Senior Drainage Engineer – Transportation Hydraulics

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K with Roth

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Life & Disability

Job summary

Rinker Design Associates, LLC (RDA) seeks a Drainage Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join our team in Virginia. You will design stormwater systems and perform drainage analyses for transportation projects, ensuring compliance with VDOT and state/federal requirements.

The role requires PE or EIT intent, proficiency in hydraulic modeling tools such as HY-8, HEC-RAS, and OpenRoads; familiarity with TR-55, TR-20 is a plus.

Qualifications

• 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 intent to obtain licensure within 1 year.
• Proficiency in hydraulic modeling software such as Ensoftec, HY-8, MicroStation, and OpenRoads Designer.
• Knowledge of HEC-RAS, SWMM, HEC-HMS, TR-55, TR-20 is a plus.
• Strong understanding of VDOT drainage design standards and Virginia Stormwater/E&SCS rules.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Hydrologic and Hydraulic Design: design drainage systems for roadways, in compliance with requirements.
• Project Management: manage hydraulic design elements on transportation projects for VDOT and Localities.
• Environmental Compliance: assist with Federal/State/Local environmental regulations.
• Erosion and Sediment Control: review and inspect erosion control per regs; VDEQ cert is a plus.
• Collaboration: coordinate with engineers, contractors, and VDOT personnel.
• Technical Reporting: prepare drainage calculations and reports for VDOT submissions.

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or Environmental Engineering

Tools

Ensoftec

HY-8

MicroStation

OpenRoads Designer

HEC-RAS

SWMM

HEC-HMS

TR-55

TR-20

Job description

Rinker Design Associates, LLC (RDA) seeks a Drainage Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join our team in Virginia. You will design stormwater systems and perform drainage analyses for transportation projects, ensuring compliance with VDOT and state/federal requirements.

The role requires PE or EIT intent, proficiency in hydraulic modeling tools such as HY-8, HEC-RAS, and OpenRoads; familiarity with TR-55, TR-20 is a plus.