Drainage Designer/EIT-1

TYPSA INC•Irvine, CA

About The Position

Assisting senior design personnel in developing and completing designs and contract documents. Design municipal and state projects for streets/highways/freeways involving roadway, drainage, utilities, and traffic engineering. Ability to function as a project engineer and understand all aspects of design and plan production. Preparation and checking of design calculations, quantities, cost estimates, and project plans. Self-motivated, technically proficient, possesses strong written and verbal communication skills and is team-oriented. Travel periodically within California and neighboring states, while being physically capable of performing fieldwork.

Requirements

Minimum Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent.
Holds an Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certificate or able to obtain in 6 months of hire.
Minimum Experience: Entry level.
Experience using AutoCAD and/or MicroStation.
Must have solid skills in the following areas: planning and scheduling; organization; problem-solving; and decision-making.
Experience with design calculations, preparation of quantities and cost estimates, preparation of special. provisions, and preparation of project plans is desired.
Valid Driver's License, with the ability to maintain insurability under the company's insurance carrier.

Nice To Haves

Project Wise experience is a plus.
OpenRoads and/or Civil 3D experience a plus
Experience using HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, QGIS, Python a plus.

Responsibilities

Review and interpretation of hydrology and hydraulic reports
Review, interpretation, and understanding of design codes
Development of hydrology and hydraulic models
Using available open-source software and tools to perform geographic information analysis
Establish and maintain schedules and offer progress reports on work performed