Director of Water Resources Engineering
Department: Transportation
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Berlin, NJ
Reporting To: James Mellett
Compensation: $170,000 - $200,000 / year
Description
Churchill Consulting Engineers is seeking a highly motivated Water Resources Department Manager to join our team! Churchill is a full-service engineering firm that provides public and private sector clients with planning, design, surveying, permitting, and construction management services for a broad range of civil/infrastructure and environmental projects.
As a Water Resources Department Manager, you will collaborate with a team to develop engineering designs for a variety of stormwater management, drainage, and transportation infrastructure projects overseen by regional agencies such as the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) and the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), as well as County agencies and municipalities throughout the State. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to impactful projects and grow within a well-established consulting firm. Candidate should be organized, eager to learn, and able to work both independently and within a team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a project team consisting of engineers, designers, and field personnel involved in the design, modification, analysis, and constructability of water resources-related projects
- Coordinate and conduct meetings with project stakeholders
- Coordinate with office management and other project managers to share resources
- Assist in proposal preparation including oral presentations. Also prepare the scope, schedule, and budget for new projects
- Interface with clients including state and local agencies
- Work on challenging assignments that include investigating, troubleshooting, and solving a wide variety of engineering and construction-related issues
- Prepare, review, and/or approve proposals, contracts, or cost estimates
- Negotiate revisions, changes, and additions to contractual agreements with sub-consultants, and clients
- Lead efforts to ensure projects are completed satisfactorily, on time, and within budget.
- Coordinate design activities to ensure installation and operations will comply with specifications, codes, and client requirements
- Prepare reports and studies that present technical information in a clear and concise manner and meet client requirements
- Perform independent reviews of work performed by others including calculations and drawing preparation
- Take ownership of projects from start to finish
- Manage staff work assignments
- Assist with workload projections for department
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Bachelor of Science Degree (or higher) in Civil Engineering
- Professional Engineering License in NJ
- 15+ years of experience in the water resource engineering, design field
- Experience with public agencies a plus
- Knowledge of NJDEP SWM regulations
- Ability to manage engineering, design or construction projects
- Experience with supervising staff
- Proficiency in Civil3D and Microstation preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite required
- Knowledge and experience with hydrologic and hydraulic software (e.g., HEC-RAS, Hydraflow, StormCAD, HydroCAD)
- Solid organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to interact with clients and multi-discipline team members.
- Willingness to work on projects locally or in workshare with other offices
- Possess a proven history of meeting project deadlines and budgets
- Outstanding interpersonal and customer service skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Benefits
Churchill offers a competitive compensation package including: medical, prescription, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, educational assistance program and paid time off.
