Dam Safety Engineer

Eugene Water and Electric Board•Eugene, OR

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) seeks a Civil, Geotechnical, or Dam Safety Engineer to join EWEB’s Dam Safety team in support of EWEB’s Owner’s Dam Safety Program (ODSP). The team is responsible for dam safety, public safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance. This position will lead, plan, and coordinate work with internal partners, including Operations, Generation Engineering, License Deployment, and Environmental staff, as well as external partners, including regulators, consultants, contractors, emergency management agencies, and resource agencies. A self-starting, collaborative approach is essential. Responsibilities include a variety of site inspections, construction observation and documentation, project and contract management, engineering evaluations and reviews, providing dam safety input to capital project planning and design, and participating in or project managing Potential Failure Mode Analyses (PFMAs) and risk assessments. Experience with dam safety risk assessment methods, instrumentation, data processing, and analysis is a plus. Your working environment will consist of a combination of office and site work. EWEB owns and operates two hydroelectric projects on the McKenzie River (Carmen-Smith and Leaburg-Walterville Projects) and owns one hydroelectric project on the Clackamas River (Stone Creek Project).

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering
Oregon driver’s license: Yes, or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire.
Post-offer background check: Yes.
Post-offer drug test: Yes, for the Engineering Associate and Staff Engineer level positions.
Post-offer physical or functional test: Yes, for the Engineering Associate and Staff Engineer level positions.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.
Nine (9) years relevant experience (for Senior Engineer level)
Professional Engineer (PE) license (for Senior Engineer and Staff Engineer levels)
Four (4) years relevant experience (for Staff Engineer level)
Seven (7) years relevant experience (for Engineering Associate III level)
Engineer in Training (EIT) certification (for Engineering Associate III level)
Three (3) years relevant experience (for Engineering Associate II level)
A working knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures of engineering, project management and construction are required, including methods, materials, equipment, techniques, technical software, schedules, specifications and contract documents.
Competent to perform engineering design and analysis in an engineering specialty within a discipline.

Nice To Haves

Experience effectively managing multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines
A commitment to delivering high-quality, technically sound work products
Strong technical writing, documentation, and communication skills
The ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with a variety of audiences, disciplines, and levels of technical expertise
The ability to work independently while also contributing effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
A demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and developing technical and professional skills
Geotechnical experience
Dam safety experience
An understanding of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) guidelines, requirements, and dam safety industry standards
Experience with dam safety risk assessment methods, instrumentation, data processing, and analysis
Experience with dam safety risk assessments is recommended but not required.
Experience working on Dam Safety or geotechnical projects.
Familiarity with Federal Energy Regulatory (FERC) guidelines, requirements, and dam safety industry standards.

Responsibilities

Implementation of EWEB’s Owner’s Dam Safety Program and Emergency Action Plan
Analysis of surveillance and monitoring instrumentation data
Dam safety inspections of dams, canals, and appurtenant structures
Providing dam safety expertise and input to capital projects from planning and design through construction
Participating in and leading potential failure mode analyses (PFMAs), semi-quantitative and quantitative risk assessments, and other risk-informed evaluations that support dam safety decisions and capital investment planning
Lead, plan, and coordinate work with internal partners, including Operations, Generation Engineering, License Deployment, and Environmental staff, as well as external partners, including regulators, consultants, contractors, emergency management agencies, and resource agencies
Site inspections
Construction observation and documentation
Project and contract management
Engineering evaluations and reviews
Providing dam safety input to capital project planning and design
Participating in or project managing PFMAs and risk assessments