Mid/Senior Drainage Engineer

Rinker Design Associates; Fredericksburg (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K Retirement Plan

HSA

FSA

Paid time off

Job summary

Rinker Design Associates, LLC (RDA) is seeking a Drainage Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join our team in Virginia. The role focuses on designing drainage systems for transportation projects, ensuring compliance with VDOT, state and federal requirements.

The candidate will perform hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, coordinate with civil/transportation engineers and prepare technical reports for project submissions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Eng.
• 4+ years of drainage design experience.
• PE license or EIT with intent to obtain PE within 1 year.
• Experience with hydraulic modelling software and VDOT standards.

Responsibilities

• Design stormwater management systems, culverts, storm drains and drainage structures for roadways/bridges per applicable standards.
• Manage hydraulic design elements on Transportation projects for VDOT and locality tasks.
• Assist with environmental compliance and regulatory requirements (MS4, floodplain, stormwater).
• Review and design erosion and sediment control per VDOT/State/local rules.
• Coordinate drainage designs with engineers, contractors and VDOT personnel.
• Prepare drainage calculations and technical reports for project submission.

Skills

Hydraulics understanding

Strong communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil/Environmental Eng

Tools

Ensoft

HY-8

MicroStation

OpenRoads Designer

HEC-RAS

SWMM

HEC-HMS

TR-55

TR-20

Job description

Compensation: $110,000 - $160,000 / year

Department: Transportation

Location: Fredericksburg, VA

Compensation: $110,000 - $160,000 / year

Description

Rinker Design Associates, LLC (RDA) is seeking a skilled Drainage Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join our dynamic team in Manassas, Fredericksburg, Glen Allen, Virginia Beach or Waynesboro.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and performing supporting drainage analysis for stormwater conveyance systems on transportation projects, ensuring compliance with VDOT, State, Local and Federal design requirements or regulations specific to drainage design, stormwater management, and floodplains.

What You'll Do:

• Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design: Design stormwater management systems, culverts, storm drains, and other drainage structures for roadways, highways, and bridges, in compliance with VDOT/Federal/State/Local design requirements.
• Project Management-Discipline Specific: Hydraulics: Manage the overall hydraulic design related elements on a wide-range of Transportation-type projects for VDOT and Locality managed tasks. Projects will range from Interstate widening/Interchange projects, bridge replacement/widenings, and drainage improvement projects.
• Environmental Compliance: Knowledgeable to assist the Design Team to navigate through applicable Federal, State, and Local Environmental Compliance regulations. Including Stormwater Management, Floodplain Management, Streams/Wetlands, MS4, Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, etc. Holding an active and applicable Environmental Certifications would be a plus.
• Erosion and Sediment Control: Knowledgeable to perform review, design, and field construction inspection of Erosion and Sediment Control, in accordance with VDOT, State, and local requirements and regulations.
• Collaboration: Coordinate with civil and transportation engineers, contractors, and VDOT personnel to integrate drainage designs with overall project objectives.
• Technical Reporting: Prepare detailed engineering reports, drainage calculations, and technical documents for VDOT project submission.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in drainage design.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer-In-Training (EIT) with the intent to obtain PE licensure within 1 years.
• Proficiency in hydraulic modeling software, such as Ensoft, HY-8, MicroStation, and OpenRoads Designer.
• Knowledge and experience using HEC-RAS, SWMM, HEC-HMS, TR-55, TR-20 would be a plus.
• Solid understanding of VDOT drainage design standards, regulations, and construction.
• Solid understanding of Virginia Stormwater Management and Erosion and Sediment Control design standards, regulations, and constructability.
• Strong, proactive communication skills to collaborate and work with multidisciplinary teams.

Why Join RDA?

We offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan; Roth Contributions
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability
• Paid time off, including 8 federal holidays + 1 floating holiday
• Parental leave
• Professional/career development tracks
• Positive work/life balance

RDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug-free workplace.

Applicants that require an employment visa sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered.