Water Resources Designer 2

OBEC Consulting Engineers•Billings, MT

38d

About The Position

The Water Resources Designer 2 performs basic to intermediate planning, analysis, and design for a variety of water resource projects including irrigation canals, dams, storm drainage systems, stream restoration and fish passage, bridges and culverts, and more. Duties will include moderately complex field investigations and inspections, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, watershed modeling, alternatives analysis, design and drafting, cost estimating, technical report writing, assist with preparation of scope and budgets for new projects, and other tasks, as assigned, with limited oversight. The person in this position is expected to exercise a strong work ethic, a desire to learn new design concepts, and have good organizational and communication skills. A Water Resources Designer 2 should demonstrate developing proficiency with drafting and design software and be familiar with 2D and 3D design concepts. This person is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary. This position will work under the guidance of a licensed professional engineer.

Requirements

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Intermediate
Market Sector Software - Intermediate
Intermediate understanding of technical fundamentals
Eager to learn and expand skill set
Basic awareness of technical aspects of other market sectors
Intermediate understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets.
Intermediate ability to read and interpret applicable design standards and technical guidance documents identified by more senior staff
Basic ability to identify applicable design standards and technical guidance
Bachelor's Degree required
Years of experience required: 2 years
Years of experience required with advanced degree: 1 year
EIT/EI required
Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver's license is required to support legitimate business purposes

Responsibilities

Performs basic technical tasks assigned by others with limited oversight
Performs self-review of basic deliverables
Functions in a supporting role on a project.
Follows the direction of others, asks good questions, retains information provided, and shares information with and trains less experienced team members.
Produces site investigations, design calculations, technical reports and memos, exhibits and figures, construction quantity calculations and cost estimates, design documents and construction plans, complete technical sections of permit applications, presentation content and slides, prepare content for bidding addenda, and construction inspection of designed components with limited direction/oversight from others
Predicts the level of effort for individual tasks with guidance and successfully deliver tasks within that level of effort.
Self-monitors budgets and schedules for tasks on moderately complex projects.
Responds to emails, attends meetings, and answers questions/comments with limited autonomy.
Other duties as assigned.

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