What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Drainage Engineer position at Kimley-Horn?
Overview
Kimley-Horn's West Palm Beach, Florida (FL) office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 4 years of experience to join their Surface Transportation/Roadway team! This is not a remote position.
Responsibilities
- Support our growing Surface Transportation practice and will require working on drainage engineering and project managemnt tasks for large and small-scale, public and private transportation projects
- The candidate will develop concepts, preliminary engineering and final design for FDOT, municiple, and local agency projects.
- Work in a dynamic team environment on a range of projects including surface water management studies, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, analysis and design, flood studies, bridge hydraulics, green infrastructure planning and design
- Prepare Hydraulic/Hydrology studies, drainage reports, design documents, and design plans and specifications for transportation projects
- Technical writing in the form of memorandums, feasibility studies, regulatory submittals (including CLOMR/LOMR submittals to FEMA), and master plans
- Assist with developing scopes of work, associated budgets,preparing final design plans, specifications, and construction cost estimates
- You will flourish on both building meaningful internal and external professional relationships
- You will work closely and collaboratively with other industry leading professionals, various jurisdictions, and contractors
Qualifications
- 4 years of relevant roadway/highway drainage design experienc
- Municipal roadway drainage design experience required, FDOT experience desirable
- Working knowledge of local agency and FDOT design standards and specifications
- Professional Engineering (P.E.) License
- Proficent in AutoCAD Civil 3D and/or MicroStation
- Working knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS (ArcHydro experience a plus), ICPR4, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS (1D and 2D), and SWMM
- Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external partners including clients, sub-consultants, and utility companies
- Positive attitude, self-motivated; sense of urgency to produce high quality work
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Entrepreneurial spirit with the potential/desire to lead a practice and manage clients and a team
Why Kimley-Horn?
At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients and employees, are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 17 years!
Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn
- Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (you put in 4% -- we put in 8%) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
- Aggregate company contribution since 2015 has been 18%.
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
- Generous personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
- Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
- Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
- Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.
