Lead Stormwater & Water Resources Engineer

Primary Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership

• Serve as a technical leader for stormwater, drainage, flood risk, and water resources projects across multiple markets and geographies.
• Provide technical oversight for engineering reports, modeling, calculations, design drawings, specifications, and construction documents.
• Mentor engineers through technical coaching, design reviews, model reviews, and practical training.
• Support the development of discipline standards, design guides, QA/QC expectations, modeling workflows, and technical training resources.

Stormwater, Drainage & Water Resources Design

• Lead design and delivery of stormwater management systems, drainage infrastructure, watershed studies, flood mitigation projects, green infrastructure, and water quality improvements.
• Conduct hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for urban and rural watersheds.
• Design storm sewer, culvert, detention, retention, conveyance, open channel, and drainage systems.
• Develop drainage master plans, watershed management plans, flood studies, and stormwater planning documents.

Modeling & Analysis

• Lead hydrologic and hydraulic modeling using industry-standard software, such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, XPSWMM, PCSWMM, HydroCAD, ArcGIS Pro, and AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Perform watershed analyses, floodplain mapping, flood risk assessments, drainage capacity evaluations, and infrastructure resiliency studies.
• Apply modeling results to support planning, permitting, alternatives analysis, design decisions, and stakeholder communication.

Reports, Permitting & Agency Coordination

• Prepare and review technical reports, feasibility studies, alternatives analyses, permit applications, and agency submittals.
• Coordinate with local, state, and federal agencies on stormwater, drainage, floodplain, watershed, and water quality projects.
• Support permitting and regulatory coordination for stormwater, drainage, and water resources projects.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, or ability to obtain licensure in applicable project jurisdictions.
• Experience in stormwater, drainage, and water resources engineering, including complex technical delivery.
• Experience providing technical leadership, quality reviews, and guidance on water resources projects.
• Experience with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software, such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, XPSWMM, PCSWMM, HydroCAD, ArcGIS Pro, and AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Experience preparing or reviewing engineering reports, studies, design plans, specifications, bid documents, or construction documents.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly with project teams, clients, and agencies.
• Ability to travel as needed (10-20% of the time) for project, client, conference, or technical collaboration needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) accreditation.
• Advanced consulting experience in water resources engineering, including design, studies, reports, and technical leadership.
• Experience mentoring engineering professionals or leading multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Experience serving as engineer of record or senior technical reviewer for stormwater, drainage, or water resources projects.
• Participation in professional organizations related to water resources, stormwater, floodplain management, or public works.
• Experience presenting technical topics at conferences, workshops, webinars, or client training sessions.
• Client relationship, market strategy, or business development experience.