Professional Engineer – Senior Drainage Engineer / Project Manager

Department: Transportation

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Spokane, WA

Reporting To: Jake Menard

Compensation: $105,000 - $150,000 / year

Description

What are the core responsibilities for the role?

• Managing and designing local flood control projects and performing engineering tasks, including regional flood control facility design, roadway drainage design, utilities coordination, hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, technical drainage report preparation, and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) review of various construction documents.
• Prepare clear and accurate studies, technical reports, construction plans, specifications, and cost estimates for a wide variety of transportation projects.
• Interface with clients, including federal, state, and local agencies.
• Ensure project compliance with AASHTO, FHWA, NEPA, USACE, DOT's, and local municipalities’ stormwater management guidelines and QA/QC protocols. 
• Support with client relations, stakeholder management, and sub-consultant coordination.
• Coordinate and conduct meetings with project stakeholders.
• Coordinate with office management and project managers to share resources
• Assist in proposal preparation, including oral presentations
• Coordinate and work within a team of project managers, design engineers, technicians, and support staff to successfully complete a variety of projects.
• Provide project oversight and schedule monitoring.
• Prepare scope and fee proposals, prepare oral presentations, track and manage project budgets and invoicing, prepare project schedules, and develop project work plans.
• Maintain strong client relationships with public agencies and local municipalities.
• Provide strategic technical leadership on drainage and stormwater design. 
• Take ownership of projects from start to finish and deliver innovative, resilient, cost-effective solutions 

Qualifications, Skills, and Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Professional Engineering (PE) licensure
• 5 – 15+ years of professional hydraulics design experience, including:
  • Design of roadway drainage and flood control facilities 
  • Design of erosion control and water control facilities
• Experience and relationships with transportation and flood control agencies are highly preferred.
• Knowledge and experience with Bentley ProjectWise, MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, AutoCAD Civil 3D, HEC-1, HEC-HMS, Power InRoads SS2, HEC-RAS, HY-8, FlowMaster, StormCAD, CulvertMaster, and other applicable software common to the field of drainage engineering.
• Familiar with DOT’s Standard Plans and Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction and experience with the procedures outlined in DOT's Plan Preparation Guide and Drainage Manual.
• Experience and understanding of local, regional, state, and federal plans preparation procedures, standards, guidelines, and design criteria.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Self-motivated with solid organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to interact with and work cooperatively with clients and multi-disciplinary team members.
• Ability to multitask while working on many projects at once.
• Willingness to work on projects locally or in workshare with other offices.
• Possess a proven history of meeting project deadlines and budgets.
• Experience in managing technical staff and project teams.
• A desire to grow personally and professionally with each project while working in a team environment to create designs and drawings supporting our client's overall project goal

Why would a candidate want this job?

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off
• 401(k): 50% match of contribution up to 6%
• Professional development opportunities including in-house training
• Paid professional organization membership and professional licensure