Stormwater Professional Engineer

The City of Fort Worth; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Pension plan

Professional development

Job summary

The City of Fort Worth is hiring a Stormwater Professional Engineer in the Development Services Department. You will work on flood studies, drainage analyses and permit reviews across multiple projects, ensuring compliance with city and FEMA requirements.

Minimum qualifications include a civil engineering degree, 4+ years in the field with 2+ years in Stormwater or Water Resources, and Texas PE licensure. After six months, enjoy 2 remote days per week or a hybrid schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in civil engineering or related field.
• 4 years of increasingly responsible civil engineering experience, including 2 years in Stormwater or Water Resources Engineering.
• Professional Engineer registration in Texas; if licensed elsewhere, obtain Texas registration within 6 months.
• Valid Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Review flood studies for conformance with FEMA and City criteria.
• Review drainage studies, subdivision plans, grading permits, and floodplain permits.
• Deliver exceptional customer experience with timely, clear communication and collaboration.
• Manage competing priorities and produce review deliverables on time and within budget.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across City departments, project teams, citizens, and agencies.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Budget management

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in civil engineering

Professional Engineer (Texas)

Tools

HEC-RAS

HEC-HMS

HY-8

EPA SWMM

XP-SWMM

PondPack

GIS

MS Office

Adobe Pro

Job description

Pay Range: $78,326 - $101,824 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, November 10, 2026

Workdays & Hours: After just six months, enjoy the freedom of2 days remote work each week or hybrid schedule! (subject to department approval and based on business needs)

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!

Exciting Opportunity Awaits!

Are you ready to make a true impact on the community? Are you looking for a job that offers the perfect balance between work and life? Look no further! The City of Fort Worth is hiring, and we want you to be part of our amazing team.

A Stormwater Professional Engineer job is available with the City of Fort Worth Development Services Department / Stormwater Division.

Potential projects you could be a part of include any of the below. How will you make a difference?

• Various development areas throughout the City of Fort Worth
  • Panther Island
  • Fort Worth Stockyards
  • Walsh Ranch
  • Numerous residential and commercial developments

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in civil engineering or a related field
• Four (4) years of increasingly responsible civil engineering experience, including two (2) years in Stormwater or Water Resources Engineering
• Possession of registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. If licensed in another state, continued employment will be contingent upon obtaining registration as a Professional Engineer within the State of Texas within six (6) months of employment
• Valid Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with preparing flood studies for submission to FEMA, including HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS models for LOMR, CLOMR, or CTP program submissions.
• Extensive knowledge of FEMA floodplain regulations, floodplain modelling best practices and FEMA modeling guidance, and floodplain permitting requirements.
• Experience with drainage and grading design, floodplain modelling, stormwater system modelling and planning, detention pond design, or subdivision infrastructure design.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), Adobe Pro, and geographic information systems (GIS)
• Proficiency with industry standard hydraulic and hydrologic modelling software. For example: HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, HY-8, EPA SWMM, XP-SWMM, PondPack, etc.
• Ability to effectively manage competing priorities and produce deliverables on time and within budget.
• Past municipal experience, especially development review work.
• Previously prepared and submitted stormwater management plans or flood studies to the City of Fort Worth.

The Stormwater Professional Engineer job responsibilities include:

• Review flood studies, that are submitted in support of LOMR, CLOMR, and floodplain development permits, for conformance with FEMA and City criteria.
• Review drainage studies, subdivision construction plans, grading permits, building permits and floodplain development permits for conformance to City ordinances and policies.
• Deliver an exceptional customer experience. This includes timely, clear and concise communication, and application of empathy, patience, humbleness and a sense of collaboration to customer interactions.
• Manage competing priorities and produce review deliverables on time and within budget.
• Coordinate with stakeholders in other City departments or teams, development project representatives, citizens, state and federal agencies.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

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As set forth in The City of Fort Worth’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

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