Drainage Engineer

About the role

Kimley-Horn's St. Petersburg, Florida office is seeking a Civil Engineer familiar with FDOT design criteria and 4+ years of experience to join their Roadway Drainage team. This is an on-site position.

Responsibilities

• Support the growing Roadway Drainage practice by working in a dynamic multi-disciplinary team environment for a variety of public and private clients.
• Prepare drainage design documentation, plans production, and permitting for roadway design projects including turn lanes, intersection and safety improvements, roundabouts, roadway reconstruction, and limited access facilities.
• Perform analysis and design for preliminary engineering studies, flood studies, pond siting, base clearance, spread, storm sewer systems, floodplain compensation sites, pond sites, outfall structures, ditch conveyance, and bridge hydraulics.
• Conduct due diligence tasks including site visits and desktop research.
• Produce technical writing such as memorandums, studies, and drainage design documentation reports for client and regulatory submittals, including supporting exhibits and compilation of calculations.
• Perform 3D drainage design and analysis using ORD Drainage and Utilities, corridor modeling for ditches, and plans production.
• Provide post-design assistance including responding to contractor requests for additional information and design revisions.
• Assist with marketing pursuits including due diligence, write-ups specific to drainage characteristics and design approach, and participation in interviews and presentations.
• Develop drainage design scopes of work, associated fee estimates, and participate in client negotiations.
• Build meaningful internal and external professional relationships while collaborating with clients, regulatory agencies, and contractors.

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant engineering design experience.
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) License.
• Experience with ORD, ArcGIS, StormWise (ICPR), SWMM, HEC-RAS, GeoHECRAS, and other related hydrologic/hydraulic analysis and design software.
• Familiarity with FDOT design standards, criteria, and guidance, local Water Management Districts, and relevant FDOT drainage design experience is preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Positive attitude, self-motivated, with a sense of urgency to produce high-quality work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with the potential/desire to lead a practice and manage clients and a team.

Benefits

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to-1 company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
• Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in 401(k) and performance-based bonuses.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family-building benefits, and childcare resources.

Why Kimley-Horn?

At Kimley-Horn, people, clients, and employees are at the forefront. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it—that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years.