Senior Water Modeling & Planning Lead

Garver Engineering; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid professional memberships

Support for industry licenses

Continuing education opportunities

Wellness program

Job summary

Garver is seeking a Water Modeling & Planning Squad Leader for its WI-MAP Team in Texas, with oversight of engineers and project managers. The role focuses on hydraulic modeling, master planning, data analysis, and infrastructure evaluations across Texas, reporting to the WI-MAP Practice Area Leader and contributing to leadership and staffing needs.

The position requires a PE, ABET-accredited civil/environmental degree, and 8+ years in water infrastructure planning, including 2+ years in master

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, or related field from an ABET-accredited program.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE).
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in water/wastewater/stormwater infrastructure planning, including at least 2 years in master planning or hydraulic modeling.
• At least 2 years of experience mentoring and/or supervising engineering or technical staff.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and support a team of engineers and project managers.
• Provide technical guidance and review for modeling, planning, data analysis and infrastructure evaluation projects.
• Monitor workload and assign project responsibilities to ensure appropriate staff utilization.
• Support the development of scopes, schedules, budgets, and staffing plans for planning-phase projects.
• Ensure high-quality and timely delivery of water, wastewater and stormwater master plans, hydraulic models, and design support studies.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing, mentoring, and technical training opportunities for team members.
• Coordinate across departments to support seamless transitions from planning to design phases.
• Contribute to the preparation and quality control of proposals and planning deliverables.
• Review project metrics (budget, schedule, performance) and provide updates to leadership on a routine basis.

Skills

Team leadership

Project management

Verbal & written communication

Mentoring staff

Problem solving

Client interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Environmental Eng

PE license

ABET-accredited program

Tools

InfoWater Pro

InfoWorks ICM

WaterGEMS

SewerGEMS

Bentley software

Job description

Garver is seeking a Water Modeling & Planning Squad Leader for its WI-MAP Team in Texas, with oversight of engineers and project managers. The role focuses on hydraulic modeling, master planning, data analysis, and infrastructure evaluations across Texas, reporting to the WI-MAP Practice Area Leader and contributing to leadership and staffing needs.

The position requires a PE, ABET-accredited civil/environmental degree, and 8+ years in water infrastructure planning, including 2+ years in master