Project Engineer - Drainage Design

Garver • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

Garver seeks a Project Engineer to join its growing Texas Hydrology and Hydraulics (H&H) Team. The role is suited to an engineer with 4–7 years of drainage design and plan-production experience on TxDOT and municipal projects in Texas. The successful candidate will work with experienced H&H professionals and multidisciplinary design teams to develop drainage solutions for transportation and municipal infrastructure projects. The position offers opportunities to strengthen technical skills, take ownership of drainage design tasks, and contribute from preliminary engineering through final plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E).

The Project Engineer performs hydrologic and hydraulic analyses and designs storm sewer systems, inlets, culverts, channels, roadside ditches, detention facilities, and drainage outfalls. The role includes storm sewer analysis and design using OpenRoads Drainage and Utilities (ORD-DU), and preparation of drainage plans, profiles, details, drainage area maps, and supporting calculations using MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer (ORD), and Civil 3D. The engineer also develops drainage reports, technical memoranda, quantities, specifications, and construction cost estimates in accordance with TxDOT and local agency requirements.

The position coordinates drainage improvements with roadway, bridge, H&H, utility, and other project disciplines; evaluates existing drainage conditions, downstream constraints, and potential impacts to adjacent properties; supports quality reviews; and addresses client and agency review comments. The engineer works with senior engineers and project managers to meet project scope, schedule, and quality expectations, while collaborating with and receiving mentorship from Garver’s H&H professionals.

Garver describes itself as an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm founded in 1919, with more than 1,500 employees. It offers competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program, as well as professional membership support, industry license support, and continuing education opportunities. Garver states its commitment to equal employment opportunity.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering or a related engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant drainage design experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification with ability to obtain PE licensure within 6 months of hire.
• Experience with drainage design and plan production for DOT and/or municipal projects.
• Experience with MicroStation, ORD, or Civil 3D for drainage plan development.
• Working knowledge of ORD-DU for drainage design.
• Experience with GIS applications for drainage area delineation and H&H analysis.
• Experience performing hydrologic and hydraulic calculations for drainage infrastructure design.
• Familiarity with DOT drainage criteria and municipal drainage requirements.
• Strong communication, technical writing, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

Nice To Haves

• Texas PE license, or ability to obtain quickly via comity.
• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) credential.
• Experience preparing drainage PS&E packages for TxDOT projects.
• Experience with detention design, erosion control design, drainage impact analyses, and floodplain coordination.
• Experience with drainage analysis and design software such as HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, HY-8, and storm sewer modeling tools.
• Consulting engineering experience supporting TxDOT and/or municipal projects in Texas.

Responsibilities

• Perform hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for roadway and municipal drainage design.
• Design storm sewer systems, inlets, culverts, channels, roadside ditches, detention facilities, and drainage outfalls.
• Perform storm sewer analysis and design using OpenRoads Drainage and Utilities (ORD-DU).
• Prepare drainage plans, profiles, details, drainage area maps, and supporting calculations using MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer (ORD), and Civil 3D.
• Develop drainage reports, technical memoranda, and documentation consistent with TxDOT and local agency requirements.
• Prepare drainage quantities, specifications, and construction cost estimates.
• Coordinate drainage improvements with roadway, bridge, H&H, utility, and other project disciplines.
• Evaluate existing drainage conditions, downstream constraints, and potential impacts to adjacent properties.
• Support internal project quality reviews and address submittal review comments from clients and agencies.
• Work with senior engineers and project managers to meet project scope, schedule, and quality expectations.

Benefits

• Company-paid professional memberships.
• Company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities.
• Highly competitive salary packages.
• Attractive benefits.
• Comprehensive wellness program. Support for continuing education is also mentioned.

What This Job Offers

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