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Senior Water Resources Engineer-North Carolina

WSP in the U.S.
Wilmington, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 7/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/28/2026
Job Description

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for a Senior Water Resources Engineer for one of our North Carolina offices. We are looking for an engineer to join our motivated and engaged Water Resources Team. This is an opportunity to be involved in a vast array of water resources projects, serve as a leader in the office, and mentor a growing group of water resources engineers. The project work includes, analysis and design of conveyance systems, complex hydraulic modeling, stream restoration, SCM design, etc. At WSP, our devotion to teamwork has allowed us to assist communities, solve complex challenges, and protect our natural resources.

Serving diverse clients, we have a unique opportunity to help communities grow in a way that ensures environmental stewardship. We continue to advocate for an increasingly harmonious relationship between infrastructure development and environmental management. Here at WSP, anything is within our reach- and yours as a WSP employee!

Your Impact

  • Engage with local clients that are making the biggest impacts in our statewide community, including: NCDOT, Raleigh, Charlotte, Wilmington, Wake Forest
  • Participate in business development activities including marketing, client engagement, and project initiation.
  • Guide the identification, prioritization, selection, and pursuit of opportunities and influence the future of our group and our State.
  • Mentor and collaborate with our growing local group of young water resources engineers, and benefit from the national and regional expertise that is only a phone call away.
  • Participate in a local group with exciting growth potential, and a company with an established presence at the forefront of the Engineering community.
  • Lead project teams in the preparation of technical reports and designs for stormwater and water resources projects.
  • Ensure that production of plans, specifications, reports, and analyses meet scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements.
  • 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


Who You Are

Required Qualifications

  • BS or MS in environmental, civil, bio & ag, or a related field of engineering from an accredited program
  • Professional Engineering (P.E.) license in North Carolina, or another state with the ability to apply for a license in North Carolina
  • 5 years of relevant experience with relevant engineering principles and practices and project experience in some of the following areas:
    • Stormwater conveyance and flood mitigation
    • Environmental permitting and restoration
    • Watershed assessment and improvement of water quality
    • Hydraulic design for highway/transit
    • Bridge hydraulic/scour analysis and floodplain management
  • Strong communication skills and ability to mentor and lead other members of our water resources team and to coordinate with other disciplines at WSP.
  • Strong background using hydrologic and hydraulic modeling and design software such as Open Roads Designer, Microstation/Geopak, Civil 3D, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, StormCAD, SWMM, SRH-2D, etc.
  • Perform hydrologic and hydraulic calculations, and prepre documents including reports, plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates with support from a Supervising Engineer
  • Demonstrates commitment to producing high quality technical and professional deliverables on projects and proposals
  • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies

Preferred Qualifications

  • Proven ability to contribute to the delivery of complex stormwater and water resources design projects
  • Interest in working in-person at the office at least 3 days per week
  • Recent experience with NCDOT and/or municipal (NC) stormwater clients
  • Community involvement and affiliation with relevant professional societies
  • Passionate about bettering our local communities, protecting our natural environment, and serving our clients as a trusted advisor.


About WSP

ABOUT US

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.

www.wsp.com

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.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation – no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.

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