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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.
What you will do at Harris County Flood Control District:
The Harris County Flood Control District is seeking qualified candidates for the Construction Project Manager role, implementing the construction phase of the District’s Capital Improvement and Maintenance Projects, including the administration of professional service contracts for material testing and construction consultants.
Essential Functions and Duties:
Quality Assurance, Testing, and Compliance
- Ensure quality assurance/quality control of the documentation provided with the contractor’s pay estimates.
- Review material testing reports and invoices and recommend action as a result of failing tests.
- Ensure quality assurance/quality control of construction projects.
Technical Review, Evaluation, and Constructability
- Assist in the review and evaluation of the contractor’s cross-sections and measured quantities.
- Investigate and evaluate slope failures and earthen repairs in the field.
- Review progress reports, recommendations, notifications, confirmations, and other documents relating to construction projects prepared by field inspection personnel.
- Review projects prior to completion of plans and specifications to provide constructability evaluation.
- Provide technical advice on specifications and construction management issues.
Field Coordination and Personnel Support
- Direct and/or assist field inspection personnel, including resolving conflicts and/or problems.
- Assist in assigning field inspection personnel to construction projects and other tasks as needed.
- Liaise with contractors, representatives, property owners, and other parties involved with construction projects.
Meetings and Project Communication
- Attend pre-bid conferences and conduct pre-construction and progress meetings.
- Process Development and Documentation Standards
- Assist in setting procedures and creating forms for inspection documentation to ensure consistency.
- Assist in developing processes and procedures in the Division to ensure consistency among inspectors.
Additional Responsibilities and Duties
- Attend department staff meetings, meetings with coordinating departments, vendors, and agencies.
- Attend seminars, conference workshops, re-certification, or other training programs.
- Assume additional responsibilities as required, adapting to the District's evolving demands, responsibilities, needs, and objectives.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.
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 Civil Engineering or a similar curriculum.
Experience:
- Five (5) years of verifiable experience that includes any combination of engineering planning, design, and construction management.
- Requires experience with stormwater drainage design and construction.
Licensure:
- Valid Class "C" Texas Driver’s License
- Professional Engineer Registration (State of Texas)
Knowledge Skills, and Abilities:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to read all types of maps and drawings, especially civil construction plans.
- Knowledge/understanding of construction standards, practices, and techniques.
- Can work independently with limited supervision.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and/or assignments.
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Familiarity with SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat Professional.
- Excellent skills using 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:
- Prior experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and Bluebeam. (preferred)
General Information
Position Type, Salary: Regular | Full-Time
- Salary: To be discussed at interview
Location: Construction - 7522 Prairie Oak Drive, Houston, TX 77086
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 items up to 11 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
- Frequent sorting, filing, shelving, and handling documents, books, files, file drawers, and related materials and equipment required for clerical operations.
- Frequent driving of a vehicle with automatic controls or four-wheel drive.
- 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 ascending/descending stairs; prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.
- Work is generally performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditions, and noise levels.
- When at field locations, may be exposed to significant levels of heat, cold, moisture, air pollution, wind and 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
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: www.benefitsathctx.com
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.
What you will do at Harris County Flood Control District:
The Harris County Flood Control District is seeking qualified candidates for the Construction Project Manager role, implementing the construction phase of the District’s Capital Improvement and Maintenance Projects, including the administration of professional service contracts for material testing and construction consultants.
Essential Functions and Duties:
Quality Assurance, Testing, and Compliance
- Ensure quality assurance/quality control of the documentation provided with the contractor’s pay estimates.
- Review material testing reports and invoices and recommend action as a result of failing tests.
- Ensure quality assurance/quality control of construction projects.
Technical Review, Evaluation, and Constructability
- Assist in the review and evaluation of the contractor’s cross-sections and measured quantities.
- Investigate and evaluate slope failures and earthen repairs in the field.
- Review progress reports, recommendations, notifications, confirmations, and other documents relating to construction projects prepared by field inspection personnel.
- Review projects prior to completion of plans and specifications to provide constructability evaluation.
- Provide technical advice on specifications and construction management issues.
Field Coordination and Personnel Support
- Direct and/or assist field inspection personnel, including resolving conflicts and/or problems.
- Assist in assigning field inspection personnel to construction projects and other tasks as needed.
- Liaise with contractors, representatives, property owners, and other parties involved with construction projects.
Meetings and Project Communication
- Attend pre-bid conferences and conduct pre-construction and progress meetings.
- Process Development and Documentation Standards
- Assist in setting procedures and creating forms for inspection documentation to ensure consistency.
- Assist in developing processes and procedures in the Division to ensure consistency among inspectors.
Additional Responsibilities and Duties
- Attend department staff meetings, meetings with coordinating departments, vendors, and agencies.
- Attend seminars, conference workshops, re-certification, or other training programs.
- Assume additional responsibilities as required, adapting to the District's evolving demands, responsibilities, needs, and objectives.
Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net.
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 Civil Engineering or a similar curriculum.
Experience:
- Five (5) years of verifiable experience that includes any combination of engineering planning, design, and construction management.
- Requires experience with stormwater drainage design and construction.
Licensure:
- Valid Class "C" Texas Driver’s License
- Professional Engineer Registration (State of Texas)
Knowledge Skills, and Abilities:
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to read all types of maps and drawings, especially civil construction plans.
- Knowledge/understanding of construction standards, practices, and techniques.
- Can work independently with limited supervision.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and/or assignments.
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Familiarity with SharePoint and Adobe Acrobat Professional.
- Excellent skills using 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:
- Prior experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and Bluebeam. (preferred)
General Information
Position Type, Salary: Regular | Full-Time
- Salary: To be discussed at interview
Location: Construction - 7522 Prairie Oak Drive, Houston, TX 77086
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 items up to 11 pounds and occasional lifting of up to 20 pounds.
- Frequent sorting, filing, shelving, and handling documents, books, files, file drawers, and related materials and equipment required for clerical operations.
- Frequent driving of a vehicle with automatic controls or four-wheel drive.
- 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 ascending/descending stairs; prolonged sitting for extended periods of time.
- Work is generally performed indoors in a normal office environment with acceptable lighting, temperature, air conditions, and noise levels.
- When at field locations, may be exposed to significant levels of heat, cold, moisture, air pollution, wind and 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
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: www.benefitsathctx.com
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How to Get Visa Sponsorship in Harris County H-1B Visa Sponsorship Jobs USA
Target departments with recurring technical needs
Harris County's H-1B sponsorships concentrate in departments like Public Health, Engineering, and IT. Focus your search on roles in those divisions, where specialty occupation requirements and degree credentials align most naturally with H-1B eligibility criteria.
Confirm H-1B sponsorship before applying
Government employers vary on sponsorship willingness by role and budget cycle. Migrate Mate surfaces verified sponsors so you can filter by real sponsorship history, saving time on applications where sponsorship was never on the table.
Understand the public sector hiring timeline
Harris County hiring moves through civil service processes that can run longer than private sector timelines. Build in extra lead time when coordinating your H-1B filing, especially if you need USCIS approval before a specific start date.
Prepare for prevailing wage documentation
As a government employer, Harris County must file a Labor Condition Application certifying your offered salary meets Department of Labor prevailing wage levels. Confirm the posted salary falls within the correct wage tier for your role and location before accepting an offer.
Highlight specialized credentials that justify H-1B classification
Harris County H-1B sponsorships typically cover positions requiring a specific degree field, not just any bachelor's degree. In your application materials, make the connection between your degree discipline and the role's core duties explicit and direct.
Engage HR early about sponsorship capacity
County government HR teams handle H-1B petitions internally or through designated legal counsel. Asking directly during the interview process whether the department has budget and approval to sponsor H-1B in the current fiscal year can prevent late-stage surprises.
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Does Harris County sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes, Harris County sponsors H-1B visas for qualifying specialty occupation roles. Sponsorship is most common in departments with recurring technical hiring needs, including Public Health, Engineering, and Information Technology. Not every open position comes with sponsorship, so confirming directly with the hiring department during the application process is advisable.
Which roles and departments at Harris County typically receive H-1B sponsorship?
H-1B sponsorship at Harris County tends to appear in roles requiring a specific degree field, such as public health specialists, civil and environmental engineers, IT professionals, and data analysts. Departments with federal grant funding or specialized regulatory mandates are more likely to have budget approved for H-1B petitions than general administrative divisions.
How do I navigate the H-1B application process at Harris County?
Once Harris County extends a job offer, their HR or legal team files the Labor Condition Application with the Department of Labor, then submits Form I-129 to USCIS. If you need to transfer an existing H-1B, Harris County can file a portability petition. Start the conversation about sponsorship early in the interview process so there is time to complete each step before your intended start date.
How long does H-1B sponsorship take at Harris County?
Standard H-1B processing at USCIS takes several months from filing to approval. Government employers like Harris County also work through internal budget approvals and civil service procedures before filing, which adds time at the front end. If your current work authorization is expiring, discuss the timeline with HR as early as possible to determine whether premium processing is an option.
How do I find H-1B jobs at Harris County and similar government employers?
Searching Harris County's official jobs portal is the starting point, but verifying which postings actually come with H-1B sponsorship requires additional research. Migrate Mate aggregates jobs from verified H-1B sponsors, including government employers, so you can filter for roles where sponsorship has a documented track record rather than guessing from job descriptions alone.
What is the prevailing wage for H-1B jobs at Harris County?
H-1B employers must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is determined when they file the Labor Condition Application with the Department of Labor. The rate is based on the role, location, and experience level, and ensures international hires are paid comparably to U.S. workers in the same position. You can look up prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the DOL's OFLC Wage Search tool.
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