Senior Transportation Drainage Engineer

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Transportation Drainage Engineer to join our Austin office in support of our South Transportation team on highway and bridge projects throughout Texas. This role is well suited for an experienced drainage engineer who thrives in a collaborative, fast paced environment and is interested in growing into a task lead and, over time, a leadership role.

You will contribute to the planning, analysis, and design of transportation drainage systems while collaborating closely with roadway, bridge, and other disciplines. As you grow in the role, you will have opportunities to take on increasing responsibility for task leadership, coordination, and mentoring of junior staff.

Key Responsibilities

- Work collaboratively with project engineers to deliver enclosed storm drainage analysis and design for urban and rural transportation projects

- Perform drainage analysis and design in accordance with project requirements and agency criteria, including TxDOT and municipal entities

- Provide hydraulic analysis for cross drainage structures and coordinate designs with roadway and bridge disciplines

- Design and analyze stormwater quality facilities

- Support preparation of contract documents including drainage drawings, specifications, quantities, and estimates

- Prepare project specific drainage and hydraulic reports and technical memorandums

- Take on progressively greater responsibility as a task lead, with the opportunity to grow into a team leadership role

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- Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from a U.S. ABET accredited institution or equivalent

- Professional Engineer registration in Texas or the ability to obtain within six months if licensed in another state

- Eight or more years of experience supporting mid  to large scale transportation projects with drainage design and hydrologic and hydraulic analyses

- Ability to communicate effectively and coordinate drainage design across all project phases with multi disciplinary teams

Ideally, You'll Also Have

- Knowledge of TxDOT and municipal design criteria, standards, and specifications such as those used by the City of Austin, Travis County, and Bexar County

- Experience using Micro Station and Open Roads Designer Drainage and Utilities

- Experience designing roadway enclosed storm sewer systems

- Experience with the analysis and design of stormwater facilities, including detention and water quality treatment

- Experience performing hydrologic and hydraulic modeling for cross drainage structures

- Familiarity with HEC RAS, HEC HMS, and HY 8

- Experience with GIS software such as ESRI Arc Map, ArcGIS Pro, or QGIS

- Experience with advanced modeling tools such as HEC RAS 2D, XPSWMM, or Info Works ICM

Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law.

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