Water Resources Engineer - Transportation Practice

STV is looking for a Water Resources Engineer with our Transportation Practiceout of Fairfax, VA location.  This role offers unlimited opportunities to manage projects, mentor junior staff, interact directly with clients, while promoting the culture of a healthy work-life balance. This role offers the opportunity to function as a key resource in support of our other offices and have a direct impact on the improvement of infrastructure nationally. 

The Water Resources Engineering opportunity offers excellent potential for career advancement as this individual would assist other senior staff in guiding transportation agencies in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C. The ideal candidate is an individual who desires to lead a team, displays confidence, and possesses a vast understanding of hydraulic design principles, erosion and sediment control and stormwater management.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing professional design services for transportation improvement projects for MDOT (SHA, MDTA, MTA and MPA), VDOT, DDOT, Baltimore City and other County/City agencies
• Developing design plans including storm drains, culverts, storm water management, BMPs, ESD facilities and erosion and sediment control
• Coordinating design development, task management and assisting with technical direction to other design staff
• Coordinating with the design team to achieve quality deliverables within the established schedule and budget
• Assisting with the development of specifications, cost estimates and technical reports
• Establishing working relationships and interfacing with client technical staff and project managers
• Mentoring supporting water resource design staff
• Attending project meetings with clients, sub-consultants, and the project team.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering
• MD or VA Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred
• Experience in all technical aspects of Water Resources Engineering - design of storm drains, culverts, storm water management, BMPs, GI/ESD facilities, erosion and sediment control, and environmental permitting
• Experience using hydrologic and hydraulic software such as GISHydro 2000, TR-55, TR-20, HY-8, HydroCAD. HEC-RAS, and SWMM model.
• MDOT, VDOT and municipal client experience is a plus
• Familiarity with NPDES permit requirements of municipalities and other government entities
• Knowledge of Chesapeake Bay TMDL requirements
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive water resource design experience
• Proficient with MicroStation Inroads modeling and ESRI ArcGIS
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Must be able to fulfill essential job functions in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner

Compensation Range:

$114,345.69 - $130,680.78

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 • Paid Holidays • Back-Up Dependent Care • Parental Leave • 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.

Not sure this role is the perfect match? We encourage you to apply if STV’s work and values resonate with you. We know great candidates don’t always meet every qualification, and research shows women and people of color are less likely to apply unless they do. At STV, we believe strong talent comes from a wide range of backgrounds, and your skills and experience may align with this or another opportunity as we continue to grow.