Water Resources Engineer-Chicago

** This Opportunity*
* Provides technical leadership and project delivery support for stormwater, surface water, and water resources planning, analysis, and design. Focus areas include hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) modeling, stormwater management, drainage system design, and delivery of water resources projects across transportation, site development, data centers, municipal infrastructure, and watershed-related programs.

Leads the analysis, design, and delivery of stormwater systems, including conveyance, detention/retention, water quality treatment, culverts, open channels, and drainage infrastructure. Oversees H&H modeling efforts and development of supporting calculations for runoff, routing, storage, floodplain analysis, and hydraulic capacity. Manages preparation of stormwater management plans, drainage studies, watershed studies, FEMA modeling efforts, and technical reports.

Responsible for delivering water resources projects utilizing software such as Open Roads Designer (ORD), Civil 3D, GIS, HydroCAD, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, and other industry-standard tools as needed. Provides support for conveyance-related projects, including pump stations, water, sewer, and storm utility design.

Leads and coordinates the work of junior engineering staff, providing technical guidance, task delegation, quality reviews, and mentoring to ensure high-quality, timely, and on-budget project delivery. Ensures work products meet applicable standards and project objectives while supporting multidisciplinary project teams.

Primarily supports water resources and stormwater design efforts, with additional support to multidisciplinary projects such as transportation, energy, site development, municipal infrastructure, and data center development.

** Your Impact*
* + Under the direction of engineering staff and project managers, lead portions of stormwater, surface water, and water resources planning, analysis, and design tasks, with a focus on hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) modeling and drainage system design.

+ Develop, oversee and review engineering calculations for runoff estimation, flow routing, detention/retention sizing, and hydraulic capacity.

+ Lead and perform H&H modeling using industry-standard software to evaluate drainage systems, watershed response, and flood risks.

+ Prepare and oversee the preparation of stormwater management plans, drainage reports, and technical memoranda, including clear documentation of methodologies, assumptions, and results.

+ Lead the design and delivery of stormwater infrastructure, including conveyance systems, storm sewer networks, culverts, open channels, and water quality treatment practices.

+ Develop and review figures, exhibits, and model outputs to support technical reports and project documentation.

+ Lead and coordinate drafting and plan production for stormwater and drainage design efforts as part of project delivery.

+ Review and interpret site data (e.g., topographic, hydrologic, and geotechnical information) to inform drainage design and modeling efforts.

+ Prepare, review and provide quality control for technical documentation, including reports, exhibits, and supporting calculations.

+ Lead junior engineers on project assignments by developing task plans, delegating work, providing technical guidance, and monitoring progress to support high-quality, timely and on-budget project delivery.

+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support multidisciplinary projects, including transportation, energy, and site development.

+ Support compliance with applicable stormwater regulations and design standards as directed.

+ Manage scope, schedule, and budget for assigned drainage and water resources tasks, identifying and communicating risks or challenges to project managers and technical leads.

+ Coordinate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with project managers, supervisors, drainage task leads, technical specialists, and multidisciplinary project teams to support successful project delivery.

+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support multidisciplinary projects, including transportation, energy, site development, municipal infrastructure, and data center development.

+ Support compliance with applicable stormwater regulations and design standards and provide technical guidance related to regulatory requirements.

+ Deliver water resources projects including transportation drainage, data center and site development, watershed studies, municipal stormwater capital projects, FEMA modeling and floodplain studies, H&H modeling, drafting, and design efforts using software such as ORD, Civil 3D, GIS, HydroCAD, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, and other tools as needed.

+ Support conveyance-related projects as needed, including pump station, water, sanitary sewer, and storm utility design.

+ Mentor and support the development of junior staff through technical guidance, training, and project experience.

+ Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making and adhere to company policies and procedures.

+ Perform…