CareerPlan

Senior Water Engineer, Land Development

Pittsburgh, PA, usFull-time2026-10-19 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Design and manage water resource infrastructure for land development, including stormwater management, drainage systems, and erosion control to gain agency approval.

Role type

Senior IC civil engineer (water resources/land development)

Builds

Stormwater BMPs, storm drainage systems, grading plans, and drainage reports for land development projects.

Domain

Civil engineering, water resources, land development

Required skills

Stormwater management design, hydraulic/hydrological modeling, quantity takeoffs, cost estimation, regulatory permitting (NPDES, DEP), MicroStation, Civil3D, Open Roads Designer, HEC-RAS, HydroCAD, Hydraflow, Pondpack, SWMM, project coordination, risk anticipation, mentoring

Preferred skills

Pennsylvania PE license, experience with PennDOT or Pennsylvania Turnpike design criteria, experience across the region/country

Technologies

MicroStation, Civil3D, Open Roads Designer, HEC-RAS, HydroCAD, Hydraflow, Pondpack, SWMM

Responsibilities

Progress design to gain agency approval for stormwater BMPs, drainage systems, and erosion control; prepare quantity takeoffs, cost estimates, plans, and drainage reports; mentor junior staff; develop technical scope and price proposals; coordinate work to meet scope, schedule, and budget; monitor project issues and budget variances; anticipate design risks and effects on other project elements.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities