Senior Drainage Engineer

Overview

Design and manage stormwater drainage systems for transportation infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities

• hydraulic calculations
• client interface
• design coordination
• drain design
• qa/qc
• mentorship

Tasks

-Prepares calculations for the hydraulic and hydrologic analysis of storm drains, detention facilities, culverts, water quality (BMP/LID) features, and other related items. -Interface with the client to address review comments and design issues or constraints. -Coordinate with other design disciplines counterparts (roadway, structural, utilities, etc) to develop a comprehensive project design. -Lead the design effort for local projects as well as segments of larger alternative project delivery projects. -Develop storm drain plans, profiles, details, and specifications under the direction of senior drainage engineers. -Support and participate in proposal and business development activities. -Work in a team environment to help deliver transportation infrastructure design projects. -Provides mentorship and guides development of junior staff with standard engineering practice/methodologies, including CAD/CAE modeling software for drainage and stormwater engineering. -Implement quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) standard practices. -Daily task management of junior engineers.

Requirements

• pe license
• fe certification
• swmm
• hec-ras
• civil3d
• communication

What You Bring

-Knowledge of standard DOT/FHWA drainage, hydraulic, and hydrology standards and practices. -Experience with CAD and other software associated with transportation design (Bentley and/or Autodesk). -Experience with, but not limited to, SWMM Modeling (e.g. EPA-SWMM, XPSWMM, InfoWorks, PC-SWMM), StormCAD, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, ArcMap. -Experience leading drainage design. -Fundamentals of Engineering Certification and ability to obtain a PE license required. -Professional Engineer (PE) license strongly preferred -Strong communication skills. -Experience with MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer, and/or Civil3D. -Experience writing drainage reports. -Experience on APD projects. -Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (or related field) and typically 8+ years of related work. -Ability to work independently and assume responsibility. -Experience in storm drain and water quality design related directly to transportation projects.

People Also Searched For

About Parsons Corporation

-Over decades it expanded into oil, petrochemical, water and infrastructure projects across the US and globally. -It leverages digital tools such as AI platforms, utility data systems, and drone integration alongside traditional design and construction. -Parsons completed high‑profile projects like major bridge, tunnel, and transit works. -Specializing in transportation, energy, environmental remediation, urban development, industrial, and cybersecurity projects. -The firm has delivered hundreds of mega‑projects worldwide, including infrastructure in the Middle East and environmental cleanup contracts.

Sector Specialisms