Water Resources Project Engineer II

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.

JMT is seeking a motivated and innovative Water Resources Project Engineer with 8-12 years of design experience to join their Pittsburgh, PA team. The team supports a variety of infrastructure projects throughout the region. In addition, the team leads several projects focused on implementing Green Stormwater Infrastructure in a highly urbanized area.

The Project Engineer will perform various design, permitting, construction support, and inspection tasks. Candidates are expected to be well-versed across the water resources discipline. Demonstrating proficiency in drainage design, grading, erosion and sediment control design, stormwater management design, hydrology, and hydraulic modeling, permitting, utility coordination and clash detection, specification development, and quantity takeoffs. The successful candidate will have the opportunity for upward mobility in leading and managing tasks.

Essential functions and responsibilities

• Candidates must be capable of working on multiple projects in a dynamic, fast-paced team-oriented environment
• Candidates to be familiar with Federal, State and local jurisdiction design standards and regulatory requirements
• Candidates need to understand the project lifecycle and design phases. They are expected to provide high quality deliverables in accordance with client specifications and requirements
• Candidates to be capable of completing design tasks including but limited to:
  • Identify watersheds, drainage patterns, and soil conditions
  • Delineate drainage areas to points of interest for analysis
  • Complete land cover and time of concentration calculations
  • Design and analysis stormwater management practices
  • Design drainage networks including the pipe, slope, and outfall locations
  • Perform Hydrologic and Hydraulic analysis
  • Develop Post Construction Stormwater Management plans and details
  • Develop Erosion and Sediment Control plans
  • Complete permit applications for state and local agencies
  • Utilize general engineering principles and practices daily
  • Prepare technical reports of design approach, methodology, and summary of results
  • Develop construction cost estimates, quantity take offs, prepare specifications, and package construction documents for bid
  • Coordinate with utility companies as needed to accommodate designs
  • Coordinate with internal team members to ensure project completion by the defined deadline with the established quality 
• Candidates to be familiar with green infrastructure design in urban environments
• Candidates to have excellent written and oral communication skills
• Candidates to be capable of coordinating with contractors, outside consultants, government agencies, and JMT staff from multiple locations and technical disciplines is expected.

Nonessential functions and responsibilities

• Perform other related duties as assigned

• Must successfully complete and pass JMT's Motor Vehicle screening
• Valid Driver's License required

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field from an ABET accredited engineering program
• Land Development or Water Resources Engineering
• Hydrologic Modeling experience using TR55 / TR20 and Rational Methodologies
• Hydraulic Modeling experience using HEC-RAS
• Stormwater Management design experience
• Erosion and Sediment Control design experience
• Proficient in Drainage and Utility design
• Strong technical writer for report development
• Contract Document preparation including Plans, Specifications and Cost Estimates
• Proficient in MS Office Software and ORD- Drainage and Utilit

Qualifications Preferred

• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Experience working Department of Transportation projects.
• 2-D Modeling experience using SWMM or comparable model

Working Conditions

Work is performed within a general office environment 75% 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.