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Asset Management Assistant Director
Job Location:
Job Location:
Houston, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
29 September 2026 (Yesterday)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
27 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
- Position Description
- Job Summary:
The Harris County Flood Control Districts (Districts) mission is to reduce the risk of flooding in Harris County the third most populous county in the United States with a population exceeding 5 million including the City of Houston the nations fourth-largest city. The District has jurisdiction over the countys primary stormwater facilities consisting of approximately 1500 channels totaling nearly 2500 miles more than 60 regional stormwater detention basins totaling more than 10000 acres and several wetlands mitigation banks.
The District is seeking qualified candidates for the Asset Management Assistant Director position which will be responsible for providing overall leadership and guidance for the planning coordination and program management functions of the asset management division which supports establishes and plans maintenance and property management activities for the District.
Essential Functions & Duties:
Division Leadership & Administration
Directs and administers division activities through subordinate technically focused department managers.
May initiate or authorize employee hiring promotion discharge or transfer.
Workers are designated according to functions activities or the type of division managed.
Operational Oversight & Resource Management
Gives work directions resolves problems coordinates program activities schedules and manages resources to ensure adequate allocation of resources for maintenance activity execution.
Monitors planned maintenance activity needs across multiple fiscal years analyzes costs and coordinates the budget for long-range planned activities.
Technical Review & Reporting
Reviews and analyzes technical data and reports records and directives and coordinates with district staff required for maintenance program planning ensuring consistent administration practices and the reporting of work in progress key performance indicators and problems encountered.
Prepares reports and records on division activities for management and KPI reporting.
Property Right of Way & Maintenance Support
Coordinates all infrastructure right-of-way acquisition needs for all right-of-way acquisitions related to maintenance activities for access channel ownership program support maintenance project design support asset management program support and all other maintenance needs.
Assigns or delegates responsibility for specified work or functional activities associated with property management encroachment developer coordination inspection agreement and call center service requests and disseminates guidelines to department managers ensuring consistent application.
Stakeholder Coordination & Collaboration
Coordinates division activities with internal division and district stakeholders as well as external stakeholders to ensure efficiency economy and increased infrastructure resiliency and sustainable operational practices.
Coordinates division objectives to develop and implement sustainable infrastructure and plan best practices with the sustainability manager to promote greater resilience.
Additional Responsibilities and Support
Assume additional responsibilities as required adapting to the Districts evolving demands responsibilities needs and objectives.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Requirements
Education and Experience:
- Requires a minimum of a bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college or university in civil engineering construction management architecture business and analytics or a similar technical-focused curriculum.
- Requires a minimum of ten years of progressively responsible verifiable experience in managing program and project delivery programs and/or public works field operations related to hydrology storm water management and/or urban development.
- Requires experience working with government agencies and their governing bodies.
- Requires significant managerial experience over large groups of professional technical field and administrative employees.
- Requires experience in change management and program scaling for expanded services.
Licensure and Certification:
- Valid Class C Texas Drivers License (Required)
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Requires excellent diagnostic and troubleshooting skills to solve work problems advise on technical questions and/or difficult work solutions.
- Requires excellent analytical skills in applying guidelines policies and precedents and in adapting standard methods to fit facts and conditions.
- Requires excellent communication skills including presentation grammar and writing skills.
- Requires solid knowledge/understanding of Federal State and local rules regulations and standards related to engineering and construction management and ability to read comprehend interpret and communicate details and changes as needed.
- Ability to work independently with limited or no supervision with long periods of relative autonomy and general review.
- Ability to make independent judgments that have a significant impact on employees and/or the organization.
- Utilize good time management skills and effectively prioritize identify and solve problems and be successful in a time- and deadline-driven environment.
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 butONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. See Resumewill not be accepted for qualifications.
- Preferences
Experience:
- Experience with land management and sustainable vegetation management practices preferred.
- Professional Engineer (PE) registration in the State of Texas (preferred)
- General Information
Physical Demands & 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 accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:- Frequent driving of a vehicle with automatic controls occasional ascending/descending stairs and prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.
- Occasional 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.
- Occasional stooping bending reaching lifting and carrying of times up to 15 pounds.
- Occasional sorting filing shelving and handling of files documents books file drawers and related materials and equipment for clerical operations.
- Work is generally performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting temperature air conditioning and noise levels.
- When at field locations may be exposed to significant levels of heat cold moisture air pollution wind and dust wildlife and flying/walking insects.
- When at field locations may be exposed to 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.
Required Experience:
Director
