Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI) is currently searching for a highly motivated, experienced Senior Stormwater Engineer to join our Central Texas Stormwater Group preferably in San Marcos or Austin, Texas, but open to San Antonio and Corpus Christi offices as well. As a senior leader in the group, this role will help us continue to strengthen our client relationships in Central Texas, enhance our full-service stormwater team, and deliver engineering work related to stormwater management, ecosystem restoration, and flood mitigation requiring the application of standard and innovative techniques, procedures, and criteria for public sector clients.

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage planning and design projects, which may include hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) analyses and mitigation planning, stream bank restoration, geomorphology, drainage policy and criteria, or flood management strategies. Develop and manage scope, schedule, and budget to meet project goals and objectives and lead the project team.
• Serve as senior advisor for projects and assist project teams as a technical resource. Provide quality control reviews of scope and fee proposals and technical deliverables.
• Mentor and train junior staff engineers.
• Support business development activities including:
  • Fostering and maintaining relationships with Central Texas clients
  • Development of proposals for stormwater opportunities, including overall leadership of the proposal effort, developing win themes, building teams, developing technical approaches, schedules, and budgets resulting in booking of new work.
  • Interaction and a commitment to client service for both internal and external clients, including client development planning, client representative duties, and achieving assigned bookings goals
• Ability to work independently as well as plan and supervise work of teams of professionals and technicians
• Effective communication skills, demonstrated management and sales capabilities
• The position requires travel primarily within Central Texas with occasional travel to other regions in Texas or out-of-state to support business development and/ or projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
• Professional Engineer (PE License) in Texas
• 8+ years' experience with emphasis in project management, personnel management, and technical design of stormwater projects

Preferred:

• CFM

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always).  Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service.  For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need:  developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.

Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina.  We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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