Water Resources Engineer

STV Group
Boston, MA

: STV currently has an opening in our Boston, MA office for a Water Resources Engineering Specialist in our Transportation & Infrastructure division. This person will perform a variety of complex tasks which may include quality control, hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, calculations, GIS analysis, fieldwork, and coordination of tasks and personnel and is required to have extensive water resources engineering experience including river, sewer and drain collection system hydraulic and water distribution modeling and design, well-developed understanding of FEMA floodplain studies, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis (1D & 2D modeling), Strong knowledge of FEMA's Risk MAP program and standards, May support map revision projects such as Conditional Letters of Map Revisions (CLOMRs), Letters of Map Revision (LOMRs), and No-Rise Analyses, Perform quality control on H&H analyses flood risk projects for compliance with regulations, policy, standards, technical references, and guidance. Other tasks include overseeing and managing the preparation of construction documents plans, specifications, construction cost estimating and various studies and reports for roadway, highway, rail, utility, site development and water resources projects including, but not limited to, design projects for commercial, educational, industrial, and governmental/public agencies. The candidate will be responsible for:
  • managing projects for client/ownership teams, managing project team surveyors, architects and engineers in other technical disciplines, and marketing teams
  • mentoring civil engineering staff in the design and delivery of interdisciplinary projects, document preparation and production for design/bid/build and permitting, managing sub-consultants, and project budgets, schedules, and quality control
  • providing final design and oversight of roadway, highway, and rail alignments, cross sections and details, grading, drainage (hydraulics and hydrology) and utility, traffic signal and control plans and other highway infrastructure and site work
  • preparing detailed written cost proposals for existing and new clients for design/bid/build projects
  • providing technical expertise for staff, project teams and client/ownership teams
  • preparing Hydrology and Hydraulic Reports and providing civil design expertise using software to include but not limited to HEC-RA, HEC-HMS, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Hydro-CAD and Storm-CAD.
Required Skills & Experience:
  • BS/MS degree in Civil Engineering or Physical Sciences (PE Licensed in MA or ability to obtain in 6 mos.)
  • Ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of work experience in watershed modelling, culvert analysis site, transportation, highway and roadway design, or closely related consulting engineering field work.
  • Highly experienced in HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, HY-8, WaterGEMS, XP-SWMM, PC-SWMM, HydroCAD, SewerGEMS, StormCAD, InfoWorks, InfoWater, AutoDesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis Modeling, FLOW-3D (CFM), AutoCAD Civil 3D (including surface creation/manipulation, pipe networks, corridor development), Microsoft Office Suite including Microsoft Project, ARCGIS, and Bluebeam Revu (or similar)
  • Experienced in MassDOT Project Design Guidelines
  • Experienced with MA-DEP Stormwater Requirements and Permitting
  • Knowledgeable of and ability to interpret municipal/state (MA)/federal codes, ordinances, guidelines and requirements (BWSC, MWRA, ADA/MAAB, DEP, NHESP, USACE, MUTCD, Ch-91, Wetlands Protection Act, etc.) for land development project permitting
  • Ability to manage client/ownership design/bid/build projects (including proposals, contracts and sub-contracts, budgets, invoicing, change orders, design/permitting/construction schedules and deliverables) from concept to completion
  • Strong understanding of general Civil site and roadway construction methods and techniques
  • Technical expertise in the following areas:
    • Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modelling
    • Roadway/highway/rail design
    • Site Design (emphasis on municipal and state agency sites and facilities)
    • Vertical and horizontal alignments
    • Drainage and Utility system designs
    • Grading design
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent attention to detail in design, specification writing, and project management
  • Ability to provide formal and informal presentations virtually and in-person
  • Ability to adapt to a fast-paced working environment for diverse local and national projects
  • Ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects and staff/teams of various technical disciplines
  • Ability to track and meet task and project deadlines and work within allotted budgets
Compensation Range: $100,243.00 - $130,999.00 Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At STV, we are fully committed to expanding our culture of diversity and inclusion, one that will reflect the clients we serve and the communities we work in, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. STV offers the following benefits • Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable) • Disability insurance • Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment • 401(k) Plan • Retirement Counseling • Employee Assistance Program • Paid Time Off (16 days) • Paid Holidays (8 days) • Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year) • Parental Leave (up to 80 hours) • Continuing Education Program • Professional Licensure and Society Memberships STV is committed to paying all its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV's good-faith salary estimates this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.

Posted 2026-03-31

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