Water Resources Manager

APTIM • Boca Raton, FL

15h • $120,000 - $145,000 • Onsite

About The Position

APTIM, a leading engineering and resilience consulting firm with a global
presence and a rapidly expanding Infrastructure Adaptation and Climate
Resilience practice, is seeking a Water Resources Manager to join our
multidisciplinary team.

This position plays a strategic role in delivering risk-informed design
solutions and advancing the integration of resilience into flood control, urban
infrastructure, and waterfront systems. The ideal candidate brings a balance of
technical depth and project management experience--able to guide multi-sector
clients through climate adaptation, vulnerability assessment, and resilient
design implementation.

This is a high-growth opportunity to lead complex projects, mentor emerging
engineers, and shape the next generation of resilient infrastructure across
Florida and the broader Southeast.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil, Coastal, Structural, or Environmental Engineering, or related field.
• 10--14 years of experience in water resources, watershed master planning, flood adaptation, or infrastructure resilience.
• Experience developing stormwater and flood-mitigation designs within urban, coastal, or estuarine environments.
• Strong understanding of drainage, erosion control, building envelope hardening, and nature-based mitigation systems.
• Strong technical writing and report leadership experience across multi-disciplinary projects.
• Proficiency in GIS, climate data tools (e.g., NOAA SLR Viewer, USACE projections), and Microsoft Excel or Power BI.
• Familiarity with FDEP Resilient Florida, FEMA, BRIC, CDBG-MIT, and other resilience funding mechanisms.
• Experience supporting permitting, design, or construction of resilient infrastructure preferred.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in remote and hybrid teams.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure preferred.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to support regional client needs.
• Preferred office locations are in Boca Raton, Jacksonville, Winter Garden or Tampa, Florida.

Nice To Haves

• Experience leading municipal or regional watershed master plans and developing implementation-ready capital improvement programs (CIPs).
• Experience with Envision, LEED, WEDG, or similar resilience frameworks.
• Understanding of Florida-specific hydrology, regulatory requirements, and floodplain management standards.
• Background in green-gray infrastructure, stormwater retrofits, or coastal protection design.
• Experience performing flood risk modeling under future climate and sea-level rise scenarios.
• Proven ability to mentor junior staff and foster a positive, high-performance team culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the watershed master plans, stormwater improvement programs, and climate-resilient infrastructure designs from concept through implementation.
• Manage full scope including financials, staffing, schedule, and subcontractors while serving as the primary client liaison and ensuring technical excellence in reports, presentations, and stakeholder coordination.
• Conduct and oversee hydrologic and hydraulic modeling using tools such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, ICPR, SWMM, or StormWise, integrating future climate and sea-level rise projections.
• Evaluate flood mitigation and drainage improvement alternatives, develop conceptual and preliminary engineering designs, and support cost-benefit and prioritization analyses.
• Apply technical expertise to assess vulnerabilities, quantify flood risk, and identify adaptation strategies for urban and coastal systems.
• Perform benefit--cost analyses and resilience ROI evaluations to guide capital investment decisions.
• Lead and contribute to quality assurance reviews of large datasets and modeling outputs to ensure accuracy and defensibility.
• Integrate engineering, planning, GIS, and digital modeling tools to produce actionable resilience roadmaps and business cases.
• Oversee preparation of technical reports, grant deliverables, and permitting documentation.
• Conduct stakeholder meetings, public workshops, and presentations to communicate technical findings to diverse audiences.
• Support business development and proposal writing, including scoping, pricing, and client engagement.
• Stay current on federal and state resilience policies, design standards, and funding programs (e.g., FDEP Resilient Florida, FEMA BRIC, CDBG-MIT).

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance: Through the marketplace, our employees can choose benefits from five metallic levels and several carriers to find the right benefits that work for them in their location.
• Company paid and optional Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave (eligibility based on company policy and applicable law)
• 401(k) APTIM offers three 401k plans through the Aon Pooled Employer Plan (PEP). The specific plan you are eligible for depends on the business unit you are in. The details of the largest plan are found here: APTIM 401(k) Guide [https://aptim.makeityoursource.com/getattachment/427b25cf-c3d5-43c1-97af-a3c3f474a136/APTIM-Corp-401(k)-Guide.pdf] APTIM - Helpful Documents [https://aptim.makeityoursource.com/helpful-documents]

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees