Water Resources Project Engineer 2
About The Position
The Water Resources Project Engineer 2 performs advanced levels of planning, analysis, and design for a variety of complex water resource projects including stormwater management, storm drainage systems, stream restoration and fish passage, bridges, and culverts, and more without oversight. Duties may include field investigations and inspections, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, watershed modeling, alternatives analysis, design and drafting, cost estimating, technical report writing, preparation of scope and budgets for new projects, conducting quality control checking of others’ work, frequent client coordination, and other tasks as needed on large, complex projects. The person in this position is expected to exercise a strong work ethic and professional judgment, a desire to learn and apply new design concepts, perform autonomously while training and mentoring others with less experience, and have excellent organizational and communication skills. A Water Resources Project Engineer 2 is expected to work well with others, absorb and apply constructive criticism, and seek guidance from more experienced members of the team as necessary.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree required
- 10 years of experience required
- 9 years of experience required with advanced degree
- PE required
- Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Advanced
- Market Sector Software (water resource, GIS, and CAD software) - Advanced
- Advanced understanding of technical fundamentals
- Washington State stormwater regulations
- WSDOT and WDFW fish passage experience and guidelines
- Demonstrates expertise to others within and beyond market sector
- Provides unique solutions to complex technical challenges
- Effectively mentors less experienced staff
- Performs quality control of complex deliverables
- Advanced awareness of technical aspects of other market sectors
- Advanced understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets.
- Able to prioritize multiple assignments to successfully deliver all assigned projects on time and on budget.
- Able to expertly identify, interpret, and employ design codes and technical guidance documents.
- Frequent direct communications with clients on large/complex projects.
- Leads technical client project meetings.
- Understands appropriate messaging and legal risks.
- Primarily performs advanced technical tasks on demanding, complex projects for the market sector.
- Operates with a high level of autonomy.
- Reviews the work of others.
- Mentors others with less experience.
- May provide some project management services.
- Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver’s license is required to support legitimate business purposes.
Nice To Haves
- CFM, CWRE, PH, D.WRE encouraged
Responsibilities
- Performs advanced levels of planning, analysis, and design for a variety of complex water resource projects including stormwater management, storm drainage systems, stream restoration and fish passage, bridges, and culverts, and more without oversight.
- Conducts field investigations and inspections.
- Performs hydrologic and hydraulic analysis.
- Conducts watershed modeling.
- Performs alternatives analysis.
- Engages in design and drafting.
- Estimates costs.
- Writes technical reports.
- Prepares scope and budgets for new projects.
- Conducts quality control checking of others’ work.
- Frequent client coordination.
- Functions as a discipline leader on large or complex projects.
- Provides clear communication and direction, sets expectations, and takes responsibility for results of the team.
- Leads the production of and provides quality control for 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.
- Develops budgets and schedules for complex projects in conjunction with the project manager.
- Breaks down complex projects into logical tasks.
- Prioritizes multiple assignments to successfully deliver all assigned projects on time and on budget.
- Expertly identifies, interprets, and employs design codes and technical guidance documents.
- Leads technical client project meetings.
- Participates in project interviews.
- Oversees team operations and the daily workflow of the team.
- Organizes workflow and ensures that employees understand their duties or delegated tasks.
- Recruits and hires new employees.
- Implements training for new hires and identifies training opportunities for current staff.
- Communicates information from leadership to employees and vice versa.
- Monitors employee productivity and provides constructive feedback and coaching.
- Sets goals for performance and deadlines in ways that comply with company’s plans and vision and communicates them to employees.
- Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
- Decides on reward and promotion based on performance.
- Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy.
Benefits
- High Deductible Health Plan with a Health Savings Account (HSA) (including employer contribution)
- flexible spending account
- dental
- vision
- life and AD&D insurance
- short- and long-term disability insurance
- dependent care account
- employee assistance program
- a 401(k) plan with discretionary employer contributions for matching
- profit sharing
- student debt repayment
- paid time off
- paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
