Intermediate Professional, Water Resources Engineering
About The Position
Provides support to technical staff and project managers on due diligence, investigation, remediation, and environmental permitting projects. The work may include analysis, development, and design related to water supply, stormwater and irrigation facilities, culverts, hydrology, open-channel and bridge hydraulics, floodplain modeling and mapping, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, river and stream restoration, habitat restoration and fish passage, pollution control and treatment, and protection of water resources from contamination and degradation. The role also produces accurate, concise documentation of field conditions, contaminant movement and outcomes, and ecological risks, while delivering work that meets or exceeds industry quality standards. With minimal supervision, the role supports environmental data collection and analysis, basic professional water resources engineering work, technical reporting, risk assessment, remediation, permitting coordination, and project execution. It works with technical staff, project managers, and cross-functional teams, and may require schedules beyond a typical workweek and occasional travel depending on project needs. WSP USA is an engineering and professional services firm serving buildings, transportation, energy, water, and environment markets. It has more than 15,000 employees in over 300 U.S. offices. WSP describes its workplace model as flexible and agile while meeting client needs. The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, focused on Water Resources, or a closely related discipline.
- 1 to 3 years of relevant post-education experience in water resources engineering.
- Knowledge of water resources engineering principles, practices, processes, design/build, and their application to environmental permitting and project-related issues.
- Familiarity with water supply, quality, management, and treatment for recreational, commercial, and industrial end uses.
- High familiarity with relevant environmental laws, regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
- Familiarity with techniques used to identify, measure, sample, and study environmental control.
- Analytical mindset and sound judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to express ideas professionally and effectively to engineering and non-engineering audiences.
- Self-leadership, attention to detail and accuracy, multitasking, and prioritization skills in a dynamic work environment.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team to meet business objectives.
- Basic proficiency in technical writing, office automation, software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
- Record of upholding workplace safety and ability to follow WSP health, safety, drug/alcohol, and harassment policies.
- Ability to work schedules that meet project-specific requirements and may extend beyond the typical workweek.
- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.
- Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Engineer in Training Certification.
- Prior design experience.
- Membership in and/or active participation in local professional practice organizations.
Responsibilities
- Assist with collecting, identifying, and compiling environmental data from water, sludge, and other samples for projects, investigations, and surveys.
- Maintain quality-control standards and procedures for accurate and precise measurements and statistical analysis of environmental data.
- Perform basic professional water resources engineering work related to water supply, quality, management, stormwater and irrigation facilities, culverts, hydrology, hydraulics, floodplain modeling and mapping, canal development, restoration, fish passage, waste disposal, pollution control, and treatment.
- Provide input on planning and management of water supplies to ensure they are adequately leveraged, treated, improved, and safe for recreational, commercial, and industrial uses.
- Assist with verifying site characteristics and provide technical assistance on environmental issues, water cycles, and flow, including the influence of weather and other environmental forces.
- Write technical reports summarizing research, findings, and conclusions, and create accurate and concise documentation using electronic systems and software.
- Assist technical staff and project managers with environmental risk identification and assessment, low-level threat mitigation, and remediation projects.
- Work with cross-functional teams to execute project work.
- Assist with work-plan preparation and coordination of field-work permitting.
- Complete training on assigned tasks.
- Make responsible and ethical decisions regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and follow WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Benefits
- Medical coverage.
- Dental coverage.
- Vision coverage.
- Disability coverage.
- Life insurance.
- Retirement savings.
- Paid sick leave.
- Paid vacation or other personal time.
- Paid parental leave.
- Paid time off for bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
- Flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
