Stormwater Senior Technical Manager

Woodard & Curran • Tampa, FL

7d • $160,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, and the planet.

What’s in it for you:
Woodard & Curran is offering a unique opportunity to join our growing Florida team providing high-quality stormwater engineering services to public and private clients throughout the region and across the nation. The successful candidate will be a motivated, growth-oriented professional with the ability to lead multi-disciplined project teams from planning and conceptual design through final design, permitting, construction, and closeout. You will have staff to mentor and clients to support. Our skilled team of engineers, as well as our integrated operations professionals and Fiscal Solutions team, will support you in delivering exceptional solutions to our clients. You will be an active participant in our delivery system improvement programs and help lead Practice initiatives.
Who are we looking for:
The selected candidate will primarily lead and support the engineering on municipal stormwater projects, however experience with drinking water, wastewater, and industrial wastewater applications is valuable. This position will have an opportunity to direct and collaborate with a team of junior staff. The ideal candidate is a Technical Manager with strong experience in study, planning, and design of stormwater systems, including familiarity with a broad range of issues related to master planning, water quality treatment and flood mitigation/resiliency. Candidate will lead the technical delivery of multiple projects and must be familiar with local regulators and must also be able to support marketing and proposal efforts, as appropriate.
Location: Tampa, FL Office or Hybrid (1 -2 days a week in office or on site with clients).
Travel: Up to 20% of time with clients in FL. Occasional travel within US to support national Practice strategic initiatives.

To name a few, projects may include:
Stormwater Facility and Master Planning.
Vulnerability Assessments
Flood mitigation/resiliency projects.
Stormwater quality treatment projects.

Requirements

• 15+ years of engineering experience relating to stormwater and flood resiliency projects.
• A B.S. Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• Registered Professional Engineer in FL.
• Extensive expertise in leading the planning and design of solutions for stormwater management challenges, related to both quantity and quality.
• Experience with the selection and optimization of multi-benefit stormwater projects.
• Experience with development of Storm Drain Master Plans including conditions assessments, establishment of level of service and estimating costs for capital projects and the O&M of stormwater systems.
• Proficiency with GIS tools and applications.
• Proficiency with other hydrologic/hydraulic and water quality modeling software.
• Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Well-versed in local, state, and federal regulations regarding stormwater and flood resiliency projects.
• Ability to apply critical thinking to develop options and recommendations to solve technical challenges.
• Up to date on the latest technological advances, regulatory trends, equipment, and processes.
• Knowledgeable in Florida bidding laws and SRF programs.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to coach, mentor, and train individuals.
• Strong market leadership and/or recognition.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the technical lead for all sizes of projects, including having interaction related to all technical tasks associated with the project.
• Support the South Region Stormwater Team and multi-discipline project teams from the concept, final design, and construction phases; start-up, and operations of facilities.
• Supports Project Manager with and/or directly manages the financial and technical delivery of project tasks including scope, schedule, and budget.
• Lead detailed design projects, including the creation of contract documents (i.e., plan sets and specifications), hydraulic and hydrologic calculations, report writing, and other activities needed to support the planning, design, and construction services for stormwater management facilities.
• Lead the application of 1D and 2D hydraulic and hydrologic modeling systems in urban settings at the local and watershed level to support the planning and design of related infrastructure, including: pipelines, open channels, pump stations, channel stabilization techniques, storage and treatment facilities, multi-benefit facilities, and other conveyance measures.
• Determine the overall technical and permitting approach for projects.
• Prepare and deliver presentations and training programs to internal and external clients and professional associations.
• Support business development efforts under the direction of a client manager to provide technical support and guidance to a range of clients.
• Provide input on the development of Woodard & Curran design guidelines and standards.

Benefits

• Retirement Savings:
• • 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed
• Time away from work:
• • Observed holidays: Choose up to 8 holidays to observe annually
• • Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked
• • Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work-related illness or injury.
• • Parental leave: Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding
• Coverage and support for your needs and well-being:
• • Disability: Paid short- and long-term disability
• • Health: Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans.
• • Life: Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life.
• • Wellbeing: DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources.

What This Job Offers

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