REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Environmental Project Coordinator (Climate Resilience Unit).

2026 Benefits of Broward County Employment

High Deductible Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums:

Single $10.90 / Family $80.79

Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2000 Annually

Consumer Driven Health Plan – bi-weekly premiums:

Single $82.58 / Family $286.79

Florida Retirement System (FRS) – Pension or Investment Plan

457 Deferred Compensation Employee Match

Eleven (11) paid holidays each year

Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year

Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions

Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)

The Position

This is a professional environmental planning position within the Resilience Unit of Broward County’s Public Works and Environmental Services Department. This position plays a lead role in the planning and advancement of climate resilience initiatives with a strong focus on adaptation within the urban environment. The successful candidate will serve as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to further county-wide resilience planning and investments, including support for risk assessments and review of projects for consistency with the County’s Resilience Plan. Activities include contributions to a wide range of projects, plans, and proposals, including comprehensive planning, land use considerations, water management and redevelopment strategies, and the co-benefits of green infrastructure projects. Responsibilities also include staffing support for various boards and committees. Efforts require coordination, interpretation, and application of technical information to help inform decision-making furthering the County’s climate resilience priorities.

General Description

This position plays a lead role in the furtherance of the county's climate resilience efforts with responsibilities that include project management, stakeholder engagement, and technical assessments. The preferred candidate will have a good grasp on the interplay between sea level rise projections, regional hydrology and stormwater management, green infrastructure, and the urban landscape. Candidates with knowledge and insights as to how resilience relates to community projects, infrastructure enhancements, technology innovations, and urban design are encouraged. Responsibilities include project and budget management, collaboration with community and agency partners, and participation in efforts of the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact. The preferred candidate will have an affinity for public policy and planning, demonstrated strong research skills, and and experience in processing and interpreting data. The position requires excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing. Candidates should be highly motivated, willing to take initiative, and enjoy a dynamic team environment. Experience with GIS, Excel, PowerPoint, and social media is preferred. Work is reviewed through regular meetings, reports, and assignments. Staff in the Resilience Unit report to the County’s Chief Resilience Officer.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in environmental planning, environmental science or closely related field.

Requires two (2) years in environmental/natural resource programs or closely related experience, including one (1) year of lead work/supervisory experience.

Special Certifications and Licenses

Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Class E driver's license for the duration of the appointment. (Depending upon the area of assignment)

Preferences
Preferred candidates will have a Master's in Planning, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Climate Science, Renewable Energy, or a related area of study.

SCOPE OF WORK

Duties and Responsibilities

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

Assists in the visioning and development of climate resilience strategies and projects within the urban environment, with emphasis on urban design concepts, architecture, planning, green infrastructure, and resilient energy strategies.
Provides technical support and engages with internal agencies, community stakeholders, and external partners on resilience projects and efforts.
Provides project management and support for contracted projects focused on resilience planning and community energy initiatives.
Proposes policies, procedures, guidelines and priorities to meet established goals related to the County’s resilience planning and investment needs.
Provides review of plans and projects for resilience considerations, and assumes a lead role in ensuring equity, diversity and inclusion priorities are integrated in planning and investment efforts.
Assists with development and advancement of resilience standards for infrastructure planning and investment.
Participates in land use plan reviews for resilience considerations and provides policy recommendations relating to land use and comprehensive planning.
Pursues partnerships and serves as a liaison with local, state, and federal agencies.
Identifies and pursues funding opportunities and partnership, procures services; manages grant funding and contract agreements.
Supports and participates in activities associated with the County’s role as a member of the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact.
Engages with diverse stakeholders, including private sector, academic entities, institutions, civic and community associations.
Provides support in the convening of task force meetings, roundtable, summits, and workshops.
Prepares agency correspondence, including technical memos, white papers, talk points and presentations.
Represents the Department in public forums and agency meetings.
Perform related work as assigned.

Competencies

Manages Complexity:
Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Looks at complex issues from multiple angles; explores issues to uncover underlying issues and root causes; sees the main consequences and implications of different options.
Decision Quality:
Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. Knows when to act independently and when to escalate issues. Integrates various inputs, decision criteria, and trade-offs to make effective decisions. Typically makes good independent decisions.
Optimizes Work Processes:
Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. Encourages and rewards continuous improvement and quality outcomes. Equips others to handle day-to-day tasks effectively on their own. Integrates systems to improve quality and service.
Ensures Accountability:
Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. Tracks performance and strives to remain effective, learning from both successes and failures. Readily takes on challenges or difficult tasks and has reputation for delivering on commitments.
Drives Results:
Consistently achieves results, even under tough circumstances. Regularly pushes self to achieve outstanding outcomes; consistently establishes bold goals for own performance; is passionate about excellent results and significant contributions. Shows great tenacity to complete goals/initiatives in a timely way.
Communicates Effectively:
Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Disseminates knowledge, insights, and updates in a polished, precise, and compelling manner. Demonstrates a deep interest in others' comments. Creates rich documents and reports.
Persuades:
Uses compelling arguments to gain the support and commitment of others. Convinces others through a variety of means and methods of persuasion, including well-reasoned rationale. Recognizes when compromise is necessary and shifts approach to accommodate others.
Manages Ambiguity:
Operates effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear. Responds effectively to unclear situations, seeks to resolve ambiguity and make progress. Seeks guidance on how to adapt to changes, responds with appropriate composure and effectiveness.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Physical Demands

Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 10 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis or sustained keyboard operations.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)

Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

None.

SPECIAL INFORMATION

County Core Values

Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance

Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.

County-wide Emergency Responsibilities

Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.

County-wide Employee Responsibilities

All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.

All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.

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