties as outlined in the Flood Forecast Centre operations and procedures
- Updating and circulating the annual duty officer roster, operations, procedures, and flood contingency plan
- Data management from the hydrometric network
- Day to day operations of monitoring stations
- Snow survey program
4) Flood Contingency Planning:
The Flood and Erosion Safety Services Coordinator is responsible for:
- Assisting municipalities to develop and maintain an up-to-date flood emergency response plan
- Participating in municipal flood emergency response exercises
5) Maintenance of Flood and Erosion Control Structures:
The Flood and Erosion Safety Services Coordinator is responsible for the identification of preventative maintenance work related to flood control and erosion infrastructure.
6) Development, Interference with Wetlands, Shorelines, and Alteration to Waterway Regulation:
The Flood and Erosion Safety Services Coordinator is responsible for:
- Providing technical support in the review of development and alteration to waterway applications and violations of authority regulations when required
7) Planning Advisory Service:
The Flood and Erosion Safety Services Coordinator is responsible for:
- Providing technical support in the review of land use planning and development applications including stormwater management plans, surface and groundwater risk evaluations and subdivision plans
8) Corporate Services:
The Flood and Erosion Safety Services Coordinator is responsible for preparing reports and attending authority Membership meetings as required.
Skills
- Possess strong communication skills (written and oral) and an ability to effectively convey technical information to a broad range of stakeholders. This includes presentations to authority Members, municipal partners, agencies, and the public.
- The ability to build and maintain a strong internal team including mentoring staff in the Flood and Erosion Safety Service.
- An aptitude for building productive relationships with both public and private stakeholders.
- Sound judgment resulting in fair, efficient and effective decision making.
- Capable of working effectively in a fast-paced work environment both independently and in a multidisciplinary team setting
Location: Maitland Conservation Administration Centre – 1093 Marietta St., Wroxeter with travel within the watershed
Salary Range 2021: $40.48 to $48.48.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Some weekend and evening work required to serve on the Duty Officer Rotation for flood monitoring.
Group Health and Pension Plan: OMERS
Qualifications: Professional Engineer or Engineering Technologist, preferably with a minimum of 5 years experience.
Application Deadline: Thursday November 4, 2021, at 4:30 p.m.
Please email your application to:
Mr. Phil Beard, General Manager – Secretary Treasurer
pbeard@mvca.on.ca
Your application should include your resume and cover letter in one pdf document. Please reference the position title in the subject line.
We thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Maitland Conservation will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If you are contacted regarding this competition and you require disability related accommodations, please let us know. Personal information provided is collected under the authority of The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.