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Dewberry · 1 day ago

Deputy Water Department Manager

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$155K/yr - $224K/yr

15+ years exp

Dewberry is a leading professional services firm seeking a Deputy Water Department Manager to lead a team of water resources engineers. The role involves managing complex planning and engineering projects related to stormwater infrastructure and flood resilience, while also supporting business development and client management in the New York area.

ConsultingInformation Technology

No H1B

Responsibilities

Support Water Department leadership to lead a team of water resources and coastal engineering professionals that delivers multi-disciplinary projects

Candidate should be able to perform engineering analysis; develop preliminary and detailed designs of water infrastructure including, but not limited to, green infrastructure, BMPs, hydraulic control structures, drainage conveyance system, pump stations, flood control system and others; write specifications; and develop construction documents

Serve as water resources engineer of record on projects

Perform project management and contract management activities including supporting client management activities for several key New York and national clients

Develop strong client relationships

Lead multi-disciplinary teams of professionals on planning and design related projects

Lead strategy and capture planning on pursuits for stormwater and flood resilience related planning and design projects

Manage, lead, execute, and/or provide technical support for resilience, water resources, and hazard mitigation projects within the municipal, regional, and federal markets

Communicate with clients, establish goals and objectives for project teams, and schedule and coordinate resources to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the performance expectations of the client

Become a mentor for Project Managers, Project Engineers, Staff Engineers and Graduate Engineers

Become QA/QC champion for the water resources and climate resilience team

Qualification

Water resources engineeringBusiness developmentProject managementProfessional Engineer LicenseGISCAD programsH&H modeling programsTechnical writingPeople managementQA/QC knowledgeCommunication skills

Required

BS or MS degree preferably in Civil Engineering (with an emphasis in water resources and/or environmental engineering)

15+ years of experience in water resources (hydrology and hydraulic modeling), green infrastructure, conveyance system, stormwater infrastructure design, flood resilience, and flood control system components

Professional Engineer License and ability to apply for reciprocity in various states

Demonstrated experience as an engineer of record for built projects

Experience with people management

Progressive experience conducting business development and project delivery for stormwater and flood resilience projects in urban environments (coastal, riverine/fluvial and pluvial)

Knowledge of USACE, FEMA, NYCDEP, NYSDEC and similar agencies standards and procedures for design

Candidate must have strong technical writing and communication skills

Experience using GIS and CAD programs such as ESRI ArcGIS, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microstation and others

Experience using H&H modeling programs such as Infoworks ICM, MIKE, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SWMM and others

Knowledge of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), is a plus

Knowledge of coastal engineering is a plus

Knowledge to perform QA/QC using various standards and checklists

A clean driving record is required