Senior Water Resources Engineer

About the Role

Do you want to build an impactful career to change the world for the better? Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Water Resources Engineer in our Milwaukee, Wisconsin office. This position is ideal for a senior water resources professional with experience leading multidisciplinary teams and delivering nature-based solutions, green stormwater infrastructure, ecological restoration, constructed wetlands, resilient parks/open space, and watershed improvement projects from planning and funding strategy through design, permitting, construction documents, stakeholder engagement, and construction-phase support.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multidisciplinary project teams to deliver stormwater, watershed, ecological restoration, and climate resilience projects.
• Serve as project manager, senior technical lead, or design lead for planning, design, permitting, and construction-phase assignments involving green stormwater infrastructure, low impact development (LID), constructed wetlands, stream and shoreline restoration, resilient parks, public open space, trails, boardwalks, and related civil/environmental infrastructure.
• Oversee hydrologic and hydraulic analyses/modeling, watershed assessments, floodplain evaluations, stormwater BMP sizing, water quality treatment evaluations, alternatives analyses, and design documentation using tools such as SWMM, InfoSWMM, PC-SWMM, XP-SWMM, HydroCAD, WinSLAMM, HEC-RAS, and GIS-based workflows.
• Develop and review engineering calculations, from conceptual through final design plans, specifications, construction documents, technical memoranda, permit-support materials, cost estimates, bid documents, and construction-phase documentation.
• Manage environmental permitting and agency coordination for local, state, and federal approvals, including stormwater, wetlands, floodplain, water quality, coastal/shoreline, historic/cultural resource, NPDES/MS4, and Clean Water Act-related requirements.
• Support municipal, watershed association, state/federal agency, institutional, and nonprofit clients with capital project planning, grant strategy, funding applications, public outreach, stakeholder engagement, and implementation planning.
• Lead client engagement and relationship management activities, including regular project communications, presentations, public meetings, stakeholder workshops, agency meetings, and development of clear technical materials for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, quality reviews, risk considerations, and deliverables for multiple concurrent consulting assignments.
• Provide senior-level mentorship, technical guidance, and quality review to junior and mid-level staff, supporting staff development and consistent delivery of high-quality work products.
• Support business development consistent with Geosyntec’s sell-manage-do model, including opportunity identification, proposal development, scope and fee preparation, project descriptions, interviews, and client strategy.
• Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client or company project or office sites, public meetings, construction sites, and other business locations, as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, water resources engineering, or a closely related discipline. (required)
• Advanced degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, water resources, ecological engineering, or a closely related discipline. (preferred)
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license. Wisconsin P.E. preferred; if currently licensed in another state, ability to obtain Wisconsin licensure by comity/reciprocity within a reasonable timeframe after hire. (required)

Skills and Experience

• At least 8 years (10+ years preferred) of progressively responsible consulting experience in water resources, stormwater, civil/environmental engineering, ecological restoration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. (required)
• Demonstrated experience managing planning, design, permitting, and construction projects for municipal, state, federal, institutional, watershed, nonprofit, or utility clients. (required)
• Strong project management experience, including scope development, budget and schedule management, team coordination, QA/QC, contractor/subconsultant coordination, and delivery of multiple concurrent assignments. (required)
• Experience leading design and construction support for green stormwater infrastructure, LID/BMP retrofits, constructed wetlands, stream or shoreline restoration, resilient public parks/open space, trails, boardwalks, habitat restoration, or comparable nature-based solutions. (required)
• Experience with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, water quality evaluation, floodplain analysis, drainage system assessment, and stormwater infrastructure planning/design using SWMM-based tools, HEC-RAS, HydroCAD, WinSLAMM, ArcGIS, or similar platforms. (required)
• Working knowledge of stormwater, water quality, wetlands, floodplain, coastal/shoreline, state and federal permitting, NPDES/MS4 compliance, and Clean Water Act-related regulatory frameworks. (required)
• Proven ability to build trusted client relationships, lead stakeholder and public outreach, facilitate meetings, and communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences. (required)
• Experience supporting funding strategy, grant applications, capital improvement planning, and implementation planning for stormwater, resilience, trails, parks, watershed, or public infrastructure projects. (preferred)
• Demonstrated success contributing to proposals, client development, technical approaches, scopes of work, fee estimates, interviews, and business development strategy. (preferred)
• Experience mentoring and supervising technical staff, organizing multidisciplinary project teams, and fostering collaboration across disciplines. (preferred)
• Strong technical writing, proposal writing, presentation, organization, and client service skills. (required)
• Ability to succeed in a fast-paced consulting environment, manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and travel to project sites, client offices, public meetings, or construction sites as needed. (required)

Additional Requirements

• Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing may be required.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel. (required)

Geosyntec is an innovative, international engineering and consulting firm serving private and public-sector clients to address new ventures and complex problems involving our environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. We invest in our people, offering competitive pay, benefits, and well-being programs to support employees and their families.