Freese and Nichols is seeking a Hydraulic Modeling and Water/Wastewater Infrastructure Planning Lead to join our team in Houston or Pearland, Texas. As W/WW Modeling and Planning Lead, you will serve as a senior technical leader and trusted advisor, guiding complex planning and modeling efforts while helping shape the long-term technical direction of the team. You will play a critical role in delivering high-quality infrastructure solutions while building a lasting technical legacy within a stable, growth-oriented environment. 

What You’ll Do 

• Lead technical delivery for water and wastewater master planning and hydraulic modeling projects, serving as a senior advisor to project teams 

• Provide hydraulic modeling expertise, technical judgment, and QA/QC to ensure high-quality, defensible deliverables  

• Partner with project managers to align technical execution with scope, schedule, client expectations, and overall project strategy 

• Serve as a technical point of contact for clients, helping identify practical solutions and communicate complex analyses, assumptions, and recommendations  

• Mentor EITs and junior engineers, elevating technical capabilities and supporting professional development across the team  

• Review and guide planning level analyses, models, and reports to ensure accuracy, clarity, and quality; lead modeling support for design projects 

• Perform in a Senior Project Manager role on select planning efforts, providing overall technical and project leadership. 

• Contribute to proposals, pursuits, technical scopes, and interviews. 

• Support internal R&D, innovation, and best‑practice efforts related to planning, modeling tools, and methodologies. 

• Collaborate with internal national technical professionals to implement and outline best practices, advance modeling and planning methodologies, and drive consistency across projects 

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental, or related engineering field  

• Professional Engineer (PE) license  

• 6+ years of engineering experience in water, wastewater, or related infrastructure projects  

• Strong experience with water and/or wastewater hydraulic modeling and planning  

• Demonstrated experience in QA/QC and technical review of engineering work  

Preferred 

• Experience leading technical components of water and wastewater master planning projects, sanitary sewer evaluation studies, asset management projects, and impact fee studies 

• Experience mentoring or developing junior engineering staff  

• Experience supporting multiple projects or serving as a technical advisor across teams  

• Familiarity with modeling tools and planning methodologies for municipal infrastructure  

• Interest in serving as a long-term technical leader within the Houston-area team 

• Participation in professional and technical organizations