Regional Hydraulics & Hydrology Practice Lead

Ramboll; City of Utica (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ramboll is seeking a Hydraulics and Hydrology Practice Manager to lead the Water Infrastructure & Climate Adaptation group in the Americas. The role requires advanced hydraulics/hydrology expertise, PE registration, and 15+ years in consulting, with a focus on drainage basins, watershed management, and flood resiliency across multiple regional offices.

You will guide technical delivery, grow staff capabilities, and pursue client opportunities while aligning with Ramboll's commitment to

Qualifications

• PE certification/registration required.
• B.S. in Water Resources or Civil Engineering, or higher.
• 15+ years in consulting experience.
• Expert hydraulics and hydrology; experience with open channel, surface flow, and conduit modeling (InfoWorks ICM, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, SWMM).
• Experience with local, state and federal stormwater and floodplain permitting.
• Experience in H&H teams and supporting sewer conveyance, stormwater, green infrastructure, flood resiliency, watershed management.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical, project delivery, and financial oversight to project teams.
• Provides hydraulic discipline leadership and vision for staff.
• Finds opportunities for continual improvement in our business processes.
• Demonstrates ability to obtain repeat business from existing clients and serves as a trusted advisor.
• Coaches project team members to develop their project performance and technical skills.
• Develops project scope, schedule and budget, and assembles/manages project team/resources with technical proficiency.
• Leads or assists in pursuing business development across service lines, sectors, accounts and growth initiatives.
• Engages in client development, cross-market, cross-service line and cross geography collaboration.
• Directs or manages the development, planning, execution and quality assurance of medium to large hydraulic studies focused on drainage basins, watersheds, and stormwater systems.

Skills

PE license

Hydraulics & Hydrology

Project leadership

Client development

Open channel hydraulics

Education

PE certification/registration

B.S. in Water Resources or Civil Engineering

Tools

InfoWorks ICM

HEC-RAS

HEC-HMS

SWMM

Job description

Ramboll is seeking a Hydraulics and Hydrology Practice Manager to lead the Water Infrastructure & Climate Adaptation group in the Americas. The role requires advanced hydraulics/hydrology expertise, PE registration, and 15+ years in consulting, with a focus on drainage basins, watershed management, and flood resiliency across multiple regional offices.

You will guide technical delivery, grow staff capabilities, and pursue client opportunities while aligning with Ramboll's commitment to