Job Details

Who We Are

Client is a recognized professional services design firm providing civil engineering, water resources engineering, landscape architecture, sports and recreation, land planning, surveying and mapping, and physical site security design to a broad spectrum of market sectors and clients. What makes Client unique is the wide range of municipal, state, federal and private sector clients we serve. These projects range from once in a lifetime, mixed-use projects of enormous scale to smaller scale projects that provide an excellent opportunity for engineers to develop as professionals.

Client has a proven track record of working with federal agencies, such as the DOD, USACE, NAVFAC, Client, GSA, NIH, NPS, WHS, VA, Smithsonian, and others. Additionally, we work with numerous local municipalities and state agencies, in addition to K-12 schools and higher education universities. Our private sector work includes a vast land development portfolio comprised of large mixed-use campuses, data centers, residential subdivisions, multi-family developments, retail, and industrial projects.

Client has a dedicated Water Resources Team, providing services in the following areas: stormwater management design, floodplain analysis and permitting, dam breach analysis and permitting, municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permitting, stormwater construction inspections, and stormwater operation and maintenance program.

This Opportunity

Client is seeking a Water Resources Senior Project Manager to join our Water Resources Team within our Chantilly, VA office. This individual will work directly with the Director of Water Resources to manage team operations and projects in all the water resources services offerings.

This individual will have the experience to oversee a wide variety of water resources projects of varying scales and complexities and assist with managing a talented group of project managers and design engineers. This individual will be responsible for performing QA/QC on our projects and advancing our team design processes. This individual will also be responsible for supporting contract management responsibilities, such as writing proposals, additional work authorizations, billing, business development, and general client management. This individual must have a strong foundation in design and management of stormwater management, floodplains, and dams in Virginia, with preferred additional experience in Maryland and DC.

General Job Responsibilities

• Review of stormwater management concept plans and construction documents
• Review of H&H models for floodplain and dam modeling
• Review of technical reports and permit applications
• QA / QC of construction documents, permit applications, certifications, and other project deliverables
• Research regulatory codes, manuals, and standards
• Project and client management
• Development of schedules and workplans
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Managing multiple team members
• Coordination with internal and external teams
• Meet and coordinate with regulators to address comments and facilitate approval
• Lead construction administration
• Contract management (proposal, AWAs, billing, negotiation)
• Perform other duties as required

• A minimum of 10+ years of related professional experience
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, or similar degree
• Professional Engineer license (VA) with ability to obtain in other states as required
• Previous experience with managing teams of multiple engineers
• Self-motivated individual that can handle multiple projects & responsibilities while helping the firm's water resources practice grow and develop
• Ability to adapt to varying regulatory standards among many jurisdictions.
• Strong communication, writing, and organizational skills
• Strong quality control skills and attention to detail

• Expert mathematical/analytical skills

• Proficiency with H & H modeling software such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, HEC-1, HY-8, Flowmaster

• Proficiency with ArcMap, or similar
• Proficiency with Autocad