Stormwater Project Manager

STORMWATER PROJECT MANAGER 3 - Phoenix, AZ

Founded in 1962, we provide a full range of civil engineering services to public and private sector clients across Arizona, Colorado, and the Southwestern United States. Our broad market expertise offers the ability to deliver complete engineering solutions from concept to closeout. Our business is built on honesty, ethics, accountability, quality, and service.

Our people-focused culture is important, and we consider our employees to be our greatest asset. This culture is why we have so many long‑term employees that have been with our firm between 15 and 35 years. Our employees enjoy an industry‑leading benefits program, the ability to balance their home and work life, opportunities for growth and development, company activities, and various opportunities to give back through community service.

Dibble employs the industry's finest engineers, designers, and planners, providing expertise and valued resources for municipalities, private clients, federal, state, and local agencies. Dibble is following through on our vision to grow as a significant regional firm and we're looking for leaders to help us reach our goals. The Flood Control Practice is building a team in our Phoenix area offices.

Are you ready for a change or to take the next step in your career? Are you a leader that is ready to build your team? This is an opportunity for you to join our fine group of respected professionals. We need talent like yours to be part of our growing team and tackle some of our biggest engineering challenges.

Responsible for the overall management of flood control, drainage, and water resources engineering projects for public agency clients, including cities, counties, flood control districts, and regional water management agencies. Accountable for project performance, ensuring technical accuracy, regulatory compliance, and high‑quality hydrologic/hydraulic deliverables. Provides direction and guidance to project teams focused on stormwater systems, channel improvements, detention/retention design, watershed studies, and drainage master planning.

• Actively pursue marketing and business development opportunities with public agencies responsible for drainage, flood control, stormwater management, and water resources planning.
• Participate in Company strategic initiatives related to water resources innovation, resiliency, and sustainable stormwater practices.
• Represent the Company at water resources and flood control conferences, technical committees, and public agency partner meetings.
• Participate and coach teams for project interviews related to watershed studies, drainage improvements, flood risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance projects.
• Prepare and negotiate scopes, schedules, and fees for hydrologic/hydraulic modeling, stormwater master planning, drainage designs, and flood mitigation projects.
• Assemble project teams including hydrologic/hydraulic specialists, GIS analysts, environmental specialists, and survey teams.
• Set up accounting and budget tracking for multi‑phase flood control and drainage projects.
• Prepare and manage schedules and budgets for watershed studies, stormwater infrastructure design, and regulatory permitting tasks.
• Coordinate all aspects of the project lifecycle, including public agency coordination, FEMA/ADWR/FCDMC interactions, permitting, utility coordination, and public outreach for flood mitigation projects.
• Perform QA/QC for H&E models (HEC‑RAS, HEC‑HMS, 2D modeling), drainage reports, stormwater design plans, and floodplain analyses.
• Provide technical guidance on hydrology, hydraulics, floodplain management, erosion protection, stormwater conveyance systems, and compliance with local drainage standards.
• Prepare project billing/invoices and follow up with clients to ensure timely receipt of payment
• Evaluate and improve internal processes for H&E modeling, drainage design workflows, and data documentation.
• Actively participate in staff development, with emphasis on training in hydrologic methods, modeling tools, FEMA processes, and water resources design principles.
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