CIVIL Drainage Engineer

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Position Summary

The Senior Civil Drainage Engineer is responsible for the technical development and execution of civil drainage and infrastructure engineering deliverables, from technical specifications and calculations through requisitioning and on-site delivery. The role supports site preparation, erosion control, rough and finish grading, underground and surface drainage networks, pond and containment design, flood mitigation, roadways, railways, and transportation infrastructure while coordinating with multidisciplinary project teams, vendors, procurement, planning, and construction.

Key Responsibilities

Functional Responsibilities

• Develop and support civil drainage engineering calculations, technical specifications, requisitions, calculation notes, reports, and other engineering deliverables.
• Perform and coordinate engineering activities for site preparation, erosion control, rough grading, finish grading, underground and surface drainage networks, pond and containment design, flood mitigation, roadways, railways, and transportation infrastructure.
• Ensure timely and quality preparation of technical specifications, requisitions, reports, and engineering deliverables in coordination with other disciplines.
• Ensure contractual technical specifications and project requirements are met by external parties, suppliers, and vendors.
• Maintain effective technical communication with vendors and provide technical follow-up on assigned orders and requisitions.
• Identify and propose technically sound alternatives that support cost, schedule, and energy-saving objectives while maintaining project requirements.
• Provide engineering support during construction and assist in resolving field-related civil drainage and infrastructure issues.

Leadership / Management Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance and support to junior engineers and specialist engineers.
• Supervise more junior specialist engineers when assigned and review work for technical accuracy and quality.
• Maintain autonomy and accountability for assigned civil drainage scope across one or several projects.
• Report engineering and requisitioning progress to the Lead Discipline Engineer.
• For small requisitions or standard equipment packages, coordinate technical, contractual, expediting, and inspection activities with support from project and procurement functions as needed.

Compliance / Operational Responsibilities

• Maintain overall responsibility for engineering, contractual, and quality-control surveillance for assigned civil drainage development and infrastructure works.
• Ensure assigned work supports project quality and HSE objectives.
• Adhere to project priorities for technical robustness, budget, and schedule.
• Coordinate civil drainage interfaces with other engineering disciplines, procurement, planning, and construction.
• Ensure engineering deliverables align with applicable project requirements and technical standards.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Engineering degree.
• Five (5) to twelve (12) years of experience in the design and execution of projects.
• Construction-site experience.
• Professional Engineering registration in Texas and/or Louisiana, or the ability to obtain applicable registration within four (4) months of hire, is required.
• Fluency in professional English.

Role Specific Knowledge & Skills

• Strong familiarity with civil drainage development and infrastructure engineering and experience across the technical aspects of the discipline.
• Experience with site preparation, erosion control, grading, drainage networks, ponds and containment, flood mitigation, roadways, railways, and transportation infrastructure.
• Proficiency in Autodesk InfoWorks ICM, Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis (SSA), and/or EPA SWMM.
• Ability to prepare and review calculations, specifications, requisitions, reports, and engineering deliverables.
• Ability to coordinate effectively with vendors, suppliers, procurement, planning, construction, and multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Additional Information

• Candidates must be U.S. citizens. U.S. citizenship is required for this position.

No current or future employment sponsorship will be provided for this position