Water Resources Section Head

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

JMT is an employee-owned firm where people work together, support one another, and take pride in delivering meaningful results for our clients and communities. Our collaborative culture brings together the accountability of ownership, the technical depth of a multidisciplinary team, and the shared commitment to help our people and projects succeed.

If you are a Senior Water Resources leader who enjoys developing people, shaping team culture, and helping a practice grow with purpose, this role offers an opportunity to make a visible impact. JMT is expanding its Water Resources leadership capacity across Texas and Colorado , and we are looking for a leader who can strengthen operations, mentor technical staff, support project delivery, and help position the practice for continued regional growth.

At JMT, you will join an employee-owned firm where technical leadership, collaboration, and accountability are part of how we work. Our Water Resources practice is delivering a growing portfolio of transportation, municipal, drainage, floodplain, stormwater, and water quality projects, and we are looking for someone who wants to help guide that work while investing in the people behind it. This is a strong fit for a leader who values trust, mentorship, client service, and the chance to help build something lasting in key regional markets.

The Water Resources Section Head will lead staff, operations, client engagement, and delivery oversight for a growing regional practice. This position is responsible for developing people, managing workload and financial performance, supporting business development, and providing senior technical guidance across drainage, stormwater, floodplain, H&H, and water quality services.

Lead, mentor, and develop Water Resources staff, including performance management, staffing needs, and career growth

Manage section operations, including workload planning, utilization , budgets, backlog, staffing forecasts, and financial performance

Support strategic growth planning for the Water Resources practice in coordination with regional and office leadership

Strengthen client relationships and support business development with transportation, municipal , county, flood control, and stormwater clients

Lead or support pursuit strategy, proposals, interviews, and client presentations

Provide senior technical leadership and quality oversight for drainage, hydrologic and hydraulic, stormwater, floodplain, and water quality projects

Advise project managers and technical staff on complex delivery, risk management, staffing, and client-service decisions

Promote collaboration across offices and disciplines to deliver consistent, high-quality solutions

Perform other related duties as assigned

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, water resources engineering, or a related field from an accredited program

Texas Professional Engineer license or the ability to obtain licensure within 6 months of hire

10+ years of progressively responsible water resources experience

Experience in TxDOT drainage design for TxDOT transportation projects (or other DOTs)

Familiar with TxDOT Design Standards and the TxDOT Drainage Manual

Experience with Open Roads Designer production and…