Water Resources Engineer

BKF•San Francisco, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

BKF is a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering, construction management, environmental, planning, and surveying services across California, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. With offices throughout California and the Portland area, BKF has served transportation, water resources, land development, government, and federal clients for over 110 years. At BKF, you’ll find a unique opportunity to grow your career with intention. Our culture values professional autonomy, innovation, and meaningful collaboration across offices. We are proud to be recognized with the Great Place to Work certification for the second year in a row. BKF is seeking a mid-level design engineer, with 3–5 years of experience, to support our San Francisco office. BKF is continuing to grow our Civil Engineering practice with design projects that integrate sustainable water management design elements, onsite water reuse, resilient design, and/or green stormwater infrastructure. Candidates should have a strong technical understanding of the site development process and the ability to manage their own design and CAD tasks. Additionally, candidates should have a good understanding of basic hydrology and water resource analysis, and a strong interest in improving these skills through their work on site development projects of various scales that include forward-thinking water management strategies. Experience working on multidisciplinary design teams (landscape architects/architects/urban designers/planners) is preferred. In addition to performing civil design tasks, this candidate will work closely with senior staff and be mentored in the areas of hydrology and hydraulic modeling, water resource engineering, geographical information systems, onsite non-potable water reuse planning and design, technical writing, green infrastructure feasibility analysis, and infrastructure master planning. The successful candidate will be expected to perform the following tasks with oversight from senior engineering staff:

Requirements

3–5 years working on site development projects
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Engineer in Training (EIT) certification
Firsthand experience producing civil engineering design documents for site development projects
Minimum of 1-year experience with Civil3D modeling software
Strong interpersonal skills are essential within our close and client-focused environment.
Proficient in AutoCAD and set up of plan sheets
Proficient in Microsoft Office software (e.g. Word, Excel)
Strong initiative and technical problem-solving expertise

Nice To Haves

Experience working on LID/green infrastructure and water reuse projects
PE License
Experience working on site development projects within the Bay Area
Master’s degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering (Water Focus)
H&H modeling (e.g., SWMM, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS)
ArcGIS
Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite applications

Responsibilities

Develop technical design documents, including construction document plan sets for site development projects
Provide grading, drainage, circulation and utility design
Set up design drawing sheets and manage CAD files for individual projects
Perform hydrologic & hydraulic analyses and prepare stormwater control plans
Coordinate directly with designers from other disciplines (e.g. surveyors, landscape designers, architects and plumbing engineers) regarding design issues
Perform earthwork cut/fill analyses
Create maps and perform spatial analysis
Attend design meetings and site visits
Develop green infrastructure design details
Perform construction observation visits and write follow-up reports.

Benefits

Competitive salaries, profit sharing, and 401k.
Generous paid time off packages.
9 Paid Holidays.
Flexible schedules.
Education reimbursement, Paid annual dues for professional and societal organizations.

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