Stormwater Project Engineer

Company: Woodard & Curran
Location: Newark
Posted on: February 14, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate teams that encourage collaboration in an inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. This commitment enables us to make a meaningful impact on our clients, communities, and the planet. Woodard & Curran is offering a unique opportunity to join our growing Stormwater and Flood Resiliency Team. In this role, you will collaborate with our Municipal clients to develop, design, permit and provide construction services on a variety of projects across the New York, New Jersey and New England Regions directed at providing flood resilience to our communities and the improvement of surface water quality. Who are we looking for: Woodard & Curran seeks a detail-oriented stormwater engineer to support a diverse variety of stormwater and flood resiliency projects. Based in our Rye Brook office, you will work with teams on projects primarily spanning across five geographies in New York and the northeast, but with the opportunity to engage on exciting projects around the country. The successful candidate will work with client and project managers, technical specialists, and other engineers, supporting our clients on a wide range in evaluating, planning, designing, and constructing urban stormwater solutions, including flood risk mitigation, stormwater conveyance, stormwater quality, and programmatic funding, among other areas. Offering Flexible Remote/Hybrid Work Schedule: Expectation is 1 to 2 days in the office or onsite with clients. Travel up to 20%: Clients within the New York, New Jersey, and New England Region. Projects may include: Stormwater Master Planning. Urban flood resiliency projects. Stormwater quality treatment projects. Multi-benefit projects. Civil/Site projects. What you will be doing at Woodard & Curran Technical writing and communications with clients and regulatory authorities. Site design, site grading, erosion & sediment control, and stormwater management design. Working with designers to develop design plans. Preparing local, state, and federal permit application packages. Preparing specifications. Construction administration. Mentoring and delegating to staff-level engineers. Delegating and managing project tasks to staff while overseeing total project delivery. Enforcing and applying quality assurance and quality control processes. What you will need to succeed 4 – 8 years of experience in the design of flood resiliency and stormwater related projects. Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering or a related technical field. Registered Professional Engineer in New York (or ability to apply for reciprocity). Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work collaboratively with clients and team members. Knowledge of relevant local, state and federal regulations and standards. This role has the option for remote work, and the anticipated pay range is flexible, depending on factors such as the employee's primary work location, skills, experience, and education. The following examples illustrate how the pay range for the same role can vary based on different locations. New York: $120,000 - $145,000 New Jersey, Massachusetts: $110,000 - $140,000 Connecticut, New Hampshire: $100,ooo - $ $120,000 Maine: $100,000 - $110,000 This position’s anticipated pay range is provided above; final exempt salary or non-exempt hourly pay will be dependent on experience level as well as considering a % based geographic differential based on where the final candidate will be working. Geographic differentials are used to recognize and reflect cost of labor differences between geographic markets. Employee Support & Benefits Retirement Savings: • 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: The company matches 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed Time away from work: • Observed holidays: Choose up to 8 holidays to observe annually • Vacation: Accrued based on years of experience and calculated on hours worked • Sick time: Paid sick time for non-work-related illness or injury. • Parental leave : Up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding Coverage and support for your needs and well-being: • Disability: Paid short- and long-term disability • Health : Medical plan options; plus dental and vision plans. • Life : Basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employees and families is available through Sun Life. • Wellbeing: DarioMind assistance program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing resources. E-Verify Participation Woodard & Curran participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify program to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. As part of this process, we display the required Notice of E-Verify Participation and Right to Work posters. To view the Right to Work and E-Verify Posters combined posters, click here. Equal Employment Opportunity Woodard & Curran is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. We are committed to ensuring our employment practices are non-discriminatory and based solely on job-related factors. To read our entire Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement, click here . To view the EEOC Workplace Discrimination is Illegal poster and supplement, click here . If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer. Inclusion & Belonging We welcome individuals from all backgrounds to apply, as we believe that different perspectives and experiences enrich our workplace and enhance our ability to serve our clients and communities effectively. At Woodard & Curran, we are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive work environment. We understand that the best solutions for our clients and communities come from a culture that nurtures the success and growth of all employees. As an employee-owned organization, our dedication to fostering growth, access and opportunity empowers us to serve our clients effectively and advance our mission of making a positive impact on the world. Our success is rooted in supporting our team members to reach their full potential, enabling us to deliver the most innovative, sound and effective solutions to improve our communities around us. Non-Solicitation Disclosure: Please be advised that we do not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from recruitment agencies. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted without a signed contract in place will be considered unsolicited and will not be eligible for any referral fees. Recruitment agencies must have a valid signed agreement with our company prior to following the submission process to consider potential candidates. Text Message Communication Notice: We know your time is valuable! To keep things moving, we may send brief SMS reminders or updates during the hiring process. If you prefer not to receive texts, you can opt out by replying STOP. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. 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