Lead Surface Water Engineer

Your Impact

• Oversee and monitor multi-disciplinary teams to execute mid-level projects including, budgets, tracking hours and expenses, task completion, permit applications, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.
• Help manage submittals, review cycles, and internal coordination to maintain predictable delivery.
• Manage projects in the FEMA RiskMAP program in counties across Colorado.

Mentor and develop junior engineers through technical coaching, project reviews, and hands-on guidance in drainage design, hydrologic analysis, hydraulic modeling, and stormwater engineering.

Support staff growth by sharing best practices, reviewing technical work products, and providing training on hydrologic and hydraulic modeling tools, design standards, and regulatory requirements.

Foster a collaborative learning environment that promotes technical excellence, professional development, and knowledge sharing across the surface water practice.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related field from an accredited university.
• 7-10 years of applicable professional experience, including a minimum of 2 years in a Project Engineer (or equivalent) role supporting private and/or public infrastructure projects.
• Colorado Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain licensure within 6 months.
• Experience and familiarity with the Mile High Flood District
• Experience supporting project management tasks such as scope development, coordination, schedules, and budgets.
• Working knowledge of FEMA flood studies, floodplain analysis and hazards analysis.
• Proficient understanding of and experience with surface water analysis, hydrologic methodologies/models (TR-55, HEC-HMS, etc.), hydraulic models (HEC-RAS, HEC-RAS-2D, SRH-2D, etc.)
• Use computer-aided design (CADD) software to develop design plans. Use of Bentley, Autodesk, and ArcGIS software is expected.

• Experience with Colorado drainage and stormwater design practices.
• Familiarity working with municipalities, transportation agencies, or local stakeholders in the Denver metro area.

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation:

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.