Senior Technical Manager - Drainage and Stormwater

Senior Technical Manager – Drainage and Stormwater

Manage projects with our Mid‑Atlantic Civil and Drainage Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our clients’ objectives and solves their challenges.

This position is located in Herndon, Virginia or Washington D.C. The successful candidate will manage the delivery of multiple drainage and stormwater design projects and hydrologic data, and have experience with hydraulic studies for stormwater management, conveyance systems, resilient infrastructure, and flood control in Virginia and throughout the Mid‑Atlantic region. This is an excellent management position in an internationally recognized global firm in a field designated for rapid growth.

• Perform professional civil engineering on roadway, stormwater, and site projects for multiple federal, state, and local clients.
• Provide engineering services and project/task management of drainage design, stormwater management, flood control, and H&H modeling.
• Coordinate complex multi‑disciplinary traditional design and alternative delivery projects.
• Coordinate, review and approve design plans, ensuring data integrity and compliance with all applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations.
• Mentor junior staff in the development of their design skills, including the latest drainage and stormwater design practices focused on Virginia and local requirements.
• Oversee permitting, public participation, and coordination with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients.
• Oversee and monitor cross‑functional teams in executing projects, including budgets, tracking hours and expenses, and task completion.
• Collaborate with professionals from a variety of disciplines to provide future‑ready solutions for clients.
• Remain current in the latest drainage and stormwater standards and water resources engineering techniques.
• Support business development activities in the region, including contributing to proposals and other pursuit activities.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision‑making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Water Resources Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Professional Engineer license required;
  Virginia, Maryland and/or District of Columbia P.E. licenses preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant post‑education experience in the A/E/C industry with a technical client‑facing background in the water resources sector.
• Experience in hydraulic modeling of open‑channel and closed conduit systems.
• Ability to manage several projects concurrently, provide senior‑level input and evaluation on projects, and serve as technical manager.
• Proficient knowledge of engineering principles, practices, processes, and application to permitting and project work‑related issues.
• Well‑defined knowledge with Stormwater Management, Drainage, Hydrology & Hydraulics Design, Watershed Studies, Floodplain Delineation, and related disciplines.
• Experience with project and client development/relationship management.
• Proficient ability to coordinate with agency regulators and understand requirements.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non‑engineering audience.
• Demonstrated high level of self‑leadership with attention to detail, multi‑tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Proficient understanding of and well‑defined experience with surface water analysis, hydrologic methodologies/models, hydraulic models, and related software tools (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Micro Station, Open Roads, Pond Pack, HEC‑RAS, project collaboration software, Bluebeam, ArcGIS).
• Demonstrated competence in critical thinking and problem‑solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis, and…