Civil Engineer - Water Resources

Kimley-Horn; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional Retirement Plan

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Time Off

Financial Wellness

Professional Development

Family-Friendly Benefits

Job summary

Kimley-Horn's Savannah office is looking for a Civil Engineer with over 4 years of experience to join their Surface Water team. The role involves supporting water resource projects, including hydraulic modeling and technical writing.

Qualifications include a P.E. License (or ability to obtain one). Kimley-Horn offers excellent benefits such as health coverage, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant engineering design experience.
• Ability to obtain a P.E. License within 12 months.
• Positive attitude and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Support water resources practice working with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Prepare hydraulic/hydrology studies and design plans.
• Technical writing for feasibility studies and regulatory submittals.

Skills

Hydrologic/hydraulic analysis

AutoCAD

ArcGIS

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Education

Professional Engineering (P.E.) License

Tools

HEC-RAS

SWMM

HydroCAD

StormCAD

Job description

Overview

Kimley-Horn's Savannah, Georgia (GA) office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join their Surface Water team!

Responsibilities

• Support our growing water resources practice and will require working with multi-disciplinary teams for a variety of existing and new public and private clients
• Work in a dynamic team environment on a range of projects including surface water management studies, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, analysis and design, flood studies, bridge hydraulics, green infrastructure planning and design
• Prepare Hydraulic/Hydrology studies, drainage reports, design documents, and design plans and specifications for water resources projects
• Technical writing in the form of memorandums, feasibility studies, regulatory submittals (including CLOMR/LOMR submittals to FEMA), and master plans
• Assist with developing scopes of work and associated budgets
• Watershed master planning, stormwater master planning
• Report or planning level documents CIP development
• This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team of engineers and designers on a variety of projects
• You will flourish on both building meaningful internal and external professional relationships
• You will work closely and collaboratively with other industry leading professionals, various jurisdictions, and contractors

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant engineering design experience
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) License (or ability to obtain within 12 months)
• Experience with AutoCAD, ArcGIS, HydroCAD, SWMM, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, StormCAD, and other related hydrologic/hydraulic analysis and design software
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Positive attitude, self-motivated; sense of urgency to produce high quality work
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Entrepreneurial spirit with the potential/desire to lead a practice and manage clients and a team
• This is not a remote position

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit‑sharing contribution.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low‑cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half‑day Fridays.
• Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance‑based bonuses.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• Family‑Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.