Senior Professional, Civil Engineering

This Opportunity

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for an Experienced Civil & Stormwater Project Engineer for our Morristown, NJ office. The following location will also be considered: Newark, NJ and Lawrenceville, NJ. The candidate will be involved in projects with our Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Team in New Jersey and be a part of a growing global professional services firm.    

The successful candidate will be

• Team Player – Responsive, reliable, collaborative and able to step up to the plate when needed.
• Ability to coordinate and interface with clients, subcontractors and reviewing agencies. 
• Strong technical capability involving the application of engineering principles, understanding plans and specifications and making factual comparisons to the appropriate regulations.
• Efficient in both technical writing and verbal communication. 
• Values quality of technical and professional deliverables on projects and proposals.

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Support various scale civil engineering projects as Stormwater Management (SWM)/Drainage/Hydrologic & Hydraulic (H&H)/Soil Erosion & Sediment Control (SESC) task designer, maintaining effective collaboration with multi-discipline design team and client to ensure quality project delivery.
• Interact with regulatory agencies, consultants, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner.
• Preparing engineering permit applications, reports, plans, specifications, estimates, construction support services and perform occasional field work. 
• Collect, compile, and analyze data from the physical work site, surveys, record drawings, GIS data, subsurface utility information, maps, hydrologic analysis, geotechnical data, and other matrices for project development, design, and construction.  
• Apply high-level civil engineering techniques and processes to identify SWM/drainage/H&H improvement opportunities and feasibility, conforming with applicable rules, standards, and construction or operating permits, for various infrastructure project type in concept development, preliminary design, final design and construction phase.
• Assist with development and scoping of projects, participate in proposal preparation and marketing activities.
• Provide guidance and training to entry-level engineers.
• Pursue diversified knowledge of T&I and water resources principles and practices.
• Perform hydrologic and hydraulic modeling for floodplain mapping, SWM and drainage design according to applicable federal, state and local rules and regulations.
• Design a variety of SWM Best Management Practices (BMP) facilities and drainage system per applicable design criteria and guidelines. 
• Design Soil Erosion & Sediment Control measures.
• Identify technical issues and take actions to mitigate risk.

Your Experiences

Required Qualifications:

• BS in Civil Engineering from an accredited University.
• Passed FE exam, EIT certification preferred.
• 5 to 10 years of experience in Transportation and Infrastructure projects.
• Proficient knowledge of water resource engineering principles, practices, process, design and construction of SWM BMPs, drainage design, stream hydrology and hydraulics, floodplain evaluation, and SESC measures.
• Working knowledge of civil engineering on roadway design principals, grading and earthwork. 
• Ability to generate, review and supervise production of construction documents including, plans, details, specifications and estimate. 
• Experience in preparing and acquiring approval of NJDEP Permits (FHA/WFD/FWW), Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control certification, and/or similar federal/state/local environmental permits and approval in the NJ/NY/PA area.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software suite and CADD software such as MicroStation and/or AutoCAD.
• Proficiency in HEC-RAS, HydroCAD, Bentley Pond Pack, StormCAD and Storm & Sanitary.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
• MS in Civil Engineering or closely related discipline from an accredited University a plus.
• NJ/NY/PA Professional Engineer License or the ability to acquire when necessary.
• Competence in ESRI ArcGIS, AutoCAD Civil 3D/LDD and/or Bentley InRoads/OpenRoads Designer.
• Familiarity with surface water H & H analyses software including HEC-1, HEC-2, HEC-HMS, WMS and/or EPA SWMM a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS in Civil Engineering or closely rela