Hydraulics and Hydrology Practice Manager

Ramboll • City of Utica, NY

73d • $130,000 - $180,000

About The Position

Ramboll is hiring a Hydraulics and Hydrology Regional Practice Manager for its Water Infrastructure & Climate Adaptation group. The role provides technical, project-delivery, and financial leadership for hydraulic and hydrology work across a regional practice. The manager will guide staff and project teams, support the development of H&H capabilities, and help deliver innovative solutions in climate adaptation, water resources, sustainability, and resiliency.

The position leads or supports business development and client relationships, including pursuing repeat business and serving as a trusted client advisor. It also manages or directs medium to large hydraulic studies of varying complexity involving drainage basins, watersheds, and stormwater systems, ensuring sound planning, execution, and quality assurance. The role is associated with offices in Syracuse, Rochester, and New York City, New York, and Arlington and Richmond, Virginia.

Ramboll describes itself as a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company focused on sustainable change. Its Water division works on climate adaptation, water and wastewater treatment and infrastructure, and water resource management. Ramboll offers workplace flexibility and a comprehensive benefits package supporting well-being, professional development, and work-life balance. The anticipated base salary range is $130,000 to $180,000 per year; the role may also be eligible for bonus, overtime, or other compensation.

Requirements

• Professional Engineer certification or registration.
• B.S. degree or higher in Water Resources, Civil Engineering, or an equivalent engineering field.
• 15 or more years of consulting experience.
• Expert knowledge of hydraulics and hydrology and demonstrated ability to advise on and review attribute data and results for open-channel, surface-flow, and closed-conduit hydraulic models, including InfoWorks ICM, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, and SWMM.
• Experience with local, state, and federal stormwater and floodplain permitting programs.
• Experience working in H&H teams and providing H&H expertise for sewer conveyance and separation, stormwater management, green infrastructure, inland, riverine, and coastal flood resiliency, floodplain restoration, watershed management, water quality, and sediment transport and management projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate across diverse planning and engineering project teams.
• Ability to apply comprehensive knowledge of specialty areas, including CSO control and general municipal engineering, to manage technically complex or specialized projects or activities with significant local department and market impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical, project delivery, and financial oversight and guidance to project teams.
• Provide leadership and vision for the hydraulics and hydrology practice area and its staff.
• Identify opportunities for continual improvement in business processes.
• Develop repeat business from existing clients and serve as a trusted client advisor.
• Coach project team members to develop their project performance and technical skills, in collaboration with Division and People Managers.
• Develop project scopes, schedules, and budgets, and assemble and manage project teams and resources.
• Lead or assist with identifying and pursuing business development opportunities across service lines, spearheads, sectors, key accounts, and growth initiatives.
• Participate in client development and cross-market, cross-service-line, and cross-geography collaboration.
• Direct or manage the development, planning, execution, and quality assurance of medium to large hydraulic studies of varying complexities, focusing on drainage basins, watersheds, and stormwater systems.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package supporting well-being, professional development, and work-life balance.
• Workplace flexibility.
• The position may be eligible for bonus, overtime, or other forms of compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior