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Water Resources Sr. Project Engineer

HNTB

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Location
Dallas, TX
Schedule
Full-time
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Job overview

HNTB seeks a Water Resources Senior Project Engineer to support major infrastructure projects. The role develops engineering designs, calculations, reports, plans, and specifications, with a focus on hydrology and hydraulics work and stormwater design for transportation projects. It leads discipline delivery, coordinates with project managers, clients, and other disciplines, and provides technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Hydrology and Hydraulics, nice to haveStormwater Design, nice to haveHEC-RAS, nice to haveHEC-HMS, nice to haveHY-8, nice to haveAutoCAD, nice to haveMicroStation, nice to haveCivil 3D, nice to haveORD, nice to have

Qualifications

BS+8, MS+7 or PhD+6 Years, requiredProfessional Engineer, nice to haveMaster's in Engineering, nice to have10 Years Relevant Experience, nice to have

Full job description

What We're Looking For

Join HNTB as a Water Resources Sr. Project Engineer and make a significant impact on major infrastructure projects nationwide. With over a century of delivering innovative solutions, now is the perfect time to join our growing team of employee-owners!

In this position, you'll produce and modify design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans, and specifications for complex projects while partnering with project managers to support the research, development, design, and delivery of engineering solutions. You'll apply advanced engineering techniques and creative problem-solving skills to address design challenges, maintain project schedules, and deliver high-quality results. Leveraging the latest tools and software, you'll develop detailed designs and calculations while providing technical expertise throughout the project lifecycle. You'll also mentor and train junior engineers, offering guidance and valuable feedback to support their professional growth. As part of a collaborative and growth-oriented environment, you'll play a key role in successfully delivering a diverse range of projects for HNTB's clients while building a meaningful and rewarding career.

What You'll Do:

  • Uses senior-level technical expertise to consider broad range of engineering solutions.

  • Responsible for the discipline-specific planning, work distribution, and leadership and adherence to the schedule, and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects.

  • Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.

  • Develops scope of work and level of effort and manages adherence to scope and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects within discipline.

  • Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline.

  • Provides technical guidance and mentoring to team members to achieve overall project objectives on complex or unusual engineering projects.

  • Coordinates technical aspects of the project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline on complex or unusual engineering projects.

  • Leads discipline delivery on larger, multi-disciplinary projects. Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.

  • Assists with coordination and planning of schedules, hours, and distribution of work for other disciplines on multi-discipline projects on complex or unusual engineering projects

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience, or

  • Master’s degree in Engineering and 7 years of relevant experience, or

  • PhD in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience

Primary Focus Will Include:

  • H&H work on Water Resources projects.

  • Storm Water design of transportation projects.

  • Assists H&H department by performing engineering-related tasks including research, development, calculations, design and delivery on assigned project(s).

  • Assists Project Managers with management of design review process.

  • Preparation of construction documents, including reports, plans, and specifications.

What You'll Bring:

  • Shows excellent technical knowledge and quality work in multiple discipline projects.

  • Prioritizes tasks and displays accountability to the project team to deliver projects that are of high quality, on-time, and within budget and scope.

  • Demonstrates vision beyond the task at hand and anticipates risks and effects of their actions.

  • Understands and supports the objectives that are responsible for successful project delivery, recognizing how multiple disciplines influence project development

  • Applies an accrued knowledge base to innovate project efficiencies.

  • Uses refined technical skills to identify problems, develop appropriate solutions, and make good decisions, knowing what tools to use for effective solutions and optimal outcomes on projects.

What We Prefer:

  • Knowledge of Hydrology & Hydraulics basics

  • Master’s degree in Engineering

  • 10 years of relevant experience

  • Professional Engineer (PE)

  • Familiarity with HEC RAS, HEC HMS, HY8

  • Familiarity with AutoCad/MicroStation, Civil 3D, ORD

Additional Information

Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards

Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

Dallas, TX, Fort Worth, TX, Little Rock, AR, Plano, TX (Granite Parkway)

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NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:

HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Engineering Group

ReqID: R-30939

How this job compares

Set against the 442 open Water Resources Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$91–145K/yr271 salary ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 40 open Water Resources Engineer jobs in Texas and 442 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Water Resources Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (351 postings).
Education
353 of the 442 open Water Resources Engineer jobs (80%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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