Drainage Design Manager

As Drainage Manager is responsible for the overall coordination of Drainage design, including the coordination of the team dedicated to developing hydraulic and hydrology designs, change orders, and optimizations for the project.

Specific duties will include, but not be limited to, performing complex drainage engineering studies, developing innovative stormwater solutions, preparing drainage reports, creating drainage facility construction details and assembling drainage construction plans and specifications consistent with project specifications and standards and/or applicable agency guidelines. This individual will also be responsible for organizing and planning project schedules and activities required for drainage design.

The Drainage Engineer will work on an interdisciplinary team including geotechnical engineers, structural engineers, roadway engineers and construction engineers to perform engineering analysis and design in support of the project

Drainage Design Manager Duties:

Develops and/or supervises the creation of engineering services and products that meet customer quality requirements.

• Typical products may include detailed design calculations and modelling, construction drawings, procurement documents, design and specification packages, proposal evaluations and technical reports.

• Provides guidance and justification for supplemental engineering activities, as required to evaluate the site-specific project conditions.

• Provides input and technical guidance to CAD Designer/Drafters, Designers, Engineers and other personnel working on the same or related projects.

• Lead and or supervise other drainage engineers / staff.

• Identifying objectives and formulating options for the concepts of the project;

• Following up with the established key work priorities for development of design, construction.

• Managing hydrology including flood studies, drainage, and storm water management;

• Evaluating alternatives to develop solutions.

• Performs other duties as needed related to the scope of work described above.

• Overseeing quality technical and design control; and Coordinating and communicating regularly with management, consultants and team members regarding project status ensuring work meets field and client's requirements.

• Applying engineering and managerial practices to ensure that the development effort consistently generates deliverables which support the requirements for validation.

• Assigning the priority of which tasks are to be performed with a continuous tracking schedule.

• Leading team of engineers to manage all the works related to drainage matters, thereby ensuring the best management practices are applied in the designs developed for the company, taking into consideration for all regulations, and complying with the technical provisions of the contract including flooding risk and storm water management in the project

Requirements:

• Masters or Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Engineering obtained from an accredited U.S. college or university, preferably one of the premier civil engineering programs in the U.S.

• At least 7 years of experience in the drainage design of freeways, interstate highways, and interchanges

• Professional Engineering (PE) registration required, with the ability to obtain registration in the state of Texas within 90 days of employment.

• Previous experience as EOR in Roadway Projects in Texas is required.

• Previous experience leading drainage design teams and external consultants required.

• Knowledge and experience with MicroStation, Geopak drainage and Stormcad, and other applicable software common to the field of drainage engineering, like HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, HY8, etc. Knowledge and experience working with ProjectWise.

• Demonstrated qualities of leadership and hard work

• Ability to read and interpret construction documents, drawings and specifications

• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Must possess strong attention to detail and can work in a fast-paced environment; an eagerness to learn and apply your engineering skills to develop creative problem-solving designs/ideas

• Strong commitment to high standards, integrity and ethics.

• Must be able to provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States, no visa sponsorship available at this time. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.