Program Manager, Water Resources

About the Role

Halff is seeking a Program Manager to join our Water Resources team and provide leadership and support within our client’s Water Resources Department in Sunrise, Florida. The successful candidate will oversee a team of engineers and other professionals, prioritize and manage water resources projects ranging in complexity, and maintain open effective communication and transparency with the client in support of the implementation of their CIP program.

This role will involve hydrologic & hydraulic modeling projects, watershed evaluations and master plans, floodplain mapping, and conducting model reviews. It will also include engineering planning and drainage design projects, such as retrofits of existing systems and construction of new systems, assisting in plan development, cost estimating, specifications, and permitting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare technical reports, calculations, and review comments.
• Frequent coordination with team members and client.
• Develop project proposals, scopes of work, and fee estimates.
• Manage Civil / Stormwater Projects.
• Project budgeting and scheduling.
• Manage consultants working for the client.
• Track project and program performance (budget, schedules, etc.).
• Stakeholder engagement.

Requirements

• 10+ years of targeted experience in Water Resources Project Delivery, overseeing mid-to-large scale water resources projects.
• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or ABET accredited equivalent Engineering Degree.
• Professional Engineering (PE) License in the state of Florida.
• Technical experience with ICPR4 (StormWise).
• Experience with surface water modeling and floodplain mapping.
• Proficiency with ArcGIS, StormWise, and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Hands-on experience working with government agencies at the local and state levels to meet water management goals.
• Hands-on experience in the design of stormwater infrastructure which may involve overseeing a combination of hydrology, hydraulics, and water quality.
• Thorough understanding of project planning, design, and how to strategize the execution phase of the process.
• Exceptional candor, collaborative team player, integral with a win-win mentality, and focus on achieving successful outcomes.
• Robust technical writing and communication skills.
• Strong project and program management experience with local, state, or tribal entities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) certification or ability to obtain CFM certification within 1-year.
• Proficiency with HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, SWMM, and other specialized H&H software.
• Knowledge of FEMA modeling and mapping criteria, standards, and processes.
• Experience with FEMA map revisions (LOMR, CLOMR, PMR’s), including floodway analyses.
• Experience designing large water control structures.
• Experience designing projects in South Florida.

About Halff

Halff is a full-service infrastructure consulting firm planned, designed, engineered, constructed — and purposed — for people. Since 1950, we’ve been creating smart solutions that improve lives and communities by turning ideas into reality. Halff was founded on a core tenet: Focus on people, treat them well, and success will follow.

Halff has close to 200 Water Resources and GIS professionals, including more than 100 Certified Floodplain Managers. The team has prepared more than 200 master drainage/stormwater plans and conducted 50 major basin studies in Texas and Florida.

Halff's Water Resources services include:

• Floodplain Management, Studies, and Mapping
• Flood Warning Systems
• Water Quality
• Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWP3s)
• Hydrologic, Hydraulic, Flood Risk Modeling
• Stormwater Planning, Criteria, and Regulation
• Coastal Engineering and Planning

Halff has over 35 offices in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas, Georgia, and Arizona.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, prescription, and life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and 8 company paid holidays (and Veteran's Day for veterans)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 529 College Savings Plan
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Plan