Water Resources Designer/Engineer

About the position

Stantec is seeking a Water Resources Designer with at least 3 years of related experience to join our team. This is a unique opportunity to advance your career with a growing water resources practice focusing on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Studies, Watershed Modeling, Flood Mitigation, Stormwater Studies and Application Development.

Responsibilities

• Perform hydrologic and hydraulic modeling tasks for a variety of water resources projects including dams, levee systems, watershed and floodplain studies and stormwater systems
• Assist in FEMA Risk Map studies
• Assist in United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) hydrology and hydraulics (H&H) analyses
• Effectively convey project work, schedules and results verbally, in emails, and in technical documents
• Conduct field investigations on various projects including but not limited to: dam inspections, H&H evaluations, and levee inspections
• Present project information at client and community meetings

Requirements

• Has well-developed understanding of general concepts of relevant areas of hydraulic and hydrologic analyses and conveyance engineering design
• Experience with model-build, calibration and verification; needs and alternative assessments, evaluation and defensible solution development
• Ability to effectively discuss project issues with clients and reviewing agencies
• Prior experience performing engineering calculations
• Prior experience writing technical documents
• Possesses excellent time management skills
• Ability to effectively discuss project issues with project team
• Ability to learn independently
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Presentation and interview skills

Nice-to-haves

• Engineering Software experience: USACE HEC-RAS (1D and 2D), USACE HEC-HMS, and USACE HEC-DSSVue
• EPA-SWMM and/or PC-SWMM
• ESRI ArcPro
• Advanced GIS experience such as Model Builder, Python, and advanced analysis tools
• Experience with programming languages such as C++