Senior Transportation Water Resources Lead
Senior Transportation Water Resources Lead
Fairfax, VA | Hybrid Flexibility
I'm working with a highly respected engineering consulting firm that is looking to add a senior-level Water Resources Engineer to its Northern Virginia team. This is a leadership opportunity for someone who enjoys solving complex drainage and hydraulics challenges, guiding technical teams, and playing a major role in the delivery of transportation infrastructure projects across Virginia.
The position offers the chance to lead high-impact transportation drainage programs, mentor engineers, and serve as a key technical resource on projects involving stormwater management, floodplain analysis, stream stability, permitting, and hydraulic design. The team already has a strong transportation presence and is looking for someone who can help continue growing and strengthening its water resources capabilities throughout the region.
Compensation: $160,000 - $240,000+ depending on experience
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead hydrology and hydraulics efforts on major transportation and infrastructure projects
- Oversee stormwater management, drainage, floodplain, and stream analysis studies
- Provide technical leadership for project teams and review engineering deliverables
- Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, and client relationships
- Lead the preparation of drainage reports, permit documents, plans, specifications, and cost estimates
- Coordinate with transportation agencies, municipalities, and regulatory stakeholders
- Guide flood studies, scour analyses, stream stability evaluations, and resiliency planning efforts
- Mentor junior engineers and support team development
- Assist with client development, proposals, and strategic project pursuits
What They're Looking For
- Virginia PE license
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field
- 16+ years of experience in water resources, drainage, hydraulics, or transportation engineering
- Strong experience delivering transportation-related water resources projects
- Proven leadership experience managing technical teams and complex project delivery
- Strong understanding of permitting, stormwater regulations, and transportation design requirements
- Ability to build relationships with clients and agency stakeholders
- Excellent communication and project management skills
Technical Experience Desired
- Transportation drainage design
- Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling
- Stormwater management and BMP design
- Floodplain and FEMA studies
- CLOMR and LOMR coordination
- Stream stability and scour analysis
- Erosion and sediment control design
- Hydraulic Engineering Circulars (HEC) methodologies
- Regulatory permitting and agency coordination
- Preparation of plans, specifications, quantities, and technical reports
- HEC-RAS and other industry-standard modeling software
Why It's Worth Considering
- Opportunity to lead the water resources and hydraulics effort on high-profile transportation projects
- Strong backlog of infrastructure work across Northern Virginia and the Mid-Atlantic
- Significant influence on technical direction, project delivery, and team growth
- Established and collaborative engineering culture
- Flexible work arrangements
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
- Clear path for continued leadership and practice growth
This would be an excellent fit for someone who has built a strong transportation water resources background and is looking for a role where they can combine technical expertise, project leadership, mentoring, and client engagement while helping shape the future of a growing transportation hydraulics practice.
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