Structural Engineer, Hydraulic Structures

AECOM•Denver, CO

23h•Onsite

About The Position

At AECOM, we are dedicated to delivering a better world through infrastructure consulting, partnering with clients to solve complex challenges and build legacies. With accelerating infrastructure investment globally, our services are in high demand. We are a global team of over 50,000 professionals, including planners, designers, engineers, scientists, and managers, working on projects that create positive and tangible impacts worldwide. The AECOM West Region Dams and Reservoirs team is actively seeking a motivated, creative, and highly talented Structural Engineer with risk analysis experience for employment in the Denver, CO office. This team, within the West Water Business Line, is responsible for providing engineering and design services for multidisciplinary projects, specifically focusing on water storage and hydropower dam projects.

Requirements

BA/BS + 6 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Nice To Haves

8+ years of experience in the structural engineering discipline.
Master’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering from ABET-accredited institution
Valid PE License or equivalent license in home country.
Experience in project management and/or task leadership
Experience working on 3+ risk analysis projects as a subject matter expert and/or facilitator is preferred
Technical experience in dam design and evaluation
Experience with ANSYS, SAP2000, MathCAD, Grapher, and AutoCAD Civil3D
Experience in preparing design reports, drawings, and specifications
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrate proactive problem-solving skills
Ability to delegate tasks effectively
Ability to maintain organization in a changing environment
Exhibits initiative, responsibility, and flexibility
Must be a resourceful, highly organized professional with attention to detail
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
Effective time-management and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and in a team environment

Responsibilities

Managing and providing technical support for structural analyses such as 2D and 3D FEA of concrete gravity dams, curved gravity dams, arch dams, and other hydraulic structures such as intake towers, spillways and spillway gates.
Preparing structural reports, drawings, and specifications for water storage and hydropower dams.
Preparing and presenting technical presentations to project team, clients, and technical review boards.
Performing dam safety inspections.
Participating in potential failure mode analyses and risk analyses for water storage and hydropower dams, including identifying and developing potential failure modes, serving as recorder, subject matter expert, and/or facilitator in risk analysis workshops, estimating risk, and report documentation.
Managing budgets, providing client updates, and performing general project management tasks.
Preparing structural engineering proposals.