West Texas Stormwater Leader

Freese and Nichols’ thriving Lubbock office has a tremendous opportunity for a talented individual to lead our growing stormwater practice across the West Texas region. 

If you’re seeking an exciting chance to lead a stormwater engineering team in a way that allows you to consistently provide innovative and sustainable solutions to communities, work side-by-side with a team of the brightest minds in the industry and know that you’re part of a team that strives to make the world a better place, Freese and Nichols is where you should be.

Our multidisciplinary firm supports the growth of this position with an established local stormwater team, an industry-leading national practice of stormwater experts, a strong backlog of work, and an extensive network of client relationships. This position primarily focuses on managing, leading, and growing a team of engineers in Lubbock delivering stormwater studies and designs for municipal, state, and federal clients.  Working together with our talented team, this position would be responsible for producing excellent quality work, managing and developing staff, and growing client relationships.

This position is open to a wide range of experience levels. For more experienced candidates, this is an opportunity to leverage the resources already in place and grow a business. For talented but less experienced candidates, this is an opportunity to be mentored and supported while growing in areas of increased responsibility. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as a stormwater design engineer responsible for the design of capital improvement projects (CIPs).
• Serve as a stormwater project manager responsible for completing and reviewing hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) analyses for CIPs, FEMA floodplain studies, watershed master plans, and regional flood mitigation projects.
• Oversee a diverse range of hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) modeling and design software packages is preferred, including: ICPR4; HEC-HMS; 1D, 2D and unsteady HEC-RAS; StormCAD; ArcGIS; and AutoCAD.
• Oversee the preparation of design plans, technical specifications, and opinion of probable construction costs for stormwater infrastructure projects.
• Work independently as well as plan and supervise the work of teams of professionals and technicians.
• Mentor junior staff engineers.
• Provide effective communications and functional management skills.
• Demonstrate a commitment to client service for both internal and external clients.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience in stormwater management
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
• Texas Professional Engineer (PE) license

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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 https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico.  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 1,200+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at https://www.freese.com/careers/.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.

We recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we strive to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. As a Federal Contractor, Freese and Nichols is an equal employment, affirmative action employer.

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