Senior Civil Engineer or Hydrologist 2

Find your path and enjoy the journey at Haley & Aldrich. With us, you’ll tackle clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments – and, in turn, build stronger communities. You’ll work with teams of passionate colleagues, driven by a commitment to technical excellence and continuous learning.

As a company, we aim to build a world where communities go beyond resilience, embracing change as an opportunity to enhance safety, well-being, and quality of life. Join us to accelerate this vision and your professional development. 

We are looking to add new talent to our growing team! We are seeking an experienced Senior Civil Engineer or Hydrologist 2 who is passionate about solving complex water resources challenges and ready to
take ownership of meaningful work. This role is ideal for a technically strong
professional who enjoys leading hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, developing
practical solutions, and serving as a trusted advisor to clients.

The successful candidate will play a key role in the
delivery of floodplain management, stormwater, drainage, watershed, and
hydraulic design projects while helping grow and strengthen our water resources
practice. As part of a nationwide team, this role offers opportunities to
collaborate with leading practitioners across multiple regions and contribute
to projects spanning a diverse range of hydrologic, hydraulic, and regulatory
settings. Beyond managing projects, this position requires initiative, technical
leadership, sound engineering judgment, and a genuine commitment to delivering
high-quality outcomes for clients and communities.

We are looking for someone who naturally takes ownership,
identifies solutions rather than problems, and is energized by the opportunity
to help lead projects from concept through implementation. This position is
well suited for an experienced water resources professional who has
demonstrated technical excellence and is ready to expand their influence
through project leadership, client engagement, and mentorship responsibilities.
In return, this role offers the opportunity to influence project direction, mentor
developing engineers and hydrologists, collaborate with talented
multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to a growing practice with significant
opportunities for professional growth and impact.

Duties/Responsibilities
In this position, you will:

• Lead
  and support hydrologic and hydraulic studies for floodplain management,
  stormwater, watershed, drainage, and water resources projects.
• Develop,
  perform, and oversee hydrologic and hydraulic modeling using HEC-HMS,
  HEC-RAS, SWMM, and related industry-standard tools.
• Prepare,
  review, and direct technical analyses, engineering reports, calculations,
  drainage studies, floodplain studies, plans, specifications, and other
  project deliverables.
• Provide
  technical leadership and engineering judgment for water resources
  planning, design, permitting, and implementation efforts.
• Develop
  technical scopes of work, budgets, schedules, and cost estimates for water
  resources and hydrology/hydraulics projects.
• Serve
  as project manager or technical lead for assigned projects, ensuring
  delivery of high-quality work that meets client objectives, project
  budgets, schedules, and regulatory requirements.
• Build
  and maintain strong client relationships through responsive communication,
  technical excellence, and trusted project support.
• Lead
  proposal preparation, project planning, staffing, subcontractor
  coordination, execution, and financial management activities.
• Support
  business development efforts through client service, proposal preparation,
  and identification of opportunities to assist clients with emerging needs.
• Mentor
  and support junior engineers and hydrologists through technical guidance,
  quality reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate
  with multidisciplinary teams to develop practical, resilient, and
  innovative engineering solutions.
• Promote
  a culture of safety, accountability, technical excellence, and continuous
  improvement.

Skills/Experience
Minimum Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s
  degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 10+
  years of related experience.
• Professional
  Engineer (P.E.) registration in at least one state is required;
  registration in multiple states or the ability to obtain within a short
  time frame strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated
  experience leading or supporting hydrologic and hydraulic analyses,
  modeling, and design efforts for public and/or private sector clients.
• Demonstrated
  ability to lead project teams to deliver projects that meet client
  objectives.
• Excellent
  written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong
  organizational skills, attention to detail, and financial acumen.
• Proficient
  computer literacy skills, including the use of AutoCAD Civil 3D, HEC-HMS,
  HEC-RAS, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Project.
• Civil
  and/or environmental engineering experience that spans the entire project
  lifecycle.
• Proven
  experience preparing technical scopes of work and cost estimate
  preparation.
• Willingness
  to travel as needed to support clients, projects, and team collaboration.

Preferred Skills

• Master’s
  degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 2+
  years of related project management, financial management, or task
  management experience.
• Construction
  and/or construction management experience with civil and environmental
  projects.
• OSHA
  40-Hour HAZWOPER or MSHA 40-Hour Miner training and refresher updates.
• Experience
  preparing regulatory permit applications and leading multidisciplinary
  teams on hydrology and hydraulics design projects.

The salary range for this position Nationwide is $105,000 - $135,000 annually. Actual compensation will be based upon a variety of factors such as education, related work experience, certificates, skills, and current market conditions. Haley & Aldrich reviews salary ranges each quarter to assess competitiveness with the market. This role is eligible to participate in the company’s performance-based bonus program. This bonus program is based on overall company performance and the results achieved compared to peers. This role is eligible to receive sign-on bonus. 

About Haley & Aldrich 

Haley & Aldrich is committed to solving our clients’ most meaningful challenges in the built and natural environments. Our team of 1,000+ engineers and scientists across the United States draws inspiration from one mission: to work closely with clients as they navigate change to create safer, more robust places to live and work. Since our founding in 1957, organizations across the public and private sectors have relied on us for technical excellence and empathetic leadership that achieve results and secure a thriving tomorrow. Find us at haleyaldrich.com and LinkedIn.

Haley & Aldrich is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, age, disability, veteran, or any other legally protected status. We offer excellent career growth, a highly competitive total compensation plan, and a solid benefits package. Interested candidates should apply on our Careers page.

Note to external search firms: Haley & Aldrich does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be obligated to pay a placement fee for unsolicited resumes. Please do not send resumes to Haley & Aldrich employees. Please work through a Talent Acquisition Manager.

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