Senior Technical Manager - Drainage and Stormwater

WSP USA; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP USA seeks a Senior Technical Manager, Drainage and Stormwater, to lead the delivery of drainage design projects in the Mid-Atlantic. You will manage cross-functional teams, perform professional civil engineering tasks, and mentor staff while engaging with regulatory agencies and clients to secure permits.

You’ll leverage OpenRoads, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and HEC-RAS to develop sustainable, compliant solutions for flood control and stormwater management in VA and nearby regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Water Resources Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Professional Engineer license required; Virginia, Maryland and/or DC licenses preferred.
• 10+ years in A/E/C with client-facing water resources background.

Responsibilities

• Lead drainage design, stormwater management, and H&H modeling across multiple projects.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary design and project delivery.
• Review and approve design plans ensuring compliance with codes and data integrity.
• Mentor junior staff in advanced drainage design and Virginia/local requirements.
• Manage budgets, hours, and task completion across cross-functional teams.
• Engage with regulators and clients, facilitating permitting and coordination.

Skills

Project management

Civil engineering

Hydrology & hydraulics

Communication skills

Regulatory coordination

QA/QC

Mentoring

Team leadership

Multi-disciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Water Resources Engineering

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Master’s Degree (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

MicroStation

OpenRoads

PondPack

HEC-RAS

ArcGIS

Bluebeam

Job description

This Opportunity

Manage projects with our Mid-Atlantic Civil and Drainage Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges.

Job Description

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring the right people to be part of our future-focused business objectives. Our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to build communities and expand our skylines. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Technical Manager - Drainage and Stormwater for our Herndon, Virginia or Washington D.C, office. The successful candidate will manage the delivery of multiple drainage and stormwater design projects and hydrologic and have experience with hydraulic (H&H) studies for stormwater management, conveyance systems, resilient infrastructure, and flood control in Virginia and throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. This is an excellent management position in an internationally recognized global firm in a field designated for rapid growth.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform professional civil engineering on roadway, stormwater, and site projects for multiple federal, state, and local clients. Provide engineering services and project/task management of drainage design, stormwater management, flood control and H&H modeling. Local and state experience on drainage and stormwater management design projects is preferred.

• Coordinate complex multi-disciplinary traditional design and alternative delivery projects.

• Coordinate, review and approve design plans, ensuring data integrity and work is compliant with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.

• Mentor younger staff in the development of their design skills, including in the latest drainage and stormwater design focused on Virginia and local requirements.

• Permitting, public participation, and coordinating/interacting with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner.

• Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams in executing projects including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, and task completion.

• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future ready solutions for clients.

• Remain current in latest drainage and stormwater standards and water resources engineering techniques.

• Support business development activities in the region, including contributing to proposals, interviews and other pursuit activities.

• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies.

• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Talent is the essence of meeting our client’s objectives, goals and challenges. If this sounds like a fit for you, we’d love to have that first discussion of you joining our team.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Water Resources Engineering or closely related discipline.

• Professional Engineer license required. Virginia, Maryland and/or District of Columbia P.E. licenses preferred.

• 10+ years of relevant post-education experience in the A/E/C industry with a technical client-facing background in the water resources sector.

• Experience in water resources engineering including with hydraulic modeling of open-channel and closed conduit systems.

• The ability to manage several projects concurrently, provide senior-level input and evaluation on projects, and serve as technical manager.

• Proficient knowledge of related engineering principles, practices, process, and the application to permitting and project work-related issues.

• Well-defined knowledge with Stormwater Management, Drainage, Hydrology & Hydraulics Design, Watershed Studies, Floodplain Delineation, etc.

• Experience with project and client development/relationship management.

• Proficient ability to coordinate with agency regulators and understand requirements.

• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.

• Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.

• Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.

• Proficient understanding of and well-defined experience with surface water analysis, hydrologic methodologies/models, hydraulic models, and with software tools for project delivery including AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, OpenRoads, PondPack, HEC-RAS, project collaboration software, Bluebeam and ArcGIS software.

• Demonstrates strong competence in critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.

• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subconsultants and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree or additional certifications in the above-referenced discipline

• Experience working with state/county/local/municipal clients in the Northern Virginia region.

• Virginia DEQ plan reviewer certification for stormwater management and/or erosion control.

• Working knowledge of roadway and utility design principles, practices, and processes.

Affiliations with professional societies and active industry and community involvement are highly desirable

WSP Benefits

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

Expected Salary (all locations): $143,600 - $213,200

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

Equal Opportunity Statement

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

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