Senior Water Resources Engineer

📍 St. Louis, MO | Hybrid Schedule (3 Days In Office / 2 Days Remote)

💰 $100,000 - $130,000+ DOE | Paid Overtime | Annual Bonus

Are you a Water Resources Engineer who enjoys solving complex drainage and stormwater challenges but feels buried within a large corporate structure?

My client is a highly respected civil engineering consulting firm with nearly 30 years of success and a reputation for delivering transportation, municipal, drainage, and water resources projects across the Midwest and Southeast. With approximately 70 employees across multiple offices, they've built a culture that combines the stability of an established consultancy with the accessibility and flexibility of a much smaller firm.

Unlike many larger organizations, you'll have direct access to senior leadership and company ownership, opportunities to influence projects from start to finish, and the ability to grow your career based on your contributions rather than simply waiting for the next title change.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

✅ Direct exposure to company ownership and leadership

✅ Flat organizational structure with no layers of bureaucracy

✅ Paid overtime - a rare offering in consulting engineering

✅ Strong year-end bonus program tied to company performance

✅ Tight-knit team environment where your work is highly visible

✅ Hybrid flexibility with a healthy work-life balance

✅ Long-term career growth and increased project ownership

✅ Opportunity to work closely with transportation, bridge, structures, and municipal teams

✅ Stable backlog of public-sector work with repeat clients

✅ Collaborative culture where teams actively support one another

The Opportunity

The Water Resources group is a growing and important part of the business. This role offers the chance to become a key technical contributor within a specialized team focused on:

• Stormwater management
• Drainage analysis and design
• Culvert design
• Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling
• Stormwater studies
• Transportation drainage projects
• Municipal infrastructure improvements

This position is particularly well suited to an engineer who enjoys remaining hands-on technically while taking on greater project responsibility and influence over time.

What You'll Be Doing

• Perform hydrologic and hydraulic analyses
• Develop stormwater management and drainage solutions
• Prepare design plans, reports, calculations, and technical documentation
• Support transportation and infrastructure projects requiring drainage design
• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, and agency stakeholders
• Ensure designs meet regulatory and client requirements
• Contribute to project delivery from concept through final design

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
• PE License strongly preferred
• 5-15+ years of water resources experience
• Strong background in stormwater and drainage design
• Experience with hydraulic and hydrologic modeling
• Transportation drainage or bridge drainage experience is highly desirable
• AutoCAD Civil 3D and/or MicroStation experience
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation

• Competitive base salary: $100,000 - $130,000+
• Annual salary reviews
• Strong discretionary year-end bonus program
• Sign-on bonus available for exceptional candidates
• Paid overtime

Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule
• 4 weeks PTO
• Up to 5 weeks PTO for senior professionals
• 8 paid holidays
• 2 weeks paid parental leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid short and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) with 3% company contribution regardless of employee contribution
• Professional development and licensing support
• Professional organization memberships

Who Would Thrive Here?

This opportunity is ideal for a PE licensed Water Resources Engineer who enjoys technical work, wants greater visibility within an organization, and prefers a collaborative, employee-focused environment over a large corporate hierarchy. You'll have the chance to work directly with decision-makers, take ownership of meaningful projects, and help shape the future of a growing water resources practice.

If you're looking for a role where your technical expertise will be valued, your contributions will be noticed, and your career can continue to grow, this could be an excellent next step.