Water Resources Department Leader – NYC

Dewberry; New York (NY); On-site; USD 220,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Dewberry is seeking a Department Manager (Associate Vice President/Vice President) to lead the Water Resources group in our New York City, NY office. This role focuses on growth, leadership, and delivering complex water resources projects for top-tier clients in the NYC metro area.

The ideal candidate has proven technical expertise in water resources engineering, proposal development, marketing, and business development, with strong leadership and client relationship skills.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Civil Engineering with emphasis in water resources/environmental engineering.
• Knowledge of USACE, FEMA, NYCDEP, NYSDEC standards and procedures for design.
• Professional Engineer license and reciprocity eligibility.
• Experience writing proposals and leading client presentations for New York clients.
• Strong interpersonal and effective leadership skills.
• Experience using H&H modeling programs such as Infoworks ICM, MIKE, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SWMM.
• CFD knowledge is a plus.
• Coastal engineering knowledge is a plus.
• Ability to QA/QC using standards and checklists.

Responsibilities

• Grow, mentor, and develop a team of 15 to 20 water resources and coastal engineering professionals.
• Develop and execute strategies aligned with enterprise growth goals.
• Conduct business development activities and opportunity capture planning, proposal writing, and oversight.
• Staff project teams with the right number and type of skill sets to contribute to successful delivery.
• Develop strong client relationships.
• Manage, lead, execute, and provide technical support for resilience, water resources, and hazard mitigation projects.
• Serve as Contract Manager and/or Project Manager and/or Engineer of Record on complex multi-disciplinary projects.
• Become QA/QC champion for the water resources and climate resilience team.
• Collaborate proactively and productively with other groups and company offices across the Northeast and national programs operations units.

Skills

Leadership

Proposal writing

Client presentations

People management

Communication

Education

BS/MS in Civil Engineering

Tools

Infoworks ICM

MIKE

HEC-HMS

HEC-RAS

SWMM

Job description

Dewberry is seeking a Department Manager (Associate Vice President/Vice President) to lead the Water Resources group in our New York City, NY office. This role focuses on growth, leadership, and delivering complex water resources projects for top-tier clients in the NYC metro area.

The ideal candidate has proven technical expertise in water resources engineering, proposal development, marketing, and business development, with strong leadership and client relationship skills.