Water Resources Engineer-Chicago

About the role

This Opportunity Provides technical support to engineering staff and project managers on stormwater, surface water, and water resources planning, analysis, and design. Focus areas include hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) modeling, stormwater management, and drainage system design.

Responsibilities

• Assists with the analysis and preliminary design of stormwater systems, including conveyance, detention/retention, water quality treatment, culverts, and open channels.
• Performs H&H modeling and develops supporting calculations for runoff, routing, storage, and hydraulic capacity.
• Contributes to stormwater management plans, drainage studies, and technical reports.
• Prepares clear and accurate documentation, including reports, exhibits, and calculations, with limited field involvement.
• Ensures work meets applicable standards and supports overall project delivery.
• Primarily supports water resources and stormwater design efforts, with additional support to multidisciplinary projects such as transportation, energy, and site development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, with a focus in Water Resources or closely related discipline.
• 1 to 3 years of relevant post education experience in water resources engineering.
• Knowledge of Hydrologic and Hydraulic (H&H) modeling software such as HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, HydroCAD, SWMM, FlowMaster, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with design and drafting software such as Civil 3D or OpenRoads Designer (ORD).
• Understanding of water resources engineering principles, including stormwater management, drainage design, open channel hydraulics, and floodplain analysis.
• Familiarity with stormwater regulations, permitting requirements, and design standards at the local, state, or federal level.
• Experience or exposure to preparing engineering calculations, technical reports, and supporting documentation for stormwater or drainage projects.
• Experience or exposure to developing figures, exhibits, and plan sheets to support engineering design and reporting.
• An analytical mindset with an ability to exercise sound judgement in evaluating situations and making decisions.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Capable self-leadership with attention to detail, accuracy, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Basic proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Prior stormwater/surface water design experience.
• A member of and/or actively participate in local professional practice organizations.

Qualifications

• Engineer in Training Certification.

Skills

• Technical writing.
• Office automation.
• Software.
• Technology.
• Math principles.
• Predictive models.
• Spreadsheets.

Benefits

• Medical.
• Dental.
• Vision.
• Disability.
• Life.
• Retail Savings.

Pay

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Flexible schedule to accommodate project-specific requirements.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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