Lead Water Resources Engineer/Project Manager

Location: Full-time office-based role in Fairfax, Richmond, or Virginia Beach, Virginia, or Owings Mills, Maryland.

Salary: $111,362.75–$127,271.72 annually

Company

hirify.global is a nationally recognized engineering and infrastructure firm focused on transportation and community infrastructure projects.

What you will do

• Lead water resources engineering design for roadway, rail, and highway improvement projects.
• Design and oversee stormwater management systems, drainage systems, culverts, hydraulic structures, and erosion and sediment control plans.
• Apply hydrology and hydraulic analysis to support design decisions, permitting, and regulatory compliance.
• Prepare and review technical reports, drainage reports, specifications, design documentation, and cost estimates.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary design with roadway, structural, and environmental teams while providing QA/QC leadership.
• Manage client and regulatory-agency interactions and mentor early-career engineering staff.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive water resources design experience, preferably on transportation infrastructure projects.
• PE license in Virginia or Washington, D.C., preferred, or ability to obtain it within six months of hire.
• Expertise in hydrology and hydraulic analysis, stormwater management, drainage and culvert design, and erosion and sediment control permitting.
• Proficiency with HEC-RAS and HydroCAD or equivalent engineering tools.
• Experience with MicroStation and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D and strong communication skills for multidisciplinary, client-facing work.

Nice to have

• Experience with floodplain analysis, watershed modeling, scour analysis, dam breach analysis, or stream restoration.
• Experience supporting VDOT, municipal, or state DOT transportation projects.
• Experience preparing Virginia permit applications and coordinating with regulatory agencies.
• VADEQ certification as an ESC Plan Reviewer, SWM Plan Reviewer, or Dual Plan Reviewer.
• Experience with OpenRoads Designer and ArcGIS.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, multidisciplinary working environment with opportunities for technical and leadership development.
• Health insurance, including an HSA option, plus dental, vision, flexible spending, disability, and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan, retirement counseling, employee assistance, paid time off starting at 16 days, and nine paid holidays.
• Backup dependent care, parental leave, continuing education, and support for professional licensure and society memberships.