What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Drainage Engineer - Transportation position at Ardurra?
Ardurra is looking to hire a Senior Drainage Engineer to join our Transportation team in Orlando, FL!
Ardurra is a multidisciplinary civil engineering services firm providing comprehensive solutions to public and private sector clients. We leverage technical expertise, integrated project delivery, and local market knowledge to deliver high-quality infrastructure solutions throughout Florida.
Ardurra’s Orlando/Oviedo transportation team delivers drainage and water resources engineering for FDOT and municipal roadway improvements throughout Florida. Our work includes corridor reconstruction, intersection enhancements, and stormwater management system design including retention/detention facilities and conveyance infrastructure.
Primary Function:
The Senior Drainage Engineer will serve as a technical lead for drainage and water resources engineering on FDOT and municipal transportation projects. Responsible for planning, analysis, design, and oversight of drainage systems in accordance with FDOT standards and Florida Water Management District permitting requirements.
Primary Duties:
- Lead drainage design for FDOT roadway and transportation projects in Central Florida.
- Develop drainage concepts and perform hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for stormwater management systems.
- Prepare drainage calculations, reports, design plans, and technical specifications in accordance with FDOT Drainage Manual and applicable criteria.
- Design storm sewer systems, pond systems, exfiltration systems, and roadway drainage infrastructure.
- Coordinate directly with FDOT and local agencies throughout project development.
- Prepare and support permit applications to Water Management Districts and other regulatory agencies.
- Utilize Bentley products including OpenRoads Designer and MicroStation for drainage modeling and plans production.
- Assist in mentoring junior engineers and EITs.
- Provide quality control reviews of drainage plans and supporting documentation.
- Support proposal development, scope preparation, and fee estimates for new opportunities.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
- 6-10 years of drainage and water resources engineering experience.
- Active Florida Professional Engineer (PE) license – required.
- Demonstrated FDOT drainage design experience – required.
- Proficiency with Bentley OpenRoads Designer and MicroStation.
- Experience with Stormwise (ICPR), HEC-RAS, HY-8, BMPTRAINs or related hydrologic/hydraulic modeling software preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of FDOT Drainage Manual and Florida stormwater permitting requirements.
- Proven ability to lead projects and work effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment.
Why Ardurra?
While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.
Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.
NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:
Ardurra does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Agency Agreement, Ardurra will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement, Ardurra reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of Ardurra. We’re not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors, so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.
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