Senior Dam Safety Engineer

Schnabel Engineering•Chattanooga, TN

7d•$125,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

Schnabel is an employee-owned professional engineering and consulting firm focused on geotechnical, geostructural, tunnel, and dam engineering. The company has more than 700 employees in over 33 U.S. offices. Its Chattanooga office is seeking a Senior Dam Safety Engineer to help grow its dam engineering practice in Tennessee and the Southeast. The role offers the opportunity to join the team during its early growth, lead significant projects and client relationships, develop engineers, and help shape the local practice. The engineer will work on multidisciplinary projects involving inspection, evaluation, rehabilitation, design, and construction of embankment and concrete dams, spillways, outlet works, and related water infrastructure. Assignments may involve complex challenges requiring sound engineering judgment and multidisciplinary problem solving. The position includes technical and project leadership, client and business-development responsibilities, staff mentorship, and field work and travel. Travel may include inspections, investigations, and construction assignments throughout the Southeast and elsewhere in the United States; some assignments may require extended time away from the Chattanooga office. The position may be classified at the Associate or Senior Associate level based on experience and demonstrated capabilities. Compensation is $125,000–$145,000 for an Associate-level candidate and $135,000–$165,000 for a Senior Associate-level candidate. Compensation may vary by geographic location and other factors. Candidates must be able to pass a background check, which may include criminal history, motor vehicle record, and credit checks, and a pre-employment drug screening.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program.
Approximately 12 or more years of relevant engineering experience; final classification is based on experience and demonstrated capabilities.
Professional Engineer licensure and ability to obtain Tennessee PE registration within six months of hire.
Substantial experience with evaluation, design, rehabilitation, or construction of dams and related hydraulic structures.
Demonstrated technical leadership in at least one discipline applicable to dam engineering and ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
Experience managing engineering projects, including scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and technical delivery.
Experience managing client relationships and contributing to proposals and business development.
Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop engineering staff.
Strong engineering judgment and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Willingness and ability to perform field work and travel for project assignments, client meetings, and business-development activities.
Ability to pass a background check that may include criminal history, motor vehicle record, and credit check.
Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
Experience with embankment or concrete dam evaluation, rehabilitation, and design.
Experience with dam safety risk assessment, potential failure mode analysis, or comprehensive dam safety reviews.
Expertise in geotechnical, hydrologic/hydraulic, seismic, structural, or hydraulic structure engineering.
Experience with construction-phase engineering for dams or major water infrastructure.
Experience with FERC, TVA, USACE, USBR, NRCS, state dam safety programs, or hydropower facilities.
Established relationships with dam owners, utilities, or water-resource clients in Tennessee or the Southeast.
Active participation in ASDSO, USSD, ASCE, or other relevant professional organizations.

Responsibilities

Lead dam safety evaluations, investigations, rehabilitation studies, designs, risk-informed studies, and construction-related engineering services.
Serve as project manager, technical lead, or senior reviewer for complex and multidisciplinary dam engineering projects.
Develop engineering recommendations and solutions for dams, spillways, outlet works, and related hydraulic structures.
Provide senior technical direction and review engineering analyses, reports, drawings, specifications, and other technical deliverables.
Plan and manage projects, including scope, staffing, schedule, budget, technical delivery, quality, and financial performance.
Lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate technical resources across Schnabel offices.
Build and maintain relationships with dam owners, utilities, government agencies, and other clients.
Lead and contribute to proposals, interviews, client development, and pursuit of new project opportunities.
Mentor and develop engineers and provide technical and project-management guidance to less experienced staff.
Participate in Potential Failure Mode Analyses, risk assessments, comprehensive dam safety reviews, and other dam safety studies as appropriate to experience.
At the Senior Associate level, take broader responsibility for major or multiple complex projects, strategic client relationships, development of new business, staff leadership, and growth of the dam engineering practice.
Perform field work and travel for project assignments, client meetings, and business-development activities.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Flexible spending accounts
Employee life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance (100% company-paid)
Short-term disability (100% company-paid)
Long-term disability
Supplemental life insurance
401(k) and profit-sharing plan
Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
Bonus program
Paid time off
9 paid holidays
Wellness program
Professional development and tuition reimbursement
Maternity leave
Employee ownership and participation in the success of the firm through the ESOP