Senior Civil Drainage Engineer

Parsons•San Diego, CA

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a Senior Drainage Engineer for design-build and design-bid-build projects in Southern California, supporting various road, highway, and rail projects. This role, based in San Diego, offers a hybrid work arrangement (1-2 days remote per week). The position involves engineering drainage and stormwater treatment designs, hydraulic systems modeling, and drainage calculations. Responsibilities include reviewing and preparing construction details, specifications, and estimates, performing quantity calculations, and ensuring the accuracy of design and technical reports. Experience with CALTRANS projects is highly desirable. The role requires versatility, enthusiasm for a flexible, team-oriented environment, and exceptional communication, analytical, and management skills.

Requirements

4-year degree in Civil Engineering (or a related field) is required.
8+ years of related work experience with road & highway drainage design, preferably with state DOT projects.
PE (Professional Engineer) license is required.
Proficiency in utilizing CAD and other PC software packages typically associated with engineering is required.
Experience with hydraulic modeling programs of HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, HY-8, Bentley InRoads Storm &Sanitary, AutoCAD Civil 3D Drainage Networks, Bentley StormCAD, Aquaveo Watershed Modeling System (WMS), NRCS WinTR-55, Bentley FlowMaster, FHWA Hydraulic Toolbox, Aquaveo SMS SRH 2D Hydraulic Modeling, and EPA Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) is essential.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Caltrans projects in California is highly desirable.
Experience obtaining canal and storm water permits is a plus.

Responsibilities

Develops and/or supervises the creation of engineering products that meet customer quality requirements, including defining the problem, establishing the work scope, preparing the budget and schedule, planning the work, providing technical direction, and reporting the work status.
Typical products may include detailed calculations, drawings, procurement documents, design and installation packages, proposal evaluations, technical reports, and detailed analyses.
Provides support for other engineering activities as required.
May supervise one or more subordinates and provide input regarding performance.
May be assigned to a project or organizational team, or as a lead engineer for a specific discipline on a small to intermediate-size project.
Provides input and technical guidance to CAD Designer/Drafters, Designers, and lower-level Engineers working on the same project.