Drainage Project Engineer

Drainage Project Engineer

Build Your Future While Shaping the Communities Around You.

At Rinker Design Associates, we believe great engineers are built through mentorship, collaboration, and meaningful project experience. As a Drainage Project Engineer, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals on transportation projects that make a lasting impact throughout Virginia. From day one, you'll be trusted with real responsibilities, supported by a team that is invested in your success, and encouraged to grow both technically and professionally. If you're ready to learn, contribute, and build a long-term career with a company that values its people as much as its projects, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Tackle challenging design tasks for VDOT, local municipalities, and private clients
• Gain hands-on experience and develop your skills under the guidance of seasoned professionals
• Assist in the hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and design of stormwater management and drainage systems for transportation projects.
• Prepare drainage reports, calculations, and supporting documentation.
• Develop storm sewer layouts, culvert designs, ditch grading, and erosion and sediment control plans.
• Utilize engineering software such as Flowmaster (OpenFlows), Ensoft MicroStation/OpenRoads Designer.
• Support floodplain and watershed analyses in accordance with VDOT, DEQ, FEMA, and local requirements.
• Coordinate with project managers, clients, and regulatory agencies to support project delivery.
• Participate in field investigations and site visits as needed.
• Assist with preparing permit applications and technical reports.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality transportation projects.

What You'll Bring:

• B.S. in Civil Engineering is required
• Registration as an E.I.T. is a plus, but not required
• 0 to 2 years of experience in transportation engineering design
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and manage multiple assignments, with strong written and oral communication skills
• A keen ability to apply standard engineering methods while thinking critically about design challenges.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel to project sites as needed.

Why Join RDA?

• Career Development: Gain diverse experience in highway, water resources, traffic, and utility design—ideal for growing your expertise in transportation engineering.
• Advancement Opportunities: Work on both large-scale design/build projects and traditional projects, with opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Collaborative Culture: Be part of a team of talented engineers, where your contributions matter and your growth is supported.
• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more.

RDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug-free workplace. Applicants that require an employment visa sponsorship now or in the future will not be considered.

About Rinker Design Associates

Rinker Design Associates, LLC (RDA) is a distinguished civil engineering firm based in Virginia, with over 250 employees and offices located in Manassas (headquarters and satellite), Fredericksburg, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Waynesboro, Abingdon, Big Stone Gap, and Galax. For more than 44 years, RDA has built a solid reputation for providing conscientious and reliable service to municipalities, governmental agencies, and private industries located throughout Virginia – service that our clients and their communities deserve. We pride ourselves in offering high quality deliverables and support services that meet project, budget, and schedule requirements, exceeding our clients' expectations. Services provided by RDA include Transportation; Alternative Project Delivery; Site/Civil; Construction Engineering and Inspection; Right of Way; Traffic; Surveying; Structures/Bridges; Water/Wastewater; Environmental Review & Permitting; Utilities; Inflow & Infiltration Identification/Remediation; Public Sector Architecture; and GIS.

Our Hiring Process

Stage 1: Applied

Stage 2: Initial Screening

Stage 3: 1st Interview

Stage 4: Offer

Stage 5: Hired

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