Mid to Senior Stormwater​/Water Resources Design Engineer

Remote or based in our Maitland/Orlando, St. Pete, or Pensacola, Florida

Field travel: Up to 25% based on project needs
Overnight travel: Up to 10%

Help shape the future of water resources at a growing engineering firm

Drummond Carpenter is seeking a Mid to Senior Stormwater or Water Resources Design Engineer to help lead and grow our Florida practice. This is an opportunity for an experienced professional who wants to do meaningful technical work, guide projects and staff, build trusted client relationships, and play a visible role in a small firm where their contributions truly matter.

We are looking for someone who combines strong engineering judgment with curiosity, initiative, and a collaborative mindset. The right candidate will be excited by the chance to design innovative stormwater management and civil infrastructure projects while also involved in watershed planning, flood mitigation, green infrastructure, water quality, and environmental permitting, while helping expand our capabilities and reputation in the marketplace.

Drummond Carpenter is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business with national reach and deep technical expertise. We provide solutions in the following areas:

• Water
• Infrastructure
• Nuclear

While headquartered in Maitland/Orlando, we support projects nationwide that address some of the country’s most important environmental challenges, from climate adaptation and resilient infrastructure to water quality protection and sustainable systems planning.

As a smaller firm (less than 50 employees), we offer something larger organizations often cannot: direct access to leadership, meaningful responsibility, a highly collaborative environment, and the ability to grow your career without being siloed. Our staff work closely with leadership, technical experts, and public-sector clients. We value strong technical work, professional development, and a culture that supports both professional achievement and personal well-being.

In this role, you will lead and contribute to a broad range of water resources and stormwater projects for municipal, state, and federal clients. Depending on your background and interests, your work may include:

• Managing projects, client relationships, and technical teams
• Designing and implementing stormwater and civil infrastructure solutions for the built environment
• Mentoring junior engineers and technical staff
• Supporting business development, proposals, and strategic growth
• Oversee teams developing and applying models and design tools to support infrastructure projects. Typical models and tools we use include ICPR (Stormwise), EPA-SWMM, HEC-RAS, Tuflow, AutoCAD Civil3D, and ArcGIS
• Supporting watershed management planning and conceptualizing flood reduction and water quality improvement capital improvement projects
• Leading environmental resource permitting
• Overseeing preparation of technical reports, plans, specifications, and construction documents
• Supporting field investigations and construction-phase services
• Helping clients address climate resilience and long-term infrastructure challenges

We are seeking a senior professional who is technically strong, practical, and motivated to help shape a growing practice.

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or a closely related discipline with a water resources emphasis
• 8+ years of relevant experience
  , or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• PE professional license. Additional credentials are a bonus such as GISP, WEDG,
  ENV SP, CFM, PMP, CPESC, or CPSWQ
• Valid U.S. driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record for business…