Sr. Drainage Engineer (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area)

About the job

Shape the Future of Infrastructure with Egis

At Egis , innovation is encouraged, collaboration is valued, and your work helps build a more sustainable future. We're helping communities build safer, more resilient, and more sustainable transportation infrastructure.

Following the combination of Lochner and Egis , we've brought together trusted transportation expertise in the U.S. with the resources, innovation, and global reach of a leading international engineering and infrastructure firm. The result is more opportunity, more collaboration, and more impact for our employees.

As a Senior Drainage Engineer, you'll help deliver critical highway and interstate drainage and stormwater improvement projects across North Carolina while partnering with clients, leading project teams, and driving technical excellence from concept through final design.

Why You'll Love Working at Egis

• Lead impactful highway and interstate drainage projects across North Carolina.
• Work in a flexible hybrid environment with the option to work remotely within North Carolina or from our Raleigh office.
• Partner directly with NCDOT, public-sector clients, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Take ownership of project delivery, client relationships, and business development initiatives.
• Expand your technical expertise while mentoring and collaborating with talented engineering professionals.
• Access the resources, innovation, and career opportunities of a growing global organization.

What You'll Do

You'll play a key role in the planning, design, and delivery of transportation drainage and stormwater projects that make a lasting difference for communities across North Carolina.

• Lead the development of highway and interstate drainage and stormwater improvement projects.
• Perform and oversee drainage engineering calculations from preliminary engineering through final design.
• Develop and review plans, specifications, technical reports, and cost estimates.
• Coordinate with project staff, other engineering disciplines, subconsultants, NCDOT, and project reviewers to ensure quality and accuracy.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, scope, and project documentation.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships while supporting client development efforts.
• Lead and/or assist with proposals, scopes of work, and fee estimate preparation.
• Attend client meetings and project coordination sessions throughout North Carolina.

What We're Looking For

• 8+ years of drainage and stormwater design experience supporting transportation infrastructure projects.
• North Carolina Professional Engineer (PE) license required.
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) required.
• Demonstrated NCDOT drainage design experience.
• Proficiency with MicroStation, OpenRoads Designer (ORD), ICPR v3/v4, ASAD, and related hydraulic and hydrologic modeling software.
• Strong understanding of transportation drainage design, stormwater management, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills with the ability to manage client and project team relationships.

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience serving as a project manager or task lead for transportation infrastructure projects.
• Managing project budgets, schedules, scope, and quality control.
• Developing scopes of work, fee estimates, and technical proposals.
• Proven success supporting business development efforts and cultivating long-term client relationships.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and supporting team development.

Don't Meet Every Qualification?

We know great candidates don't always meet every qualification listed. If you're excited about this opportunity and believe you can make an impact, we encourage you to apply.

You May Be a Great Fit If You:

• Enjoy solving complex drainage, stormwater, and transportation infrastructure challenges.
• Take pride in delivering high-quality engineering solutions that positively impact communities.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, agencies, and project stakeholders.
• Thrive in collaborative, multidisciplinary environments.
• Are motivated by leadership opportunities, technical excellence, and professional growth.
• Want to contribute to projects that improve safety, mobility, and resilience across North Carolina.

Equal Employer

Egis is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. Egis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

All positions at Egis require an applicant who has accepted an employment offer to undergo pre-employment screening. Background checks include SSN/SIN validation, motor vehicle verification, education verification, employment verification, a criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, and drug tests. All employment offers are contingent upon successful results of the pre-employment screening.