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Job Description:
Principal Drainage Engineer (Design)
Doha, Qatar
Parsons is now hiring an experienced Principal Drainage Engineer to join our team! In this role you will be given an opportunity to work across a wide variety of projects and further develop their skills and leadership expertise.
What You'll Be Doing:
Civil and Transport infrastructure drainage design
Detailed analysis and review of hydrological and hydraulic models
Provide technical design expertise for drainage and stormwater quality systems, including piped networks and major transverse drainage structures. Embrace and promote a leading digital work environment and delivery culture
Hydraulic and System design of the complex environment to meet site-specific requirements
Applying knowledge and experience of the biological and physical process of stormwater management
Applying innovative ideas, technology, and value engineering solutions
Supervision/Mentoring and support to intermediate and junior engineers
Undertake hydrologic modeling, calculations, drawings, report writing, design review, and supervision
Leading the projects, taking a high level of responsibility, building a strong relationship with clients, and obtaining design approvals
Coordinating with the CAD / BIM / 3-D modeling teams on projects
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
A bachelor's degree in Civil/ Hydraulic/ Hydrology/ Water and/or Environmental Engineering.
Minimum 12 years experience in water engineering, including stormwater drainage design in civil and transport projects, stormwater management, and planning.
Sound knowledge of principles of hydrology and hydraulics.
Demonstrated understanding of hydrologic and hydraulic modeling/design software packages used in the design of surface drainage, piped networks, cross drainage, and flood analysis, i.e., CAD skills, SWMM, HEC RAS, and HEC-HMS knowledge
Experience with Infoworks ICM, 1D/2D is compulsory.
Excellent command with GIS and CAD tools such as ArcMap, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microstation.
The capability of mathematics to create calculation sheets and perform further calculations where required to ensure the design is appropriate.
Knowledge of Water Sensitive Design and Sustainable Drainage Design (SuDS).
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent organizational skills
A collegiate, team-player attitude
Chartered Engineer (CEng) qualified (or equivalent) or well-progressed towards qualification.
Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team and encourage collaboration
Ability to handle multiple projects and deliver results within the project timeline.
What Desired Skills You'll Bring:
A Master's degree in Water Engineering/Hydrology would be an advantage
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Civil, Hydraulic, Hydrology, Water, or Environmental Engineering
- Minimum 12 years experience in water engineering, including stormwater drainage design for civil and transport projects
- Sound knowledge of principles of hydrology and hydraulics
- Experience with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling/design software such as SWMM, HEC RAS, and HEC-HMS
- Experience with InfoWorks ICM (1D/2D) — compulsory
- CAD skills and proficiency with ArcMap, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and MicroStation
- Ability to create calculation sheets and perform engineering calculations
- Knowledge of Water Sensitive Design and Sustainable Drainage Design (SuDS)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Collegiate, team-player attitude and ability to work within multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to handle multiple projects and deliver results within timelines
- Chartered Engineer (CEng) qualified or well-progressed towards qualification
- Master's degree in Water Engineering/Hydrology
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
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