Engineering and Project Management Bureau, Bureau Chief
As bureau chief of the Engineering & Project Management (EPM) Bureau at the Southwest Florida Water Management District, Scott Letasi is responsible for the District’s cooperative funding initiative program and District initiatives projects specifically related to the District’s flood protection area of responsibility. The EPM Bureau develops surface water models in the Watershed Management Program and implements the District’s Structures Capital Improvement Program through design and construction of projects. Scott holds a bachelor’s degree in geological engineering, a Master of Engineering in Environment Engineering and a Master of Business Administration. He is a professional engineer registered in the State of Florida and a certified Project Management Professional with the Project Management Institute.
Scott has worked at the District for more than 19 years. He was the Project Management Office chief from 2019-2021. He managed the Watershed Management Program from 2015-2018. Before that, Scott was in the Project Management Office for four years and the Engineering Section for seven years, where he oversaw a portfolio of flood protection projects including feasibility studies, watershed management plans, implementation of best management practices, flood mapping and several District Initiatives. Significant projects included the design and construction of the P-11 Structure at Lake Hancock and modernization of Flood Insurance Rate Maps for several counties.