Senior Transportation Hydraulics Engineer

HDR; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Senior Hydraulics Engineer in Tampa, FL to lead a multidisciplinary hydraulics and water resources design team. You will provide strategic direction for projects ranging from small enhancements to large, complex programs, ensuring schedules, budgets and regulatory compliance are met.

Responsibilities include overseeing technical delivery, mentoring staff, leading design reviews, and contributing to business development with clients and proposals.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in water resources or related discipline.
• Strong leadership, planning, mentoring and staff management.
• Project experience and relationships with local DOT and municipal clients.
• Advanced knowledge of stormwater engineering concepts and H&H modeling programs and ArcGIS.
• Ability to work in the office for collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical project delivery with profitability focus and quality control.
• Recruit, train, mentor, and manage staff for professional growth.
• Lead a multidisciplinary hydraulics and water resources design team.
• Provide strategic direction for infrastructure projects from small to large.
• Lead design and delivery: scope, budgeting, scheduling, client coordination.
• Prepare and review hydraulic design deliverables including analyses and permits.
• Collaborate with clients and teams to maintain schedules and budgets.
• Represent the organization in QA/QC and professional forums.

Skills

Leadership

Planning

Mentoring

Staff management

Project management

Water resources concepts

Stormwater engineering

Education

Master's degree in water resources or related discipline

Tools

ArcGIS

Job description

Senior Hydraulics Engineer Responsibilities

• Assisting in the development of strategic planning, providing oversight of technical project delivery with a focus on profitability, overseeing quality control, and assisting with staff development and morale.
• Participate in staff recruitment and train, mentor, and manage personnel fostering professional growth and verifying high-quality work through technical reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Serving as a senior technical leader within a multidisciplinary hydraulic and water resources design team.
• Provide strategic direction and oversight for infrastructure projects ranging from small-scale improvements to large, complex, multi-phase programs.
• Lead project design and delivery efforts, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, and client coordination, confirming alignment with project goals and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical design and leadership in the preparation and review of hydraulic design deliverables, including hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, bridge hydraulic and scour assessments, roadway drainage design, erosion and sediment control, water quality and attenuation systems, and permitting.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to maintain project schedules and budgets, and support business development initiatives through proposal preparation and client engagement.
• Contribute to the advancement of the best internal practices, participate in quality assurance/quality control processes, and represent the organization in professional forums, conferences, and industry committees.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in water resources or related discipline.
• Strong leadership, planning, mentoring and staff management experience.
• Project experience and existing relationships with local DOT and municipal clients.
• Advanced knowledge of stormwater engineering concepts and H&H modeling programs and ArcGIS.
• Ability to work in the office to allow for collaboration.

Required Qualifications

• Assisting in the development of strategic planning, providing oversight of technical project delivery with a focus on profitability, overseeing quality control, and assisting with staff development and morale.
• Participate in staff recruitment and train, mentor, and manage personnel fostering professional growth and verifying high-quality work through technical reviews and knowledge sharing.
• Serving as a senior technical leader within a multidisciplinary hydraulic and water resources design team.
• Provide strategic direction and oversight for infrastructure projects ranging from small-scale improvements to large, complex, multi-phase programs.
• Lead project design and delivery efforts, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, and client coordination, confirming alignment with project goals and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical design and leadership in the preparation and review of hydraulic design deliverables, including hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, bridge hydraulic and scour assessments, roadway drainage design, erosion and sediment control, water quality and attenuation systems, and permitting.
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to maintain project schedules and budgets, and support business development initiatives through proposal preparation and client engagement.
• Contribute to the advancement of the best internal practices, participate in quality assurance/quality control processes, and represent the organization in professional forums, conferences, and industry committees.

Primary Location: United States-Florida-Tampa
Other Locations: United States-Florida-Fort Lauderdale
Industry: Highway + Road
Schedule: Full-time
Employee Status: Regular
BusinessClass: Transportation Hydraulics
Job Posting: Jul 1, 2026

HDR is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest, and conviction records.