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Lead Drainage Engineer

Salt Lake City, UT 84143

Job Function: Engineering - Civil Job Number: 410762

Job Description

Johnson Service Group an award-winning staffing company is looking for a Lead Drainage Engineer with Minimum of 10 years of drainage design experience related to transportation infrastructure projects. This is a Direct hire job in Utah.



Salary$150K



Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead drainage engineering teams on transportation projects--including freeways, interstates, interchanges, urban and rural highways, and shared-use facilities
  • Perform hydrologic and hydraulic analyses to support the design and construction of transportation infrastructure, public and private site developments, and flood control projects
  • Drainage design, including, but not limited to, the design of storm sewers, culverts, detention/water quality facilities, bridge deck drainage, river hydraulics. bridge hydraulics, and roadside ditches.
  • Coordinate and oversee the work of the assigned design team to ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to project requirements
  • Perform design and oversee preparation of plans and details using OpenRoads Designer, AutoCAD, and/or Civil-3D
  • Produce and QC erosion control and/or stormwater management plans, reports, quantities, and specifications 
  • Serve as lead drainage technical liaison with client on project efforts.
  • Staff management of local drainage engineering staff
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Water Resources Engineering
  • Minimum of 10 years of drainage design experience related to transportation infrastructure projects
  • Must be able to lead effectively in a collaborative team environment and foster strong, positive relationships with both team members and clients
  • Local county and municipality project experience
  • Licensed Utah Professional Engineer



Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master’s Degree in Civil or Water Resources Engineering
  • Experience working with Utah Department of Transportation
  • Bridge scour revetment design
  • Demonstrated work experience with hydrologic and hydraulic computer programs including HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, Pondpack, and SRH-2D

** Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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