Floodplain Engineer

Taylor Engineering; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Training and tuition reimbursement

Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)

Flexible scheduling

Paid holidays

Job summary

Taylor Engineering is seeking motivated early-career professionals for the role of Floodplain Engineer in Jacksonville, FL. This position offers the chance to support efforts to reduce flood risks and protect communities while receiving training in hydrology, hydraulics, GIS, and floodplain management. Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in relevant fields and demonstrate interest in water resources and analysis. Join a team dedicated to impactful projects and enjoy a supportive environment focused on professional development and work-life balance. Excellent benefits and career growth opportunities await in a nationally recognized firm.

Qualifications

• A qualified candidate will possess the following: A bachelor's degree in Environmental Science; Geography; Geomatics; Urban or Regional Planning; Civil, Coastal, or Environmental Engineering; or a related field.
• Experience or coursework in water resources, floodplain management, GIS, or environmental modeling (0–5 years preferred).
• Interest in hydrologic/hydraulic modeling, geospatial data, floodplain mapping, and infrastructure planning.
• Curiosity, teamwork, and a desire to build technical depth and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with data and projects covering the full range of the United States – this is a nationwide program – every assignment brings a new landscape, ensuring variety and ongoing learning.
• Review Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) requests to evaluate proposed changes to flood hazard data.
• Analyze hydrologic, hydraulic, and/or coastal models for technical soundness.
• Contribute to GIS mapping, data analysis, and technical documentation.
• Support community resilience, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable infrastructure planning.
• Communicate findings clearly with project stakeholders.
• Learn industry-standard tools and contribute to a collaborative, mission-driven team.

Skills

Hydrologic modeling

GIS

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science

Degree in Geography

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

HEC-HMS

HEC-RAS

ArcGIS

Job description

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Taylor Engineering is seeking motivated early-career professionals with backgrounds in engineering, environmental science, geography, urban or regional planning, or related disciplines to join our nationally recognized MT-2 floodplain mapping team onsite in Jacksonville, Florida or Tampa, Florida. As a Floodplain Engineer, you’ll be supporting our Nation’s efforts to reduce flood risk and protect communities nationwide. This is an excellent opportunity to receive real-world training in hydrology, hydraulics, GIS, and floodplain management, while helping shape the maps that inform disaster planning, insurance, and infrastructure decisions across the U.S.

As part of our MT-2 team, you’ll work on projects spanning coastlines, rivers, and floodplains in every corner of the United States. You’ll never be stuck doing the same thing—each case brings new challenges, new places, and new opportunities to grow your skills.

This is more than a job — it’s an opportunity to be mentored by top coastal and water resource professionals, contribute to high-impact national work, and build a meaningful, long-term career.

Due to federal contract requirements, only U.S. citizens will be considered for this position. Candidates on student and/or work visas or other authorizations (e.g., OPT, H1B, GreenCards/permanent residency) are not eligible.

As a member of our MT-2 team, you will:

• Work with data and projects covering the full range of the United States – this is a nationwide program – every assignment brings a new landscape, ensuring variety and ongoing learning.
• Review Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) requests to evaluate proposed changes to flood hazard data.
• Analyze hydrologic, hydraulic, and/or coastal models for technical soundness.
• Contribute to GIS mapping, data analysis, and technical documentation.
• Support community resilience, disaster risk reduction, and sustainable infrastructure planning.
• Communicate findings clearly with project stakeholders.
• Learn industry-standard tools and contribute to a collaborative, mission-driven team.
• Grow your career.

Requirements

A qualified candidate will possess the following:

• A bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science; Geography; Geomatics; Urban or Regional Planning; Civil, Coastal, or Environmental Engineering; or a related field.
• Experience or coursework in water resources, floodplain management, GIS, or environmental modeling (0–5 years preferred).
• Interest in hydrologic/hydraulic modeling, geospatial data, floodplain mapping, and infrastructure planning.
• Curiosity, teamwork, and a desire to build technical depth and analytical skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen (required for federal work).

Preferred Candidate Characteristics

• Familiarity with H&H modeling tools like HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, HEC-RAS 2D, FLO-2D, SWMM, ICPR, or MIKE series tools and/or coastal modeling tools like ADCIRC, CSHORE, or WHAFIS.
• Working knowledge of ArcGIS / ArcGIS Pro.
• Strong writing and communication skills.

Who are we?

Here at Taylor Engineering, we are a team. We succeed together. We are a group of professionals in a business casual, team member-focused environment. We support career growth and personal development. We work hard, and we play hard—doing both while always upholding our Vision and Values. We are servant leaders, seeking to help our clients and the community at large. Still not convinced? The Jacksonville Business Journal recently named us a 2024 Best Places to Work.

You are not a number at Taylor and our benefit plans show we take care of our people. From flextime to playtime and from the boardroom to the classroom, you’ll find a slew of policies and programs designed to benefit you. We offer medical and dental at no cost to the employee, vision, group life, medical leave, short- and long-term disability, accrued paid leave, 401k, as well as…

• Generous PTO
• Licensure, training, continuing education, and tuition reimbursement
• Participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
• Flextime scheduling and work from home options
• Seven paid holidays and two floating holidays
• Wellness incentives and monthly fitness reimbursement
• Health savings account and flexible spending account options
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability

Taylor Engineering, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Analyst, and Quality Assurance

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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