Hydrologist Project Manager
About the role
with. Then "What You'll Do" list: bullet points. - Direct client communications on technical design aspects, project schedule, budget, and scope. - Lead and coordinate project teams across multiple design disciplines. - Develop and maintain long-term relationships with clients, contributing to business development and project opportunities. - Support business development efforts, including marketing, proposal preparation, and client outreach. - Supervise, mentor, and train junior engineers and designers. - Lead project teams in the design and delivery of transportation or hydrology projects, ensuring all aspects are met including studies, modeling, and final design. - Typical projects include: - Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling for urban and rural infrastructure, including stormwater, drainage, and flood management. - Evaluating complex transportation networks and floodplain management in varied environments (e.g., urban, coastal, riverine). - Integrating climate resilience and sustainability planning into infrastructure projects. - Conducting site assessments, designing improvements, and leading technical studies to inform project development. We can treat "What You'll Do" as Responsibilities section. So
Responsibilities
with- items.
Next "What You'll Bring": list of qualifications/requirements.
- BS in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, or a related field (required).
- MS in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Hydrology, or similar field (preferred).
- 5-10 years of experience in transportation or hydrology project management.
- Strong understanding of hydrology and hydraulics principles and transportation infrastructure systems.
- Expertise in using hydrologic (e.g., HEC-HMS, HydroCAD), hydraulic (e.g., HEC-RAS), and integrated modeling software (e.g., PCSWMM, ICM).
- Experience with floodplain analysis, stormwater design, and transportation infrastructure evaluation.
- Experience with the permitting requirements of instream projects in multiple states in the Northeast.
- Project management experience, including scheduling, budgeting, and scope control.
- Strong experience in business development, proposal preparation, and client management.
- Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) preferred.
- Proven leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, and time-management skills.
- Some travel to client meetings and project sites required.
- Valid driver’s license required.
We can split into Requirements (education, experience) and Qualifications/Skills. The instruction says we can have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide what to put where.
We have education and years experience: could be Requirements. Then technical expertise, software, etc could be Qualifications or Skills. Let's categorize:
Requirements: BS required, MS preferred, 5-10 years experience.
Qualifications: Strong understanding of hydrology/hydraulics principles and transportation infrastructure systems; Expertise in using hydrologic/hydraulic/integrated modeling software; Experience with floodplain analysis, stormwater design, transportation infrastructure evaluation; Experience with permitting requirements of instream projects in multiple states in the Northeast; Project management experience including scheduling, budgeting, scope control; Strong experience in business development, proposal preparation, client management; Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) preferred; Proven leadership and team management skills; Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, and time-management skills; Some travel required; Valid driver’s license required.
Skills could be overlapping; but we can put technical skills under Skills, and soft skills under Qualifications? However we have limited sections; we can combine.
Given we should prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications (including skills). Benefits, Pay, Schedule only if present.
We have Pay: "Salary Range: $95,000 - $122,000 based on experience". That's specific, so we need a Pay section.
Benefits: The posting includes an "Overview" and "We Offer" section with bullet points: Meaningful work, Ownership mindset, Growth opportunities, Flexible workplace, Strong culture. Also IDEA commitment. Those are benefits/perks. So we should include Benefits section.
Schedule: Not mentioned explicitly; no schedule info. So we omit Schedule.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay.
We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". Pay is specific.
Now we need to strip boilerplate: The "Overview At Weston & Sampson..." and "We Offer ..." and "Our Commitment to Inclusion..." etc. We need to extract substantive benefit info.
Let's capture benefits:
From "Overview At Weston & Sampson, you’ll work alongside more than 1,000 employee-owners who are passionate about improving our communities. From providing clean water to designing resilient infrastructure and sustainable environments, our work has a direct impact on quality of life. We’re looking for curious, driven professionals who want to contribute to innovative, impactful projects and grow with a team that supports them. We are a 100% employee-owned, interdisciplinary firm offering design, engineering, and environmental services. Since our founding in 1899, we have worked to build a collaborative, forward-thinking environment grounded in respect for each other’s ideas."
That's more about company; could be part of About the role? But we already have About the role. Might be redundant. However we can incorporate some of that into About the role if needed. But we already have About the role description from first paragraph. Could add more about company culture as part of Benefits? The "We Offer" bullet list is clearer benefits.
We Offer:
- Meaningful work: Contribute to projects that protect and enhance the natural and built environments
- Ownership mindset: As an employee-owner, your work directly contributes to our shared success
- Growth opportunities: Build your career through mentorship, diverse projects, and clear advancement pathways
- Flexible workplace: Work in a way that supports your life and not the other way around
- Strong culture: Join a team that values collaboration, inclusion, and recognition
Also IDEA commitment: "We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger. Weston & Sampson is committed to fostering a culture of belonging where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered. We actively support IDEA principles across our organization and in our daily work."
That could be part of Benefits or culture.
We'll include Benefits section with those bullet points.
Now we need to avoid duplication: The "Overview" paragraph may be similar to About the role; we can keep About the role as the initial description; we can omit the overview paragraph to avoid duplication. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." So we need to keep all substantive info. If we omit the overview paragraph, we lose some substantive info about company being employee-owned, etc. However that info is also captured in the We Offer bullet points (Ownership mindset, etc). But the overview also mentions "more than 1,000 employee-owners", "founding in 1899", "collaborative forward-thinking environment". Those are substantive details not in We Offer. Should we include them? Could be placed in About the role or a separate section like "About the company". But we only have allowed headings list; we could add a section like "About the company" but not in list. The instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings? It says "use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." The e.g. suggests those are examples but likely they expect only those headings. Safer to stick to those. We can incorporate company overview into About the role or Benefits. Since About the role currently only has the first paragraph; we can expand it to include company overview details. That would preserve all substantive info. Thus About the role will include: Weston & Sampson is currently seeking ... plus overview details: employee-owned, 1000 employee-owners, founding 1899, collaborative forward-thinking environment, etc. Also mention we are looking for curious driven professionals etc. We'll combine. Now Responsibilities: as above. Requirements: education and years experience. Qualifications: technical expertise, software, permitting, project management, business development, CFM preferred, leadership, communication, travel, driver's license. Skills: maybe we can merge technical skills into Qualifications; but we have both Qualifications and Skills sections allowed. Could split: Qualifications = education/experience? Actually we already have Requirements for education/experience. Qualifications could be technical expertise and software. Skills could be soft skills (leadership, communication, etc). Let's do that. Thus: - Requirements: BS required, MS preferred, 5-10 years experience. - Qualifications: Strong understanding of hydrology/hydraulics principles and transportation infrastructure systems; Expertise in using hydrologic (HEC-HMS, HydroCAD), hydraulic (HEC-RAS), integrated modeling (PCSWMM, ICM); Experience with floodplain analysis, stormwater design, transportation infrastructure evaluation; Experience with permitting requirements of instream projects in multiple states in the Northeast; Project management experience including scheduling, budgeting, scope control; Strong experience in business development, proposal preparation, client management; Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) preferred. - Skills: Proven leadership and team management skills; Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, and time-management skills; Some travel to client meetings and project sites required; Valid driver’s license required. Now Benefits: bullet list from We Offer plus IDEA commitment. Pay: Salary Range. Now ensure we don't include any boilerplate like "Note to third-party recruiters", "Ready to transform your environment? Let’s work together.", "Explore opportunities and apply:", etc. Also remove "Our Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access (IDEA)" heading but we can keep the content as part of Benefits. Now produce HTML fragment. We'll need to wrap each section in
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