Water Resources Project Engineer

Water Resources Project Engineer

Westwood Professional Services Inc.

Westwood Professional Services Inc. is seeking an ambitious and talented professional to join our Water Resources service team in Richmond VA as a Project Engineer. This is an opportunity to join Westwoods highly experienced and dynamic team dedicated to providing highlevel professional services to our clients.

Our ideal candidate will have 4 years of diverse hydrologic and hydraulic stormwater modeling drainage facility design and project management experience supporting private and public sector projects. This position is responsible for complex engineering design tasks as well as marketing business development client contact and growth of a drainage design team.

• Manage the design and delivery of projects in a profitable manner
• Oversee the technical aspects of various projects
• Supervise the work of engineers and/or technical support personnel assigned to the project
• Develop project work plans and budget projections and effectively deploy resources
• Review and interpret business metrics including utilization backlog work in process and account receivables
• Prepare maintain and coordinate schedules of multiple concurrent projects
• Develop and track milestones to ensure ontime and onbudget delivery
• Complete monthly project accounting and invoicing
• Implement and maintain QA/QC procedures
• Participate in contract bidding provide limited observation during construction review submittals and RFIs
• Resolve design conflicts and field construction issues
• Represent clients and firm in meetings with governmental agencies
• Write proposals and participate and/or lead interviews
• Grow mentor and train staff
• Build relationships internally and externally with clients and strategic partners
• Lead business development activities
• Negotiate contract terms and conditions
• Ensures division regional and company values policies and practices are consistently followed within the service.
• Lead by example display solid judgment good values trust

• Outgoing friendly approachable
• Excellent verbal written and interpersonal skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to manage staff and direct resources effectively
• Ability to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to manage drainage design projects in a profitable manner
• Extensive knowledge of various stormwater modeling software drainage facility design and other related design element
• Required software experience: HECHMS HECRAS ArcGIS/ArcPro
• Helpful software experience: XPSWMM/XPSTORM InfoWorks AutoCAD Civil3D
• Knowledge and experience with the full drainage project lifecycle from preliminary studies through final design
• General knowledge of construction processes and practices
• Experience preparing proposals scopes of work and qualification packages
• Ability to develop relationships with peers clients and public agency staff.
• Ability to coach and motivate others

• BS in Civil Engineering
• Licensed Professional Civil Engineer (PE) or capable of obtaining within 6 months
• 4 years of progressive experience in the Water Resources Service and stormwater modeling/design
• This position requires travel to project sites

• Experience developing and implementing marketing pursuit strategies
• Understanding of alternative delivery methods
• Experience providing construction phase services
• Track record of successfully winning and delivering projects
• Experience in accounts receivable invoicing and overall duties involved in managing a design team

At Westwood our purpose is to create a better world for people through our work. We transform the energy grid design resilient infrastructure and develop communities that will flourish today and for future generations. With over 50 years of experience and a legacy of innovation we stand at the forefront of our industry dedicated to understanding the unique needs of the markets we serve.

Our approach revolves around people. We are committed to building a culture that attracts retains and develops high performers. Our team values relationships innovation dedication initiative and growth. We believe fostering a collaborative One Team mentality yields superior outcomes
in everything we do.

We customize our technical capabilities and geographic reach to meet our clients where they are and help them realize their vision. We are partners in our clients success driving to provide solutions that make a lasting difference. Safety sustainability and operational excellence are not just facets of our work; they are intrinsic to our identity guiding every decision we make.

We are deeply invested in the communities we serve. Through our projects and givingback initiatives we enrich the lives of those we serve engage others within our industry and create a lasting impact on communities around the world. To us success transcends the completion of projects; it is reflected in the lives we have positively impacted by our work.

Join us in creating a better world.

In 2024 Zweig Group ranked Westwood nationally at #13 and #40 respectively on its Hot Firms and Best Firms to Work for lists. Zweig also awarded Westwood one national 1st place award for Marketing Excellence. Westwood was recently recognized as #83 in the ENR Top 500 Firms in 2024. The firm consistently ranks on the industrys top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement in awardwinning projects nationwide.

Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.