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WSP in the U.S. · 1 day ago

Drainage and Stormwater Senior Technical Manager

Herndon, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

WSP is a leading engineering and professional services firm dedicated to serving local communities. They are seeking a Drainage and Stormwater Senior Technical Manager to manage multiple drainage and stormwater design projects, ensuring compliance with regulations and mentoring junior staff.

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Responsibilities

Perform professional civil engineering on roadway, stormwater, and site projects for multiple federal, state, and local clients. Provide engineering services and project/task management of drainage design, stormwater management, flood control and H&H modeling. Local and state experience on drainage and stormwater management design projects is preferred

Coordinate complex multi-disciplinary traditional design and alternative delivery projects

Coordinate, review and approve design plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations

Mentor younger staff in the development of their design skills, including in the latest drainage and stormwater design focused on Virginia and local requirements

Permitting, public participation, and coordinating/interacting with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner

Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams in executing projects including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, and task completion

Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients

Remain current in latest drainage and stormwater standards and water resources engineering techniques

Support business development activities in the region, including contributing to proposals, interviews and other pursuit activities

Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies

Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs

Qualification

Civil EngineeringWater Resources EngineeringHydraulic ModelingStormwater ManagementVirginia PE LicenseAutoCADArcGISProject ManagementInterpersonal SkillsCommunication SkillsCritical ThinkingProblem SolvingLeadership

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Water Resources Engineering or closely related discipline

Professional Engineer license required

10+ years of relevant post-education experience in the A/E/C industry with a technical client-facing background in the water resources sector

Experience in water resources engineering including with hydraulic modeling of open-channel and closed conduit systems

The ability to manage several projects concurrently, provide senior-level input and evaluation on projects, and serve as technical manager

Proficient knowledge of related engineering principles, practices, process, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues

Well-defined knowledge with Stormwater Management, Drainage, Hydrology & Hydraulics Design, Watershed Studies, Floodplain Delineation, etc

Experience with project and client development/relationship management

Proficient ability to coordinate with agency regulators and understand requirements

Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience

Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment

Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC

Proficient understanding of and well-defined experience with surface water analysis, hydrologic methodologies/models, hydraulic models, and with software tools for project delivery including AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, OpenRoads, PondPack, HEC-RAS, project collaboration software, Bluebeam and ArcGIS software

Demonstrates strong competence in critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution

Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subconsultants and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently