Stormwater Program Manager

Our San Diego office is seeking a Stormwater Program Manager to help develop, manage, and execute innovative water quality and stormwater projects for Tetra Tech’s federal, state, and municipal clients. The selected candidate will work closely with regional and national leaders on water quality, stormwater planning, environmental management, and watershed/water quality projects.

Discover your full potential. At Tetra Tech, we are collaborating with industry-leading experts for a sustainable future for our world. We combine consulting and engineering with advanced analytics and technology to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Our innovation hubs across the globe will enable you to share ideas and best practices while growing your professional network. Wherever you are in your career journey, you will benefit from working with world-class engineers, scientists, and technical specialists.

Apply today and join the company that is Leading with Science®.

Your Role:

• Assist agencies and local municipalities in the design, implementation, and monitoring of their stormwater programs
• Perform and manage planning efforts, technical studies of pollutant sources, treatment and control options, data analysis, and implementation planning including life cycle cost analysis
• Implement stormwater programs for municipal clients using intimate knowledge of MS4 permitting requirements
• Develop programs to comply with NPDES permits, watershed action plans, and TMDL compliance strategies
• Plan, design, and implement innovative BMPs and source control applications
• Program management of water quality services and mange task orders and technical teams to provide these services

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Environmental Science, Water Resource Engineering, Aquatic Biology/Chemistry, or a related field. An advanced degree is strongly preferred
• 10+ years of directly relevant work experience
• Successful project/task management track record and attention to detail
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to communicate complex scientific data and technical information in layman terms
• Experience with TMDLs and similar water quality studies, stormwater planning, and collecting and analyzing water quality/biological monitoring data
• An in-depth understanding of pollutant sources and their impacts on water quality, human health effects and risk assessment, and development of water quality criteria
• Experience and relationships with Southern California municipalities, agencies, research groups, and/or industrial site users are required 
• Demonstrated ability to formulate and solve problems related to hydrology, water quality, and ecological processes
• Experience using various statistical programs and techniques (regression analysis, multivariate statistics, box-whisker plots, etc.) to support data analyses
• Strong skills and proficiency in ArcGIS and using remote sensed data

What We Can Offer You:

• Work on projects that are local, national, or sometimes international. Can include structures that are recognizable to the public, improve lives, and benefit the public good.
• Huge opportunity for growth in multiple disciplines and software.
• Work in a small, entrepreneurial-minded office that’s backed by the resources of a large, international company.
• When appropriate, the opportunity to think outside the box to develop innovative solutions to client problems, and the support to implement your ideas.
• A passionate team of co-workers who work hard and respect the importance of work-life balance.
• Work in office, with a potential for a home-office hybrid schedule. 
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion-focused company. 
• Strong commitment to Health and Safety.
• Competitive benefits, stock purchase plan, discretionary annual bonus based on performance.