Senior Stormwater Engineer

KPFF Seattle’s Transportation Team focuses on designing infrastructure that moves people and connects communities across the region. We work on a wide range of transit and transportation projects, including roadway and trail improvements, fish passage enhancements, and major infrastructure efforts throughout the Puget Sound and Pacific Northwest. Our team supports projects from early planning and feasibility through design, permitting, and construction. We collaborate closely with public agencies, transit authorities, contractors, and fellow engineers to deliver thoughtful, sustainable solutions that improve mobility, restore natural systems, and strengthen the built environment. 

Located in downtown Seattle, our office is seeking an experienced Senior Stormwater Engineer to support major projects throughout the Pacific Northwest. This position will support transportation projects and associated hydraulic elements, primarily stormwater design. This position requires the candidate to utilize their expertise in water resources engineering related projects, including stormwater facilities design; surface water hydrology and hydraulic analysis and design; culvert and bridge hydraulics; stream and habitat restoration analysis and design; preparation of engineering and construction plans, specifications, and estimates; and coordination with regulatory agencies for project permitting. It will be the responsibility of the position to perform engineering design and to provide a high-quality product to our clients.

Position Responsibilities:

This position allows you to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with clients in the public sector and work on all phases of transportation projects. Responsibilities include:

• Support a wide range of engineering projects for roadway and transit improvements, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, site development, fish passage, and ecological restoration.
• Perform stormwater related design, analysis, and report generation for roadways, bridges, airports, and related transportation infrastructure.
• Provide detailed engineering calculations for design of stormwater and fish passage facilities.\
• Create hydrologic and hydraulic models.
• Responsible for design of water resources systems and facilities including hydraulic analysis for stream crossings and evaluating for fish passage and scour. 
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal fish passage and stormwater management designs standards.
• Create stormwater, stream, conveyance designs, and associated grading in AutoCAD Civil 3D utilizing 3D surfaces and pipe networks.
• Interface with clients and public agencies on an as-needed basis.
• Coordinate with teammates on projects to ensure proper and timely execution.
• Work in a highly flexible, team-oriented environment