Senior Water Resources Engineer

Location
El Paso, TX
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About the role

Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects is currently seeking a licensed professional Civil or Environmental Engineer to join our Water Resources team in El Paso or Las Cruces. Qualified candidates must have 10 + years of experience in water resources, including stormwater drainage.

The ideal candidate for this position is an experienced engineer who is tired of the corporate mindset and wants to return to a "people-focused" way of doing business. A candidate who values relationships and working together to solve problems for our clients and communities and building long-term trust through quality project delivery.

The Water Resources Engineer / Project Manager will be expected to join our team and work alongside junior and mid-level staff with support from our Las Cruces and Albuquerque offices. They will coordinate with Practice Leads within the company and across disciplines to help mentor staff, deliver projects, win work, and optimize processes.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Manage design, permitting, and construction services for the assigned project efficiently and responsibly.
  • Manage project delivery from start to finish, without oversight, to meet project quality, schedule, and cost commitments; delegating work to junior and mid-level staff as appropriate.
  • Complete site designs, perform hydraulics and hydrology calculations, and design stormwater infrastructure, grading, erosion control, & drainage plans.
  • Participate in adopting and improving design standards to improve or enhance our practice.
  • Actively participate and adhere to our safety program and ensure that all team members are as well.
  • Manage and mentor junior staff to see that designs and plans are appropriately compiled, on time, and in a quality fashion.
  • Will be required to maintain positive client relationships regularly.

Required Experience

  • Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Civil Engineering or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in water resources, including stormwater drainage.
  • Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New Mexico or Texas / ability to obtain within six months.
  • Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D, experience with MicroStation OpenRoads is desirable.
  • Experience with drainage-related software programs such as HEC-RAS, PC-SWMM, SRH2D, FLOD2D, InfoWorks ICM, HY-8, and others.
  • Experience and proficiency in performing drainage analysis, drainage planning, and drainage facility design.
  • Have a collaborative mindset and capable of working with staff from various backgrounds and experiences.
  • Existing relationships with clients in El Paso and the surrounding area are preferred.
  • Experience working on highway design builds is also preferred but not required.

Position Location: El Paso, Texas or Las Cruces, New Mexico

Salary

$125,000.00 - $175,000 (depending on experience)

Please note that Wilson & Company is not currently sponsoring applicants for work visas.

About Us

For nearly a century, Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers & Architects, has provided award-winning engineering, architecture, planning, environmental, surveying, geospatial, and construction management services. With employees across multiple offices in the Midwest, Southwest, Rocky Mountain, and Western regions in the United States, we bring people together to practice their craft, create value, and accomplish great things.

Guided by our purpose, we help clients move from concept to completion, transforming unused spaces into productive places, underutilized facilities into efficient ones, and rural or urban challenges into achievable solutions.

At Wilson & Company, we focus on your specific needs, delivering excellence with lasting Higher Relationships in mind. By employing our core values-discipline, intensity, collaboration, shared ownership, and solutions-we create genuine experiences and lasting connections for our clients, employees, and communities.

Join us and be part of a culture committed to helping you achieve personal and professional success.

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From Wilson & Company, Inc., Engineers And Architects's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 15, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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