Water Resource Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Proven experience preparing complex engineering analysis and planning including hydraulic analysis and stormwater management design
• Experience in developing project scope, schedule, and budget as it relates to hydraulic portions of the project scope.
• Strong technical writing skills and experience developing drainage studies, hydraulic reports, basis of design reports, and technical memoranda.
• Must be able to work on multiple assignments simultaneously; and have strong organizational, problem solving, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Expertise using Civil 3D and hydraulic modeling software such as PCSWMM, HEC-RAS, HydroCAD, FlowMaster, XP-SWMM, or equivalent.
• Stormwater BMP evaluation, sizing, and design.
• Experience leading a small team of engineers or technical staff
• Experience with local municipal clients in San Diego and Southern California
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering (Civil, Environmental, or similar)
• Registered Civil Professional Engineer in the State of California preferred, if not currently held need to achieve within 1 year of hire.
• Minimum 7 years of civil engineering experience with a focus on design and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure projects, preferably within multidisciplinary or transportation focused projects

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical/discipline lead for hydrologic, hydraulic, stormwater quality, and drainage design for our multi-disciplined infrastructure projects in the San Diego and greater Southern California region.
• Develop scopes, budgets, schedules, and staffing plans for hydraulic and stormwater engineering tasks.
• Lead development of drainage studies, H&H reports, SWQMPs, water quality technical memoranda, flood studies, and resiliency assessments.
• Attend scheduled Project Management meetings to discuss project resource needs and conflicts, unbilled and aging accounts receivables, and proposal activity
• Provide guidance and QA/QC on all engineering design, calculations, design briefs and technical reports for municipal infrastructure, master plans, environmental assessments, and detailed design projects
• Provide hands-on technical guidance to engineers and technical staff in delivering ongoing municipal water and wastewater projects
• Mentorship of project engineers and designers in the development of their engineering and design skills
• Build and maintain relationships with local agencies throughout Southern California, including cities, counties, Caltrans, transportation agencies, flood control agencies, and resource agencies.
• Support proposals, client development, and strategic growth of GHD's transportation and resiliency practice.