Senior Water Resources Project Engineer

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 #45 on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

Position summary: JMT is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join its Water Resources team in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania office. This role will lead and perform advanced water resources design for infrastructure projects throughout the region. A key focus will be supporting drainage design for transportation clients, while also contributing to projects that implement green stormwater infrastructure in highly urbanized areas. Working with limited supervision, the successful candidate will plan and coordinate design assignments, serve as a technical advisor, support client coordination, perform quality reviews, and mentor less experienced engineers. The position offers a clear path toward broader technical and project leadership.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Lead the water resources design for multiple concurrent projects and tasks
• Plan, schedule, conduct, or coordinate detailed phases of engineering work for a major project or a total project of moderate scope
• Serve as a technical advisor for drainage, stormwater management, green stormwater infrastructure, erosion and sediment control, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, permitting, and utility coordination
• Identify watersheds and drainage patterns; delineate drainage areas; evaluate soil and land-cover conditions; and complete time-of-concentration and runoff calculations
• Design stormwater management practices, drainage networks, pipes, inlets, channels, outfalls, and related green infrastructure improvements
• Perform and review hydrologic and hydraulic modeling using TR-55/TR-20, Rational Method, HEC-RAS, SWMM, or comparable tools
• Lead the preparation of post-construction stormwater management plans, erosion and sediment control plans, permit applications, technical reports, plans, specifications, quantity takeoffs, and construction cost estimates
• Interpret and apply federal, state, and local design standards, regulatory requirements, client specifications, and permitting criteria
• Define design parameters, develop and present alternatives, solve complex technical problems, and provide cross-disciplinary and constructability reviews
• Assist project managers and section leadership with scope development, task work-hour estimates, schedules, technical risk identification, and resource planning
• Lead assigned work to meet task-level schedules and budgets, and communicate progress, risks, and needed corrective actions to the project manager
• Coordinate with clients, contractors, outside consultants, utility companies, government agencies, and JMT staff from multiple locations and technical disciplines
• Participate in client meetings, presentations, and interviews in support of the project manager and project team
• Delegate work to engineers, coordinate project requirements, perform and check design computations, and complete quality reviews in accordance with the Project Management Plan
• Mentor and coach less experienced engineers, share technical knowledge and lessons learned, and help improve discipline workflows and standard operating procedures

Nonessential Functions and Responsibilities

• Perform other related duties as assigned