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Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Houston, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 16504
Department: Flood Control District
Opening Date: 07/20/2026
Closing Date: 8/20/2026 11:59 PM Central
Max Number of Applicants: 301
Position Description
About Harris County Flood Control District:
The Flood Control District has the mission to reduce the risk of flooding in Harris County, the third most populated county in the United States, with a population in excess of 4.7 million, including the City of Houston, the nation's fourth largest city. The Flood Control District has jurisdiction over the primary stormwater facilities in the county, which consist of approximately 1,500 channels totaling nearly 2,500 miles in length, as well as more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins, totaling more than 10,000 acres and several wetlands mitigation banks including Greens bayou.
Partnerships & Programs Division Director Job Summary:
The Harris County Flood Control District is seeking qualified candidates for the Partnerships and Programs role, who will be responsible for the management and supervision of the Little Cypress Creek Frontier Program, Upper Langham Creek Frontier Program, partnership projects with other partner agencies, and other special projects, working directly with Local, County, State, and Federal Staff and leaders to implement projects and programs within Harris County, providing regular updates to the Programs Portfolio Manager and the Division Director.
Essential Functions and Duties:
Frontier Programs

• Directs Frontier Programs execution, offering stakeholders strategic recommendations to ensure compliance with drainage and development criteria.
• Manages the coordination among inter-division directors and project managers to align efforts with interim guidelines and achieve District goals.
• Develops and maintains relationships with landowners, developers, and other stakeholders, ensuring their plans align with program guidelines.
• Establishes, assesses, and mitigates potential risks to program success, implementing appropriate strategies.
• Manages the impact fee account and database to ensure adequate fund tracking and allocation.
• Processes thorough reviews of developer plans within the watershed area, making informed recommendations to the right-of-way Engineer to ensure compliance and program advancement.

Overall Partnerships and Programs

• Establishes goals and directives for major initiatives, programs, and projects to ensure the successful execution of assigned tasks.
• Manages, supervises, and coordinates staff and major initiatives and programs, including direct coordination with Engineering and other divisions on local partnership projects and interlocal agreements.
• Performs as the subject matter expert on all aspects of their programs, keeping a working knowledge of all the projects and staff functions within their programs. This includes meeting attendance as the Flood Control District representative on projects led by partner agencies.
• Supervises the delivery of projects and programs from pre-planning to conclusion, ensuring compliance with all regulations and funding requirements.

Workload Management, Coordination, and Problem Solving

• Communicates with staff and management to balance workloads of available resources, identify deficiencies, and recommend innovative solutions to meet their objectives. This includes balancing details and technical aspects with functional and legal requirements, ensuring program expectations are met within the financial and schedule constraints of the various programs and projects.
• Proactively identifies and addresses schedule, budget, and performance issues with management, clients, and their staff as necessary to resolve issues and mitigate risks before impacting project and program expectations.
• Advise management of problems and prepare recommendations for solutions using best practices.

Public Engagement and Communication

• Participates in the public engagement process by assisting in preparation for public meetings and assisting in preparing technical presentations.
• Promote client satisfaction with internal and external clients.
• Prepare correspondence, complete forms, and maintain records and files related to work activities.

Program and Project Management

• Manages a feasibility study investigating the viability of frontier programs in other watersheds in Harris County, including strategizing their implementation.
• Assist in the budgeting process, review drawdowns, track activity balances, and make budget modifications.
• Maintain technical documents and tools such as legal contracts, agreements, award letters, monitoring tools, activity reporting forms, and application guidelines.

Reporting and Documentation

• Complete all required reports and prepare reports that may be required by County staff and officials, funding partners, and outside agencies.

Additional Responsibilities and Duties

• Assume additional responsibilities as required, adapting to the District's evolving demands, responsibilities, needs, and objectives.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx
If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email
This position is subject to a criminal history check. Only relevant convictions will be considered and, even when considered, may not automatically disqualify the candidate
Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field from an accredited college or university

Experience:

• Ten (10) years minimum of direct or related work experience in program management, particularly in land development, urban planning, engineering, or a related area.
• Requires experience in organization management and exposure to communication processes, planning, budgeting, procedural analysis, and preparation of written guidelines.

Licensure:

• Valid Class "C" Texas Driver's License

Knowledge Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of construction standards, practices, and techniques.
• Good diagnostic and troubleshooting skills to solve unusual work problems.
• Good analytical skills in applying guidelines, policies, and precedents and adapting standard methods to fit facts and conditions.
• Basic understanding of project management tools and systems.
• Can work well with the public, interest groups, government agency personnel, and external organizations.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.
Preferences
Experience:

• Five (5) years of verifiable experience in civil engineering-related work (preferred)
• Prefer experience working with Government agencies and their governing bodies (preferred)
• Experience with GIS applications and AutoCAD software (preferred)

General Information
Position Type, Salary:

• Regular | Full-Time
• Salary: To be discussed at interview

Location:

• Partnerships & Programs - 9900 Northwest Freeway Houston, TX 77092

Physical Demands and Environmental Exposure:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

• Frequent stooping, bending, reaching, lifting, and carrying of items up to 11 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
• Frequent sorting, filing, shelving, and handling of documents, books, files, file drawers, and related materials and equipment required for clerical operations.
• Frequent driving of a vehicle with automatic controls; prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.
• Occasionally walking up and down steep slopes of ditches or on rough and uneven surfaces or ground, such as sloping terrain, plowed or furrowed areas, or construction sites, ascending/descending stairs.
• Work is generally performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditioning, and noise levels.
• May be exposed to significant levels of heat, cold, moisture, air pollution, wind, dust, wildlife, flying/walking insects, vibration, and/or noise in excess of 85 decibels.

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards.
Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.
HARRIS COUNTY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Harris County offers a highly competitive benefits program, featuring a comprehensive group health plan and defined benefit retirement plan.
The following benefits are offered only to Harris County employees in regular (full-time) positions:
Health & Wellness Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Wellness Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Ten (10) days of vacation leave per year (accrual rate increases after 5 years of service)
• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays
• One (1) floating holiday per year
• Paid Parental Leave*
• Sick Leave

Retirement Savings Benefit

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are available to Harris County employees in full-time and select part-time positions:

• Professional learning & development opportunities
• Retirement pension (TCDRS defined benefit plan)
• Flexible work schedule*
• METRO RideSponsor Program*

* Participation may vary by County department. The employee benefits plans of Harris County are extended to all eligible participants across various departments with the exception of the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, for which the cited Health & Wellness Benefits are administered through the State of Texas.
In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, group health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Harris County Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County Benefits & Wellness website:
01
Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?

• High School or GED diploma
• Associate Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or higher
• None of the above

02
If you selected a college degree in response to the previous question, which of the following best describes your major?

• Urban Planning
• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Science
• Other Related Field
• Unrelated Field
• N/A; No Degree

03
Please describe your educational background including level of education completed, area of study and completed major and minor programs.
04
Which of the following best describes your verifiable progressively verifiable direct or related work experience in program management, particularly in land development, urban planning, engineering, or a related area?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

• Less than ten (10) years
• Ten (10) years or more but less than eleven (11) years
• Eleven (11) years or more but less than twelve (12) years
• Twelve (12) years or more
• I do not have this experience

05
Please provide details about your verifiable progressively verifiable direct or related work experience in program management, particularly in land development, urban planning, engineering, or a related area.(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)Include your (a) role(s), (b) types of organizations, (c) scope of duties and responsibilities.If you do not have this experience, please type "None" in the space provided.
06
Which of the following do you have working knowledge of and/or experience with?(Select all that apply.)

• Experience in organization management and exposure to communication processes, planning, budgeting, procedural analysis, and preparation of written guidelines.
• Experience working with Government agencies and their governing bodies.
• Experience with GIS applications and AutoCAD software.
• None of the above.

07
Do you have five (5) years of verifiable experience in civil engineering-related work?

• No, less than five (5) years
• Yes, five (5) years or more
• I do not have this experience

08
Please provide details about