Drainage Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and perform drainage engineering analyses and design for transportation, municipal, and land development projects.
• Prepare drainage reports, calculations, plans, specifications, and supporting technical documentation.
• Design stormwater management systems, culverts, retention/detention facilities, conveyance systems, and roadway drainage infrastructure.
• Conduct hydrologic and hydraulic modeling using industry-standard software.
• Collaborate with project managers, roadway engineers, environmental specialists, and regulatory agencies.
• Prepare permit applications and support agency coordination efforts with: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD), South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), Local municipalities and regulatory agencies.
• Ensure project deliverables comply with FDOT standards, Florida regulations, and client requirements.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineering staff.
• Participate in client meetings, project presentations, and business development activities.
• Support project budgeting, scheduling, and quality control efforts.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited university.
• Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Florida, or ability to obtain Florida PE through reciprocity within a reasonable timeframe.
• 5+ years of drainage engineering experience supporting transportation, municipal, or civil infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of: FDOT Drainage Manual, FDOT Design Manual (FDM), Florida stormwater regulations, Water management district permitting requirements.
• Experience preparing drainage reports and hydraulic/hydrologic calculations.
• Proficiency with one or more of the following: ICPR, HEC-RAS, HEC-RASHY-8, GeoHEC, RAS, MicroStation, AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of drainage design experience in Florida.
• FDOT project experience.
• Experience as Engineer of Record (EOR) for drainage design components.
• Knowledge of resiliency, flood mitigation, and coastal stormwater design.
• Prior experience leading project teams and coordinating with clients.

General Characteristics

• Applies broad knowledge of principles and practices in a specific practice area.
• Independently evaluates, selects, and adapts standard techniques, procedures, and criteria.
• Leads tasks and projects of moderately complex scopes.
• Develops plans, specifications, and other project documents.
• Selects appropriate principles of engineering economics, and probability and statistics to analyze risk in a complex engineering problem.

Technical Responsibilities

• Develops and reviews complete project documents for conformity and quality assurance.
• Keeps informed of updates to standards, regulations, and best practices.
• Analyzes complex engineering projects to determine design requirements, uncertainties, and constraints.

Project and Task Management

• Assigns tasks to other technical and non-technical staff.
• Predominantly plans and coordinates detailed aspects of the engineering work.
• Prepares scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments.
• Aids with proposals to provide professional services or obtain funding for engineering projects or projects.

Management Responsibility

• Receives supervision and guidance relating to overall objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters.
• Receives direction on unusual conditions and developments.
• Mentors’ direct reports and other engineers.

Communication Skills

• Possesses advanced oral and written communication skills, including interpretation of complex technical and contractual language.
• Considers the needs of diverse project stakeholders.
• Led project meetings and represents the organization in communications pertaining to broad aspects of engineering assignments.
• Analyzes and selects principles of formal communication, effective teamwork, and various pathways to developing leadership.