Deputy Department Manager

Job Description

Dewberry is currently seeking a Deputy Department Manager to help lead our growing Florida Water Practice. Sitting in our Orlando FL office
, we’re seeking a collaborative water professional to serve as a team leader responsible for coordinating with project engineers and engineering interns to execute integrated water, wastewater, stormwater, and water projects. This role is supported by an executive and technical team invested in the success of this position. Consideration requires experience in water, stormwater, and/or wastewater engineering (One Water) with project experience to include hydrological modeling, hydraulic modeling, infrastructure planning and engineering design.

This is an career advancement opportunity for an engineering professional to invest their technical skills to addressing Florida water resource needs with experienced water professionals working in a company with 70‑year history supported by a corporate culture that normalizes honesty, passion, contribution, individualism, and perseverance. Typical projects involve helping local, state, and regional clients solve complex water and wastewater challenges.

The Deputy Department Manager will also engage in business development activities as needed.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry.

Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

• Responsible for client relationship management.
• Expected to support growth strategy for Florida Water.
• Execute quality materials and oversee preparation and review of all associated calculations, reports and spreadsheets.
• Collaborating and managing design teams in all aspects of a given project to develop detailed design documents for construction plans.
• Confirm code research, written specifications, and applicable permits obtained.
• Coordinates projects assignments with project managers engineers, technicians and administrative staff.
• Support project budget and schedule goals.
• Business development and mentorship of teammates.

• B.S. in Civil Engineering required;
  Master’s degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience required.
• Professional Engineering license in Florida is required.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microsoft office is required.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Well suited to executing work in a team environment.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with clients, coworkers, sub consultants, and county/agency review staff about projects and Dewberry market segments.

Join Dewberry and be part of a dynamic team that is dedicated to making a positive impact on the communities we serve. Apply today and take your career to the next level!

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

* At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

* Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

* Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters:
Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

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