Stormwater Engineer - MS4

MacKay•Atlanta, GA

2d•$105,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

MacKay, through Lowe Engineers, is seeking a full-time Stormwater Engineer to support municipal projects in Atlanta, Georgia, and neighboring municipalities. The role leads technical and regulatory activities for operating and maintaining a municipality’s Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4), including administering the MS4 permit program, coordinating infrastructure planning and maintenance, managing inspections and investigations, and collaborating across departments to protect water quality and reduce flood risk. Stormwater design experience is preferred, and travel to neighboring cities is required. The position combines approximately 85% office work and 15% field work. Field duties may involve uneven terrain, active construction sites, confined or limited-access areas, waterways, traffic, inclement weather, and typical municipal infrastructure hazards. The employee must use required personal protective equipment, safely conduct inspections, and, when assigned, respond to urgent stormwater incidents outside normal business hours. The posted U.S. pay range is $105,000–$125,000. Full-time employees receive medical, dental, vision, flexible spending, supplemental and company-paid life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan with up to a 4% match, paid vacation and sick time, 11 paid holidays, employee ownership options, licensure expense coverage, and annual performance bonuses. Employment is contingent on passing a pre-employment background check and drug screen.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental, water resources, or a closely related engineering field.
Engineer-in-Training certification.
Progressively responsible experience in stormwater engineering, municipal drainage, water resources, environmental compliance, or a related field.
Working knowledge of MS4 permit requirements, stormwater best management practices, erosion and sediment control, drainage design, and municipal operations.
Ability to interpret engineering plans, specifications, regulations, permits, maps, field data, and technical reports.
Proficiency with standard office and engineering software.
Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to municipal facilities, construction sites, waterways, and stormwater assets.
Ability to use required personal protective equipment and safely conduct inspections in the described field conditions.
Ability to respond to urgent stormwater incidents outside normal business hours when assigned.

Nice To Haves

Stormwater design project experience.
Experience with GIS, asset-management systems, and hydrologic or hydraulic modeling tools.
Professional Engineer licensure, or eligibility for licensure, in the applicable state.
Experience directly administering an MS4 permit or municipal stormwater program.
Relevant certifications in erosion and sediment control, stormwater inspection, floodplain management, or green infrastructure.
Experience with capital project delivery, consultant management, procurement, budgeting, and grant funding.
Strong technical judgment, regulatory interpretation, problem-solving, project management, and written communication skills.
Ability to organize multiple priorities, meet permit deadlines, maintain complete records, and communicate complex requirements clearly.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with field personnel, technical professionals, regulators, contractors, and the public.
Commitment to public service, environmental stewardship, safety, integrity, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Administer the municipality’s MS4 permit and maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, and local stormwater requirements.
Develop, implement, and update the Stormwater Management Program, standard operating procedures, ordinances, policies, and measurable goals.
Prepare permit applications, annual reports, certifications, schedules, maps, records, and regulatory agency responses.
Track permit commitments, inspection findings, corrective actions, enforcement matters, and program performance.
Coordinate public education and outreach, public involvement, illicit discharge detection and elimination, construction-site runoff control, post-construction stormwater management, and municipal pollution-prevention practices.
Maintain an inventory and map of stormwater assets, including outfalls, inlets, pipes, ditches, culverts, detention facilities, green infrastructure, and treatment practices.
Develop risk-based inspection, cleaning, repair, and replacement priorities for the MS4.
Coordinate field crews and contractors performing preventive maintenance, emergency response, sediment and debris removal, and structural repairs.
Evaluate drainage complaints, localized flooding, erosion, stream impacts, and system capacity concerns, and recommend corrective actions.
Support budgeting, work planning, asset-management systems, level-of-service targets, and long-term capital improvement planning.
Conduct or oversee inspections of outfalls, municipal facilities, construction sites, post-construction controls, industrial activities, and reported pollution incidents.
Investigate suspected illicit discharges and improper connections using field observations, sampling, testing, records review, and source tracing.
Document findings, issue notices or corrective-action requirements within delegated authority, and coordinate escalated enforcement with appropriate departments.
Maintain defensible inspection, sampling, maintenance, complaint, and enforcement records.
Perform or oversee hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, drainage studies, concept development, design review, cost estimating, permitting, bidding support, and construction administration.
Review development and redevelopment plans for compliance with stormwater, floodplain, erosion-control, and post-construction requirements.
Prepare scopes of work and manage consultants, contractors, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and quality control.
Promote resilient and cost-effective solutions, including green infrastructure and nature-based practices where appropriate.
Collaborate with public works, engineering, planning, inspections, parks, emergency management, legal, finance, communications, and executive leadership.
Respond professionally to residents, businesses, elected officials, developers, and partner agencies regarding stormwater concerns and program requirements.
Deliver technical training for municipal employees and support public education and participation activities.
Represent the municipality at regulatory meetings, project meetings, watershed partnerships, and public forums.