Entry-Level Water Resources Engineer: Stormwater & Hydraulics

STV, Inc.; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

STV invites an entry-level Water Resources Engineering Specialist to join our South Carolina team. Working with project managers and licensed engineers, you will support drainage improvements, stormwater management, and hydrologic/hydraulic analyses for SCDOT, municipal, and transportation clients.

This hybrid role offers hands-on design experience and exposure to multidisciplinary transportation projects, with opportunities for professional development using MicroStation, ORD, StormCAD, ArcGIS

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline with coursework in hydrology and water resources.
• Foundational understanding of stormwater drainage, hydrology, hydraulics, and engineering design principles.
• Ability to prepare accurate technical calculations and documentation, with strong written communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to learn applicable DOT and municipal design standards and travel approximately 15% regionally.

Responsibilities

• Assist with drainage and stormwater design for roadway, bridge, culvert, intersection, and municipal infrastructure projects.
• Develop drainage plans, profiles, details, calculations, and construction-level plan sheets using MicroStation and OpenRoads Designer, including drainage modeling tools such as StormCAD.
• Support hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and the preparation of culvert/bridge studies, stormwater management reports, floodplain analyses, and other technical reports.
• Assist with stormwater permitting documentation, NPDES/MS4 compliance, and application of SCDOT and local drainage standards, specs, and QA/QC procedures.
• Prepare supporting quantities, specifications, engineer's cost estimates, and inputs to scopes of work and schedules.
• Coordinate drainage designs with roadway, structures, utilities, MOT, environmental, and other disciplines; participate in meetings.
• Perform design checks, respond to review comments, and help deliver on schedules and budgets.
• Participate in field visits, data collection, and related engineering duties.

Skills

Stormwater design

Hydrology & hydraulics

Technical calculations

Written communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

EIT certification eligible

Tools

MicroStation

OpenRoads Designer

StormCAD

Geopak

ArcGIS Pro

SWMM (PC/XP)

HY-8

HEC-HMS

HEC-RAS

Job description

STV invites an entry-level Water Resources Engineering Specialist to join our South Carolina team. Working with project managers and licensed engineers, you will support drainage improvements, stormwater management, and hydrologic/hydraulic analyses for SCDOT, municipal, and transportation clients.

This hybrid role offers hands-on design experience and exposure to multidisciplinary transportation projects, with opportunities for professional development using MicroStation, ORD, StormCAD, ArcGIS