Principal Water Resource Engineer

About the Role

As a Principal Water Resources Engineer within our Transportation team in Tampa, FL, you will serve as a discipline leader, subject matter expert, and technical resource. Your role will include active participation in discipline quality improvement and assurance activities. Key responsibilities involve:

• Defining project elements and processes to meet client needs.
• Participating in and coordinating the preparation of bids and promoting client relationships.
• Overseeing performance to contracts through shared planning and monitoring of work orders and deliverables with engineering, construction, and other disciplines.
• Leading projects, including major projects with complex elements and broad scope.
• Coordinating with project management to execute project plans and directly supervising teams' design and technical delivery.
• Promoting and maintaining client relationships through all project phases, including presenting technical and design solutions directly to clients.
• Serving as a firm ambassador to win new work.
• Recommending new practices or changes in emphasis for professional services.
• Leading the development and application of company-wide standard operating procedures and technical requirements for projects and discipline deliverables.

This position may also involve managing a small team of direct reports.

Requirements

• A degree in engineering from an ABET accredited program and 15 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) in good standing.
• Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local codes, criteria, regulations, and ordinances.
• Proficiency in production software and construction document production.
• Proven ability to make decisions with significant organizational impact and recommend operational strategies and plans.
• Recognition as a thought leader in the industry with experience leading multiple disciplines and decision-making on technical matters.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with senior leadership on strategic matters.
• Ability to effectively interact with and build strong relationships with clients, customers, contractors, team members, and other key stakeholders.

About the Company

RS&H is an employee-owned firm and one of the nation’s leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turning challenges into opportunities, and building strong relationships. We are committed to core values such as integrity, accountability, curiosity, and teamwork. Our work includes managed toll lanes, long-range corridor plans, and complex segmental bridges, partnering with transportation agencies and local governments to keep communities moving.