Team Lead Water Resources Engineer

Department: Transportation Location: Waynesboro, VA

About the role

Ready to take the next step in your water resources career and lead a team? RDA is looking for a Team Lead Water Resources Engineer with 6–10 years of experience and a PE to join our Waynesboro, VA office. This is an opportunity to stay involved in the technical work you enjoy while taking on a greater leadership role—guiding projects, mentoring engineers, and helping your team grow and succeed. Our Waynesboro office offers a welcoming, close-knit environment where people know each other, work together, and enjoy coming to work. You’ll lead challenging drainage, stormwater, and hydrologic/hydraulic design for transportation projects across Virginia while having a real opportunity to influence your team, share your expertise, and continue growing your own career.

Responsibilities

• Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design: Design stormwater management systems, culverts, storm drains, and other drainage structures for roadways, highways, and bridges, in compliance with Federal/State/Local design requirements.
• Project Management-Discipline Specific: Hydraulics: Manage the overall hydraulic design related elements on a wide-range of Transportation-type projects for DOT and Locality managed tasks. Projects will range from Interstate widening/Interchange projects, bridge replacement/widenings, and drainage improvement projects.
• Environmental Compliance: Knowledgeable to assist the Design Team to navigate through applicable Federal, State, and Local Environmental Compliance regulations. Including Stormwater Management, Floodplain Management, Streams/Wetlands, MS4, Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, etc.
• Erosion and Sediment Control: Knowledgeable to perform review, design, and field construction inspection of Erosion and Sediment Control, in accordance with DOT, State, and local requirements and regulations.
• Collaboration: Coordinate with civil and transportation engineers, contractors, and clients to integrate drainage designs with overall project objectives.
• Technical Reporting: Prepare detailed engineering reports, drainage calculations, and technical documents for VDOT project submission.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related field.
• 6-10 years of experience in water resources design.
• Professional Engineer (PE) Licence.

Skills

• Proficiency in hydraulic modeling software such as Ensoftec, HY-8, MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, HEC-RAS.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate and work with multidisciplinary teams.
• Active Environmental Certifications (plus).
• Active DEQ Certification for Erosion and Sediment Control (plus).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan; Roth Contributions
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability
• Paid time off, including 8 federal holidays + 1 floating holiday
• Parental leave
• Professional/career development tracks
• Positive work/life balance

Pay

$130,000 - $160,000 per year, plus a $10,000 sign‑on bonus.