Water Resources Design Engineer

at  Professional Engineering Consultants

Are you looking for a career path that provides an opportunity for you to reach your full potential? Do you want to shape the future with your innovative ideas? Do you like being a part of a team? PEC’s team culture is built on our ability to solve problems through a collaborative process. We elevate each other by aligning personal strengths to professional development. Our engineers and staff do not just sit behind desks. We work together with other teams, make site visits, take tours, meet face-to-face with the clients, establish big goals, and set out to achieve them. We are PEC, a family of professionals that exists to energize communities, shape the future, and guide the way.

• Water Resources team provides a multitude of services including watershed & urban stormwater planning, hydrology & hydraulic analyses, DFIRM & RISKMap studies, levee certification & flood control systems, stormwater master & business plans, transportation drainage, and use enhanced 1D, 2D, and 3D engineering methods. The Water Resources Engineer position includes a mix of task management, technical development, client management, as well as team collaboration opportunities. This position is fully supported by the entire Civil Engineering Department. This is a position that offers personal and professional growth in the Water Resources field. PEC offers a fun work environment, healthcare benefits, a wellness program, and lots of opportunities for philanthropy. Come join our exciting team!

PEC has career opportunities in multiple office locations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS degree in Civil, Agricultural, or Environmental Engineering required
• 0 to 4 years of related experience
• Intern Engineer (IE) Credentials
• Client, project and/or task management experience required.
• Knowledge of complex engineering methods and/or software including, but not limited to:
• Open Channel & Watershed Modeling
• USACE HEC Programs (HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, etc.), Riverware, etc.
• Stormwater, Sanitary, Water Distribution Modeling
• EPA-SWMM, PC-SWMM, Innovyze Products, etc.
• Infowater, WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, WaterCAD, etc.
• Groundwater Modeling
• DHI MIKE, MODFLOW & etc.
• Other Specialty Modeling
• 2-Dimentional Flow Modelling (RiverFlow2D, FLO-2D, Flow2D, etc.)
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) (Flow3D, Fluent, Telemac, etc.)
• Experience or knowledge of Geographic Information System such as ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, Manifold, GRASS, etc.
• Advanced GIS experience such as Model Builder and advanced tools (ie, Spatial and 3D Analyst).
• Experience or knowledge of programming languages including Python, C++, C#, .NET and etc.

POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform engineering design, coordination with design staff with plan production, and construction administration on projects.
• Performs design computations by hand and by computer software. Uses experience, education, and judgement to make informed decisions. Retains knowledge and builds on previous experiences to increase capabilities in breadth and complexity.
• Produce computerized calculations including hydrologic and hydraulic modelling tasks for a variety of water resources projects including dams, levee systems, watershed & floodplain studies, streambank stabilization, stormwater systems, and water/wastewater systems.
• Assist in the collection, monitoring, analysis, and design of environmental systems.
• Conduct field investigations on various projects including but not limited to: dam safety inspections, hydrology and hydraulic evaluations, and levee inspections for our municipal, state and federal government clients
• Organizes multiple tasks and completes them in an orderly fashion.
• Effectively communicates and coordinates with the Project Engineer and other PEC Divisions in order to complete design tasks on numerous projects.
• Make formal presentations to organizations, private industry, and government agencies.
• Ability to organize and handle multiple project assignments.
• Prepares quantity take-offs for use in construction cost estimates and engineering fee estimates.
• Assist in the design of water, wastewater, and stormwater systems
• Ability to work independently and with others, with a minimum level of supervision.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Are you looking for a career path that provides an opportunity for you to reach your full potential? Do you want to shape the future with your innovative ideas? Do you like being a part of a team? PEC’s team culture is built on our ability to solve problems through a collaborative process. We elevate each other by aligning personal strengths to professional development. Our engineers and staff do not just sit behind desks. We work together with other teams, make site visits, take tours, meet face-to-face with the clients, establish big goals, and set out to achieve them. We are PEC, a family of professionals that exists to energize communities, shape the future, and guide the way.

• Water Resources team provides a multitude of services including watershed & urban stormwater planning, hydrology & hydraulic analyses, DFIRM & RISKMap studies, levee certification & flood control systems, stormwater master & business plans, transportation drainage, and use enhanced 1D, 2D, and 3D engineering methods. The Water Resources Engineer position includes a mix of task management, technical development, client management, as well as team collaboration opportunities. This position is fully supported by the entire Civil Engineering Department. This is a position that offers personal and professional growth in the Water Resources field. PEC offers a fun work environment, healthcare benefits, a wellness program, and lots of opportunities for philanthropy. Come join our exciting team