Sr. Professional Engineer - Stormwater

Pay Range: $93,574 - $121,646 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, May 22, 2025 📅

***Sign-On Incentive of $8,000****

Workdays & Hours: Hybrid work arrangements may be available, with up to two days per week remote, after completing the initial six-month probationary period.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆

A Sr. Professional Engineer job is available with the City of Fort Worth Development Services department. The Stormwater Development Services (SDS) team is seeking a Senior Professional Engineer with experience in drainage design, floodplain management and analysis, and private development plan preparation and review.  The SDS team works to safeguard citizens and resources and guide sustainable development while promoting quality growth.  The SDS team is a part of the Stormwater Management & Development Services Division of the Transportation & Public Works Department.  We serve the City by reviewing stormwater management plans, floodplain development permits, and storm drain construction plans associated with private development projects in the City of Fort Worth at its Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ).  We review for conformance to City drainage design and floodplain management criteria as it relates hydraulics, hydrology, and construction standards. The successful candidate would fulfill a leadership role; providing guidance and direction to other engineers, technicians and consultant review staff.  While the work is technical in nature, there is a heavy focus on providing exceptional customer service.  The ideal candidate for this job would possess high emotional intelligence, display empathy for customer’s needs, and exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills.  The successful candidate would be responsible for helping the SDS team deliver an exceptional customer experience. 

 This Position qualifies for the following incentives which is separate from the base pay:

• Sign-On Incentive of $8,000
• Student Loan Repayment Program in the amount of $5,200

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Three (3) years of professional civil engineering experience as a registered professional engineer of which two (2) years must relate to drainage and grading design, floodplain permitting, infrastructure design, or review of private development projects.
• Possession of current registration as a Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. If licensed in another state, then continued employment will be contingent upon obtaining registration as a Professional Engineer within the State of Texas within six (6) months of employment.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A strong history of delivering exceptional customer service.
• Ability to effectively self-manage competing priorities, work independently under the direction of an Engineering Manager, and produce deliverables on time and within budget.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to present complex concepts clearly and effectively.
• Two (2) years or more experience in the area of Stormwater or Water Resources Engineering. For example: drainage and grading design, stormwater system modelling and planning, floodplain modelling, or subdivision infrastructure design experience.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), Adobe Pro, and geographic information systems (GIS)
• Proficiency with industry standard hydraulic and hydrologic modelling software. For example: HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, HY-8, EPA SWMM, XP-SWMM, PondPack, etc.
• Experience with FEMA regulations and floodplain permitting.

The Stormwater Professional Engineer Job Responsibilities:

• Review flood studies, that are submitted in support of LOMR, CLOMR, and floodplain development permits, for conformance with FEMA and City criteria.
• Perform technical reviews for Drainage Studies, Commercial Grading Permits, Subdivision Construction Plans, Building Permits and Floodplain Development Permits (FDP) for conformance to City ordinances and policies
• Provide technical training for Drainage Study reviews to the SDS team.
• Evaluate and provide resolutions to drainage complaints from citizens and developers.
• Deliver an exceptional customer experience. This includes timely, clear and concise communication, and application of empathy, patience, humbleness and a sense of collaboration to customer interactions.
• Manage competing priorities and produce review deliverables on time and within budget.
• Coordinate with stakeholders in other City departments or teams, development project representatives, citizens, state and federal agencies.
• Evaluate and propose stormwater related technical updates/revisions to the Stormwater Criteria Manual and City processes.

Working Conditions

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing and balancing.

Physical Demand

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.