Senior Water Resources Project Manager (H&H/Irrigation & Stormwater)

The role

The Senior Water Resources Project Manager leads the planning, design, and delivery of complex water resources engineering projects. This role involves providing team leadership, managing client relationships, and overseeing hydrologic and hydraulic modeling.

What you will do

• Provide day-to-day leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineers and EITs
• Align team resources to project needs and support staff development
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients
• Lead the planning, modeling, design, and delivery of complex water resources projects
• Manage full project lifecycle including scope, budgeting, scheduling, and risk
• Oversee advanced hydrologic and hydraulic analyses
• Direct preparation and QA/QC of plans, specifications, and technical reports
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams for project delivery
• Lead construction-phase services including RFIs and field observations
• Identify new opportunities and support proposal development

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or similar ABET-accredited engineering program
• 8+ years of progressive experience in water resources engineering, including design and project delivery
• Demonstrate independent technical leadership and client management experience
• Advance knowledge with hydrologic and hydraulic judgement
• Experience preparing and reviewing PS&E packages, technical reports, design documentation, and modeling summaries
• Track record of managing project financial performance
• Experience leading proposals and interviews and expanding existing client accounts
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and GIS tools (ArcGIS/QGIS)
• Familiarity with permitting processes (FEMA LOMR/CLOMR, USACE 404/401, state DEQ, dam safety, local stormwater regulations)
• Proven ability to manage scope, schedule, budget, and risk across multiple concurrent projects
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and working with clients, contractors, and regulatory agencies
• Valid driver’s license and insurable record for periodic travel

Nice to have

• Professional Engineer (PE) license

Benefits

• Ownership through Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 100% company-paid ownership contributions
• 90% company-paid shared health plan premiums
• Paid time off in year one
• Paid parental leave
• Volunteer time off
• Six paid company holidays
• Two floating personal holidays
• 401(k) matching program
• AD&D Insurance, Short/Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance paid by the company
• Flexible work-life arrangements

Before you apply

• Relocation assistance provided

About the company

Morrison-Maierle is a 100% employee-owned firm specializing in integrated consulting and design services in engineering, planning, surveying, and science. Founded in 1945, it is an Engineering News-Record Top 500 firm.