Garver seeks a Project Manager - Drainage Design to join our growing Texas Hydrology and Hydraulics (H&H) Team. This position is ideal for an engineer with 8 - 15 years of experience in drainage design and plan production for TxDOT and municipal projects in Texas.
The successful candidate will collaborate with clients, multidisciplinary design teams, and an established team of H&H professionals to develop drainage solutions for transportation and municipal infrastructure projects. This role will include project/task management, scheduling, workload forecasting, plan production oversight, preparation of cost estimates, subconsultant coordination, and client interaction on projects from preliminary
engineering through final plans, specifications, and estimate (PS&E).
This Project Manager will be responsible for:
Performing hydrologic and hydraulic analyses to support roadway and municipal drainage design
Designing storm sewer systems, inlets, culverts, channels, roadside ditches, detention facilities, and drainage outfalls
Performing storm sewer analysis and design using OpenRoads - Drainage and Utilities (ORD-DU)
Preparing drainage plans, profiles, details, drainage area maps, and supporting calculations using MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer (ORD), and Civil 3D
Developing drainage reports, technical memoranda, and documentation consistent with TxDOT and local agency requirements
Preparing drainage quantities, specifications, and construction cost estimates
Coordinating drainage improvements with roadway, bridge, H&H, utility, and other project disciplines
Evaluating existing drainage conditions, downstream constraints, and potential impacts to adjacent properties
Conducting internal project quality reviews and addressing submittal review comments from clients and permitting agencies
Managing drainage design tasks budgets and schedules
Developing project and/or drainage design tasks scopes and fees
Participating in client meetings
Leading agency coordination and permitting for drainage design
Managing subconsultant coordination and deliverables
Training and mentoring junior engineers and EITs
Supporting business development and project pursuits, including participating in proposal writing
Resource planning and workload forecasting
The successful candidate will collaborate with Garver’s experienced H&H professionals, while working with design staff across the company.
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering or a related engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program
Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE)
Minimum of 8 years of relevant drainage design experience
Expertise in MicroStation / ORD / Civil 3D for drainage plan development
Experience with ORD-DU for drainage design
Mastery of hydrologic and hydraulic calculations for drainage infrastructure
Expertise with detention design, erosion control design, drainage impact analyses, and floodplain coordination
Proficiency with drainage analysis and design software such as HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, HY-8, and storm sewer modeling tools
Experience with GIS applications for drainage area delineation and H&H analysis
Thorough understanding of DOT drainage criteria and municipal drainage requirements
Understanding of typical constructability issues for DOT and municipal drainage infrastructure
Excellent communication, technical writing, and organizational skills
Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
Strong supervisory skills
Preferred Skills
Texas PE license, or ability to obtain quickly via comity
Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) credential
Consulting experience with PS&E drainage design and plan production for TxDOT and/or municipal projects in Texas
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Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee-owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. In the top 100 of Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms list, with more than 1,500 employees, Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people-first culture, which has achieved Zweig Group Best Firm to Work For Legacy Status. Learn how Garver invests in people and places they call home at GarverUSA.com.
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Project Engineer - Drainage DesignNewGarver LLC · Austin, US