Water Resources Drainage Engineer

We are seeking a Water Resources / Drainage Engineer to join our Transportation & Infrastructure team in Jacksonville. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer with minimum 4 years of experience who has exposure to transportation drainage and is eager to grow into a role with production responsibility. Experience with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is strongly preferred. An E.I. Certification is required. A Florida P.E. is preferred but not mandatory.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare stormwater management designs, drainage plans, calculations, and reports tailored for transportation infrastructure projects (roadways, highway corridors, multi-use paths, sidewalks, FDOT-drainage systems).
• Coordinate drainage design and analysis with roadway and structural design groups—ensure integration for transportation projects.
• Support environmental permitting and compliance through state and federal entities as required for drainage and stormwater work.
• Engage in project development tasks, including supporting client relationships, assisting in proposal development, and interacting with transportation clients and agency stakeholders.
• Participate in drainage/hydraulic analyses, culvert design, stormwater facility layout and design, highway drainage conveyance design, and floodplain modeling.
• Assist more senior engineers in production of deliverables, and over time take on increasing production responsibility for design and documentation.
• Maintain awareness of FDOT standards and guidelines for drainage/hydraulics and ensure adherence in design efforts.
  
  
  

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering (required)
• Engineer Intern (E.I.) certification (required)
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in drainage or water resources engineering for transportation or roadway projects.
• Experience working on FDOT projects or with FDOT drainage/hydraulics standards strongly preferred.
• Florida P.E. license preferred for candidates with the requisite experience for licensure.
• Knowledge of roadway drainage systems, highway culverts, stormwater management facilities, floodplain modeling and hydraulics.
• Familiarity with drainage/hydraulic software such as Bentley OpenRoads Designer (ORD), ICPR/StormWise, HEC-RAS, HY-8 – or willingness to learn quickly.
• Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to build relationships with clients, agencies, and team members.
• Excellent time-management skills, strong work ethic, eagerness to learn and grow in a production role.
  
  
  

Compensation Range

$80,965.27 - $107,953.69

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 (9 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.