Senior Drainage Engineer

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WSP is currently initiating a search for a? Senior Drainage Engineer ? for our? Florida Civil Group! ?

This position will sit out of our? Tampa, FL ?office!

This Opportunity

Primarily provides engineering support on transportation projects while also supporting our planning, transportation, and technical services business lines. ?Tasks may include generating CADD plans, reports and permit applications for various projects that range in scale from small to large and involve all levels of complexity.?Generates accurate and concise deliverables including calculations, drainage models, plans, 3D models, reports and permit applications. Ensures responsibilities and governing criteria are adhered to while producing quality deliverables that meet or exceed acceptable industry standards for design, accuracy, and functionality.

Your Impact

• Assist and provide guidance with collecting, compiling, and analyzing data from the project site, permits, GIS, as-built plans, surveys, planning studies, subsurface utility exploration, reports, and hydrologic and hydraulic analysis to support engineering and computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) drafting activities.
• With minimal supervision, use drainage and 3D CADD software while working closely with staff to resolve design details or discrepancies and prepare drawings that require a high degree of precision on projects of varying complexity and scope.
• Apply high-level civil engineering techniques and processes to identify improvements for various infrastructure project phases including concept development, planning, preliminary design, final design, procurement, post-design, and operation.
• Develop construction plans, drainage models, and reports that require coordination with stakeholders, other engineering disciplines, subconsultants, and clients.
• From project inception to completion, manage the drainage design for infrastructure projects, including minor safety improvements, resurfacing, rehabilitation, widening, reconstruction, and new construction projects.
• Oversee and monitor cross-functional teams of engineers, planners and scientific professionals to execute work on multiple concurrent projects, including budgets, staff hour estimates, tracking hours and expenses, plans preparation, calculations, modeling, permit applications, design documentation and technical memos.
• Coordinate, review, and approve plans to ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal codes, ordinances, regulations and criteria.
• Prepare data and visualizes such as tables, charts, reports, calculations, and cross sections for the interpretation or presentation of complex data, findings, or analyses.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations that summarize research, concepts, and recommendations to address engineering, design, or construction issues and needs
• Interact with clients, subconsultants, and regulatory agencies in a confident and professional manner.
• Collaborate with other engineers, professionals, and clients on federal, state, regional, and local projects and business development opportunities.
• Complete training on assigned tasks.
• Exhibit knowledge of drainage engineering standards and remain current in the latest civil engineering techniques and practices.
• Demonstrate knowledge of FDOT's Drainage Manual, Drainage Design Guide, Standard Plans, Design Manual, Standard Specifications and other governing criteria.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required.
  
  

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
• 7 years of relevant post education experience in civil engineering and design
• Proficient with engineering and drafting support principles, practices, process, methods and techniques.
• Extensive knowledge of transportation design.
• Well-defined specific knowledge of relevant laws, codes, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
• Sound interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience.
• Demonstrate high level of self-leadership with attention to detail, accuracy, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, follow instruction, and comply with company policies.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and capable of providing guidance to junior team or project members with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Proficient in technical writing, Office software, and discipline-specific software (i.e. MicroStation/Open Roads Designer (ORD), AutoCAD, ArcGIS, ICPR / StormWise, HEC-RAS), technology, math principles, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• FDOT drainage plans production experience
• Proficient with MicroStation/Open Roads Designer
• Proficient with ICPR, HEC-RAS and other drainage modeling software
• Proficient with AutoCAD
• Proficient with ProjectWise
  
  

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

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