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Associate Water Resource Engineer

NV5San Diego, CA
Onsite

About The Position

NV5 is seeking a mid-level water resources engineer with 5-10 years of experience to join our municipal services team in San Diego. This position would support our Southern California project managers and would include working on a variety of projects to support drainage design and review tasks. We are looking for motivated individuals who enjoy collaborating as part of a larger team.

Requirements

  • Possess a Bachelor’s or higher Degree in Civil Engineering.
  • PE license in California
  • 3+ years preparing Drainage Reports in Southern California
  • Strong knowledge of both County and City of San Diego hydrologic and hydraulic requirements for development projects
  • Understand the current hydromodification requirements under the current County of San Diego MS4 permit
  • Experienced in Rational Method calculation and basin routing calculations

Nice To Haves

  • Knowledge of AutoCAD, Bluebeam, ArcGIS, HEC programs, PondPack, and SWMM is desired.
  • Floodplain Manager Certification by ASFPM (preferred).

Responsibilities

  • Preparation of drainage studies, hydromodification analysis, detention basin analysis, and assisting in preparation of design plans for civil engineering projects.
  • Performing third-party reviews of other consultants' drainage and water quality reports, and SWPPPs.
  • Hydrologic and hydraulic analysis using programs such as AES, CivilDesign, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SWMM, WSPG, and StormCAD.
  • Preparation of letter proposals, attending client meetings, and assisting the team with business development opportunities.
  • Preparation of FEMA Letters of Map Revision (CLOMRs/LOMRs)
  • Preparation/Review of Storm Water Quality Management Plans (SWQMPs)
  • Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) preparation/review

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • life insurance
  • PTO
  • 401(k)
  • professional development/advancement opportunities
  • Restricted stock units

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Based on current job postings on Teal, the average Water Resource Engineer salary in the US is approximately $95,000 per year, with a typical range of $42,000 to $150,000.
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