Water Resources Project Engineer II

Water Resources Project Engineer II

Water Resource Engineering

Tampa, FL •  
• Full-Time/Regular

Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson is a dynamic, 100% employee-owned consulting firm with more than 2,800 professionals, providing a full range of multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, information technology, and related services to public agencies and private clients throughout the United States. JMT is currently ranked #50 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

The Water Resources team supports a variety of infrastructure projects throughout Florida. The successful candidate will be well-versed across the water resources discipline with demonstrated design experience in drainage, stormwater management design, H&A modeling, and permitting. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading engineering design for tasks or sub-tasks using basic project management and advanced knowledge of general engineering principles and coordinates with other project engineers and disciplines to efficiently complete project goals delivered on schedule, within budget, and of high quality.

• Supporting overall Project Manager by executing project management responsibilities, including developing hours estimates, scope, etc.
• Provide design status updates to the Project Manager
• Track the budgets of discipline task(s)
• Oversee sub-tasks within their respective discipline for a project
• Executing quality control and quality assurance plans as provided by the PMP for project
• Delegate project tasks to project team members
• Coaching/mentoring design staff through the design process
• Provide consultative services to the client(s), including attending client meetings, providing timely updates, and appropriate solutions to meet their expectations
• Collaborate and manage project sub-consultants and other internal disciplines
• Develop extra work order requests and open-end contract task proposals
• Perform alternative studies, evaluate impacts, develop and finalize reports for client
• Plan, schedule, conduct or coordinate detailed phases of the engineering work in a part of a major project or in a total project of moderate scope
• Design projects using advanced discipline knowledge, client specifications and guidelines using design software and drawing tools
• Perform or check design computations
• Prepare and compile contract plans, specifications and estimates
• Coordinate with internal team members to ensure alignment and project completion by the defined deadline and established quality.
• Technical oversight and guidance/support of Design Engineers within department
• Lead and manage team members by providing leadership and continuous performance management (setting expectations, goals, feedback, 1:1 meeting, coaching) that supports the growth and development of team.

• Perform other related duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field from an ABET accredited engineering program
• 8-10+ years’ experience in water resources or related discipline
• Professional Engineer license
• Proficient in discipline specific design software
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Strong presentation skills

• Experience working with local clients at the county and state level

Work is performed within a general office environment 95% of the time. Work is generally sedentary in nature, but may require occasional standing and walking. Lighting and temperature are adequate and there are no hazardous or unpleasant conditions caused by noise, dust, etc. within the office environment.

Field work is required on occasion where work may be conducted outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions. Some lifting (up to 25 lbs) may be required as needed.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law .