Utility Land Development Project Coordinator

About This Position

ABOUT AUSTIN WATER:
For over 100 years, Austin Water has been committed to providing safe, reliable, high-quality, and affordable water services to our customers. Today, we serve over 1,000,000 people in the Austin metropolitan area, across more than 544 square miles. As one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, we’re not just keeping up—we’re leading the way with sustainable infrastructure, advanced treatment technology, and environmental innovation.

Austin Water consistently ranks among the best in the country when it comes to water quality. We also treat, return, and recycle wastewater in ways that protect environmental resources. Austin Water exceeds federal and state requirements for clean water and environmental compliance at our water and wastewater treatment plants.

Job Description:

Utility Land Development Project Coordinator

Purpose:

Under minimal supervision, this position is responsible for overseeing and coordinating programs that integrate multiple elements or projects and to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders on programs and projects. 

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Coordinates and represents Austin Water interests in various high profile program areas and projects, which may include determining and assessing overall program goals, objectives, resources requirements, and ensuring alignment with Utility goals, Land Development Code, Plumbing Code, criteria manuals, and standard details and specifications.
• Coordinates with internal, external, inter-departmental, and multi-agency stakeholders to address design constraints from project inception to post design. This includes site and subdivision plans and capital improvement projects contained within program areas.
• Assists with conflict resolution and project timelines sequencing to avoid significant cost overages for infrastructure projects, which may include scheduling and coordination of projects such as water or wastewater lines installed prior to street construction to optimize time and money and enhance public perception.
• Coordinates land development reviews to ensure compliance with Federal, State and City codes and regulations and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborates with other City departments and external agencies to ensure review consistency across all disciplines.
• Establishes program standards, methods, policies, and procedures for individual programs. Develops and implements process improvements and prepares modifications to address evolving requirements of the Land Development Code and Utility Criteria Manual relative to individual programs.
• Provides technical advice, assistance, guidance, and training to internal staff, external agencies, citizens, customers, department executives, commissioners and council members as relevant.
• Researches, reviews, and communicates findings on legal documents to include easements, plats, deeds, and land status determination letters.
• Represents the interests of Austin Water at various inter-departmental, multi-agency, boards, commissions, and citizen meetings. Makes informative presentations to management, councils, and commissions and the general public.
• Researches and implements best practices from other jurisdictions to improve safety, efficiency, and customer service.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

May provide leadership and/or supervision to assigned employees or project management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of Federal, State and City regulations requirements
• Knowledge of construction practices common to utilities
• Knowledge of management principles related to municipal projects and programs
• Knowledge of basic engineering and architectural design principles, practices, and procedures
• Knowledge of laws, rules, regulations, and codes associated with project assignment
• Knowledge of utility installations
• Knowledge of construction plans and blueprints
• Knowledge of risk management
• Skill in time management
• Skill in verbal and written communication
• Skill in use of applicable software
• Skill in problem solving
• Skill in organization and prioritization
• Skill in customer service
• Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with internal and external customers
• Ability to adapt, interpret, and apply guidelines and standards
• Ability to review and summarize legal, project, and construction documents
• Ability to convey complex requirements
• Ability to conduct field investigations/inspections
• Ability to plan, coordinate and implement programs and activities
• Ability to work with frequent interruptions
• Ability to exercise tact and diplomacy
• Ability to maintain confidentiality

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Engineering, Planning, Architecture, Construction , or a related field plus five (5) years of experience in Program or Project Management related to utility practices.
• Experience may substitute for education up to a maximum of four (4) years.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

None 

Preferred Experience:

• Knowledgeable on plan review for Austin Water utility installations and franchise utility installations such as Fiber, Gas, Comm, Small-Cell, Drainage, and Electric
• Highly experienced in: (1) providing plan reviews to protect Austin Water and city assets for development and (2) reading/interpreting complex engineering plans including experience interpreting Utility Criteria Manual(s), TCEQ regulations, and Land Development Code(s)
• Knowledge of AMANDA, Bluebeam, ProjectDox, or any city plan review and permitting software
• Skilled in using ArcGIS / ArcPro to create geodatabases and/or recreate legal description boundaries (not Austin Water Operations Web Map or municipal viewers)
• Highly motivated and a self-starter.
• Ability to travel to more than one work location

Notes to Candidate:

Position Overview:

Duties specific to this Utility Land Development Project Coordinator position include the following:

• This Project Coordinator will work with both the Austin Water Pipeline Engineering (AWPE) plan review team and the Austin Utility Location and Coordination Committee (AULCC) team. They will review plans to ensure compliance with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regulations (TCEQ), Land Development Code (LDC), Utility Criteria Manual (UCM), Standard Specifications, Standard Details, and Austin Water policies for residential and commercial plan reviews, tap plan reviews, and flag lots subdivision. The review is to protect Austin Water infrastructure for new, existing and proposed designs.
• The selected applicant will handle highly contentious issues that arise from plan reviews and land issues and bring those to the supervisor and management’s attention. The person in this position will assist with representing Austin Water’s interests for assigned job duties and during meetings while following and explaining Austin Water’s internal conflict plan review protocols and procedures for protecting Austin Water's infrastructure and land assets.
• This position will provide recommendations to management on win-win solutions to help resolve contentious issues.
• Coordinate with other city departments and Austin Water divisions, consultants, developers, and land landowners as needed.
• Other assignments and projects assigned by the supervisor.

Pay Range:

$34.67 - $43.34 Hourly

Position(s) will be filled at the following location:
Permitting and Development Center (6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr., Austin, 78752)

Days and Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. with some flexibility. Hybrid after a short training period.

Benefits:

Working with Austin Water provides a number of health and welfare benefits, such as medical, paid leave time, a great retirement plan, training opportunities and more – click HERE for more information.

When completing the City of Austin employment application:

• A detailed, complete employment application is required. It helps us to better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine salary if you are selected for this position.
• Provide each job title and accurate employment dates for all jobs included on the application.
• Your work history should include the duties you performed, any supervisory or lead responsibilities, and any equipment and computer software used.
• The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered.
• A résumé is required but will not substitute for a complete employment application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
• A cover letter is also required. In the cover letter candidates should describe, in concise detail, their interest in this position and highlight any prior experience that is relevant to this position.

If you are selected as a top candidate:

• Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution.
• If you are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.
• A criminal background investigation is required

Critical Employee:

This position has been designated as critical for the City of Austin. Critical positions are necessary and vital and support activities that impact City or department operations. Work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees may be reassigned to another area to provide essential services to support any extraordinary situations or emergency conditions.

Secondary Employment:

• All Austin Water employees are prohibited from accepting or engaging in any secondary employment that might conflict or interfere with an employee’s duty and responsibility to the Department.
• Austin Water will review all secondary employment.
• Employees are required to submit a Secondary Employment Application for review and approval upon being hired with Austin Water, as well as current Austin Water employees considering secondary employment.

Travel:

If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.

90-day Provision:

This posting may be used to fill additional vacancies that occur within the department.

Electronic Notification to Applicants:

• Applicants will be notified via e-mail to communicate information related to the status of their application as part of an ongoing effort to increase operational efficiency, promote a green environment and minimize delays and costs.
• Ensure that the email address and contact information you provide are current, secure, and readily accessible to you. The City of Austin/Austin Water will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive email communications, fail to check your inbox, or fail to respond in a timely manner.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO APPLICANTS:

• Postings close at 12:00 a.m. on the listed End Date. All application steps – including document uploads and final submission – must be completed by 11:59 p.m. on the day prior to the End Date.
• We also recommend that you save or print a copy of the job posting for your records. Once a posting has closed, it will no longer be viewable in the system.

Please note this posting may close any time after 7 days.

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By joining us, you become part of a community that values its people and is committed to making Austin the most thriving and resilient city in the country.

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