Engineering Manager / Team Lead – Hydrology & Drainage

Job Description

Location: Bengaluru / Delhi

Role Summary

Lead hydrology, stormwater, flood risk, and drainage projects across infrastructure, transportation, urban development, and water resources. Manage multidisciplinary teams, ensure technical excellence, and deliver projects on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Direct hydrology & drainage studies, stormwater/flood risk assessments, watershed analysis, and hydraulic modeling. Review designs for drainage networks, culverts, ponds, channels, SuDS/LID.
• Project Management: Oversee proposals to completion, manage schedules, budgets, risks, and coordinate with civil, highways, water, GIS, and structures teams.
• Team Leadership: Mentor engineers/modelers, allocate resources, conduct reviews, and support recruitment.
• Modeling Expertise: Guide use of InfoWorks ICM, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SWMM, MIKE11/21, Civil 3D, ArcGIS.
• Client Engagement: Act as primary contact, present findings, build relationships, and support business development.
• Quality & Compliance: Ensure standards, QA/QC, safety, and environmental compliance.

KPIs

• On-time, on-budget delivery
• Technical quality & compliance
• Client satisfaction
• Team growth & utilization
• Proposal success & revenue targets

Reporting

Reports to: Department Manager / Director – Water Infrastructure Direct reports: Hydrology Engineers, Drainage Engineers, Modelers, CAD/BIM Designers, Graduates

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Civil/Water/Environmental Engineering, Hydrology (Master’s preferred).
• 10–15+ years in hydrology/drainage; 3–5 years in leadership/project management.
• Strong knowledge of hydrology, hydraulics, stormwater, flood risk, watershed analysis.
• Advanced modeling software skills; GIS & Civil 3D proficiency.
• Preferred certifications: PE, CEng, PMP, CIWEM.

Additional Information

Based on candidate, location can be Bengalore/Gurgaon

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.