Watershed Services (Stream Restoration) Manager

McCormick Taylor, Inc.; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No-deductible medical plans

Free vision and dental plans

Programs to enhance work-life balance

Flexible and hybrid work schedules

Job summary

A full-service civil engineering firm in Baltimore, MD, is seeking an experienced Manager/Sr. Manager for their Watershed Services team. The ideal candidate will have 12+ years of experience in stream restoration projects, strong skills in project management, and a collaborative approach. Responsibilities include leading design projects, managing teams, and interfacing with clients. The firm embraces hybrid work flexibility, offering a comprehensive benefits package to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 12+ professional years of experience.
• Experience with stream, wetland, and water quality initiatives.
• Experience completing MS4/TMDL credit calculations using Chesapeake Bay Program protocols is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental restoration design projects including stream and wetland restoration.
• Develop, manage, and QC reports, construction plans, and specifications.
• Supervise field work for geomorphic assessments.
• Lead local Watershed Services project teams, including client communication.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Written communication skills

Verbal communication skills

Critical thinking skills

Ability to work collaboratively

Ability to work independently

Project design experience

Project management experience

Field work experience

Education

B.S. or M.S. in a relevant engineering or science field

Tools

HEC-RAS

Bentley products (OpenRoads)

Hydrologic/ Hydraulic modeling

Job description

Who We Are

McCormick Taylor, Inc. is a full-service civil engineering firm providing creative design, planning, and environmental solutions to the challenges of everyday life. Since 1946, we’ve focused on our relationships with people—our employees, our clients, and the communities we serve. Our culture matters because our people matter. We strive to create pathways for career advancement that suit the individual. We embrace hybrid work flexibility and the cultural shift toward a greater work-life balance. We’ve grown over 75 years and 17 offices by building our team around people that share our passion for meaningful and impactful work.

Job Description

McCormick Taylor is seeking an experienced Manager/Sr. Manager for our Watershed Services team in our growing Baltimore, MD office. The role leads a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about their work. The ideal candidate has 12+ years of experience with design and management of stream restoration projects and other projects that support water quality and MS4 compliance, plus solid knowledge of fluvial geomorphology, sediment transport, stream ecology, and stream assessment principles. The candidate should have experience interfacing with Maryland state and municipal/county clients, managing work under local on-call contracts for environmental design services, and may include work in adjacent states and District of Columbia. Job title and compensation are commensurate with depth of design, project management, and leadership experience.

This Role’s Reach

The Watershed Services Manager will lead a team of junior and mid-level environmental designers and project managers performing assessment and design of small to large stream restoration projects, and other water quality projects, from conceptual design through development of advertisement packages for construction. The candidate will develop and maintain working relationships with local clients, manage contracts and team workload, develop proposals, and interface with our Water Resources and Natural Resources teams to partner on design and proposal efforts. The position involves office and occasional field work primarily in Maryland, DC, and northern Virginia, overseeing physical and biological field surveys of streams, evaluating existing conditions, conducting functional assessments, developing restoration design solutions, and overseeing environmental restoration construction. Some travel in the Mid‑Atlantic region is likely.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental restoration design projects (including but not limited to stream, wetland, and shoreline restoration projects)
• Development, project management, and QC of reports, construction plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates in support of design, assessment, and monitoring efforts
• Supervision and performance of field work including but not limited to geomorphic assessment, natural resource inventories, and watershed inventories and assessments
• Leadership of the local Watershed Services project teams, including mentorship, client communication and participation in marketing and business development

Job Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in a relevant engineering or science field (e.g., Civil, Environmental, Ecological, Biosystems). P.E. a plus but not required
• 12+ professional years of experience
• Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Ability to work both collaboratively in a team environment and independently
• Project design and management experience related to stream, wetland, living shoreline, and/or other water quality initiatives
• Experience performing field work for geomorphic assessments, stream functions assessment/ecological uplift potential, environmental construction oversight, and post‑construction monitoring
• Experience completing MS4/TMDL credit calculations using Chesapeake Bay Program protocols (preferred)
• Ability to work in physically challenging outdoor settings
• Experience working in the Mid‑Atlantic region (Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and Pennsylvania) (preferred)
• Experience with HEC‑RAS and other hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and analysis software (preferred)
• Experience developing engineering construction plans using Bentley products (OpenRoads, etc.) (preferred)

Benefits

We value your interest in our organization! At McCormick Taylor, our people are our greatest asset. If you join us, we hope for the opportunity to grow and succeed together. We offer an unparalleled, comprehensive benefits package—including no‑deductible medical plans, free vision and dental plans, programs to enhance work‑life balance, and flexible and hybrid work schedules.

Equal Opportunity Statement

McCormick Taylor is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strongly supports and celebrates the unique backgrounds of all our employees and our applicants. Our commitment to inclusion spans age, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, and physical and mental ability. We build a culture that promotes, supports, and values diverse backgrounds and voices of our employees so everyone feels welcome and can succeed. We strive to build a diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve.