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Senior Hydraulic Engineer

STV
STV Salary
Morrisville, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 12/16/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/29/2026
STV Has An Immediate Need In Either Our Charlotte, NC Or Morrisville, NC Offices For a Carolinas Hydraulic Leader. The Successful Candidate Will

  • Check Storm Water Management Reports and plans for roadway, transit, rail, and culvert/bridge projects.
  • Perform quality control for hydrologic & hydraulic studies, plans, specifications, cost estimates, and technical reports
  • Coordinate permitting through various water management agencies
  • Participate in project development meetings with clients
  • Mentor technical staff
  • Establishing working relationships and interfacing with client technical staff and project managers
  • Experience with green stormwater, and erosion and sediment control techniques is a plus


Responsibilities Include

  • Using hydrologic and hydraulic software such as Geopak Drainage, StormCAD, and HEC-RAS modeling to check work performed by technical staff
  • Developing the strategy for hydro growth and project delivery, including resource allocation and work planning for traditional and design-build projects.
  • Strong interpersonal skills for client and other engineering discipline interaction
  • Candidate should possess knowledge and experience of NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and Local government design and permitting requirements


Required Skills

  • The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in Engineering and (Civil, Biological, Agricultural, or another related discipline)
  • A minimum of 15 years of experience of Water Resources and Storm Water Design Engineering - design of storm drains, culverts, storm water management, BMPs, , hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and Floodplain studies, and cost estimating
  • NC PE license is required


Compensation Range

$136,843.00 - $182,457.00

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At STV, we are fully committed to expanding our culture of diversity and inclusion, one that will reflect the clients we serve and the communities we work in, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

STV offers the following benefits

  • Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
  • Disability insurance
  • Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
  • 401(k) Plan
  • Retirement Counseling
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid Time Off (16 days)
  • Paid Holidays (8 days)
  • Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
  • Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
  • Continuing Education Program
  • Professional Licensure and Society Memberships


STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.

Salary : $136,843 - $182,457

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