Water Resources Director

About the position

VHB’s growing Southeast Environmental Services team has an immediate need for a Water Resource Director. This role can be filled in either our Tampa or Orlando, FL office. The successful candidate will have at least 15+ years of professional experience, including water resource consulting experience in the energy, transportation, real estate, and/or local government markets. Applicants should be experienced in designing studies, analyzing data, modeling, and with the preparation of reports and local, state, and federal environmental permit applications within their water resource discipline. In addition to participating in high-profile transportation, private development, and environmental/natural resource projects, the Water Resources Director will also be responsible for leading business development efforts and the management and mentoring of water resources staff.

Responsibilities

• Leading multi-disciplinary projects with hydrologic, hydraulic, or water quality focus including interaction with staff and clients
• Identifying and pursuing new business throughout the Southeast region
• Performing lead discipline role in proposals and presentations
• Analyzing technical problems, assessing the feasibility of proposed techniques and procedures and devising new approaches and alternative solutions
• Managing clients and overseeing technical staff to complete projects
• Managing personnel involved in engineering investigations and planning work
• Aiding in business development opportunities and growth of the water resources practice throughout the Southeast region
• Leading project pursuits (LOI, ELOI, Technical Proposals, Presentations, Manhours, etc.)
• Performing lead discipline role in proposals and presentations
• QC of construction plans, and design documents generated by other team members
• Preparing cost and man-hour estimates, job budgets, and schedules
• Aiding management and marketing personnel with client visits, etc.
• Capable of negotiating staff hours and preparing requests for supplemental agreements
• Creating and expanding technical resources of staff
• Acting as a mentor and aiding in staff development
• The design of projects in accordance with client specifications and guidelines, using design software and drawing tools, including transportation, local government, and land development projects
• Lead in developing technical reports (watershed study reports, drainage reports, pond siting reports, bridge hydraulics reports, and permitting documents), design plans, construction documents, and specifications for water resources related projects, for approval by municipalities and regulatory agencies
• Lead in performing engineering computations related to site hydrology and hydraulics (conveyance systems, analysis and design of cross drains, bridges, design of stormwater management facilities, floodplain compensation analysis), earthwork, stormwater BMPs, and natural channel design structural components
• Lead in conducting hydrologic and hydraulic studies
• Overseeing the preparation of construction plans consistent with FDOT standards

Qualifications

• B.S. in engineering with at least 15+ years of post-graduate experience
• Registered Florida PE
• Advanced understanding of hydrologic and hydraulic modeling programs
• Project management of relevant projects
• Knowledge of the regulatory processes in Florida
• Understanding of local, state, and federal permitting
• Design of stormwater management systems, storm drain systems, open channel conveyance, culvert analysis, bridge hydraulics, and floodplain compensation
• Production of contract roadway plans to be submitted to FDOT, Florida's Turnpike, and other municipalities