Lead Stormwater & Water Resources Engineer

Minneapolis, Minnesota / Des Moines, Iowa / Jacksonville, Florida / Milwaukee, Wisconsin / Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Green Bay, Wisconsin / Louisville, Kentucky / Columbia, South Carolina / Newport, Rhode Island / Marion, Massachusetts / Memphis, Tennessee / Austin, Texas Civil /Full Time Exempt /Remote Foth is a 100% member-owned science and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Wisconsin, with over 85 years of success.

Our 750 members across 33 locations are dedicated to solving our clients’ toughest science and engineering challenges. Consistently ranked by Engineering News Record in the top 150 firms, we offer a values-based, collaborative, and flexible work environment with professional growth opportunities. If you thrive working alongside a smart and caring team, Foth may be the place for you.

Join our team and experience the Foth difference that contributes to our impressive 92+% member retention rate! Learn more at  Foth is seeking an experienced Lead Stormwater & Water Resources Engineer to provide technical leadership across stormwater, watershed, drainage, flood mitigation, and water resources projects nationwide.

This role is ideal for a senior engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, mentoring engineers, improving technical standards, and applying advanced modeling and analysis tools.

The ideal candidate will be located near one of Foth’s 33 office locations; however, remote candidates may be considered based on alignment with the role’s technical leadership needs and overall background.

Primary Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership Serve as a technical leader for stormwater, drainage, flood risk, and water resources projects across multiple markets and geographies

Provide technical oversight for engineering reports, modeling, calculations, design drawings, specifications, and construction documents

Mentor engineers through technical coaching, design reviews, model reviews, and practical training

Support the development of discipline standards, design guides, QA/QC expectations, modeling workflows, and technical training resources

Stormwater, Drainage & Water Resources Design Lead design and delivery of stormwater management systems, drainage infrastructure, watershed studies, flood mitigation projects, green infrastructure, and water quality improvements

Conduct hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for urban and rural watersheds

Design storm sewer, culvert, detention, retention, conveyance, open channel, and drainage systems

Develop drainage master plans, watershed management plans, flood studies, and stormwater planning documents

Modeling & Analysis Lead hydrologic and hydraulic modeling using industry-standard software, such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, XPSWMM, PCSWMM, HydroCAD, ArcGIS Pro, and AutoCAD Civil 3DPerform watershed analyses, floodplain mapping, flood risk assessments, drainage capacity evaluations, and infrastructure resiliency studies

Apply modeling results to support planning, permitting, alternatives analysis, design decisions, and stakeholder communication

Reports, Permitting & Agency Coordination Prepare and review technical reports, feasibility studies, alternatives analyses, permit applications, and agency submittals

Coordinate with local, state, and federal agencies on stormwater, drainage, floodplain, watershed, and water quality projects

Support permitting and regulatory coordination for stormwater, drainage, and water resources projects

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline

Professional Engineer (PE) license, or ability to obtain licensure in applicable project jurisdictions

Experience in stormwater, drainage, and water resources engineering, including complex technical delivery

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