Water Resource Engineer

Location

Fairfax, VA | United States

Job description

Dewberry is currently seeking a Water Resource Engineer for our Resilience Solutions team. This position will support water resource projects nationwide including, resilience and vulnerability analysis, flood hazard modeling, flood risk assessment, and storm water management for federal, state, local, and commercial clients. This is an excellent career opportunity for an individual to join a growing team of professionals while working in a multidisciplinary consulting and engineering firm. The position offers great potential for professional growth and the opportunity to apply the latest technology to flood studies and water resource projects.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 40 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Technical responsibilities include:

• Hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) analyses including modeling and mapping floodplains and floodways in riverine and urban areas
• Analysis and modeling of urban drainage and storm water management infrastructure
• Developing as a technical leader and subject matter expert for water resources engineering through performing engineering analysis and progressively building proficiency with complex projects
• Training, coaching, and mentoring junior staff
• Production of FEMA’s Risk MAP products and related geospatial databases
• Developing flood risk products and performing flood risk assessments
• Developing innovative and technical solutions for successful delivery of engineering projects
• Providing support in water resources and resiliency aspects of multi-disciplinary projects for integrated water resources and watershed master planning
• Writing complex technical reports and communicating results to clients

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field
• Minimum 8  years of experience in H&H modeling and design
• Experience in 2D and unsteady H&H modeling
• Proficiency in GIS
• Very strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Experience mentoring junior engineering staff
• Ability to prepare, present and explain highly complex solutions to non-technical audience and clients

  Desired Skills:

• Professional Engineer license (PE)
• Master’s or Ph.D. in water resources engineering and modeling is highly preferred
• Experience in modeling levee/dam failure analysis
• Experience in geospatial programming using Python
• Experience in data analysis using R
• Experience in resilience or vulnerability analysis, sustainability, and green infrastructure
• Knowledge of the National Flood Insurance Program
• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
• Water quality modeling
• Storm water modeling and design
• Experience in big data analytics
• Knowledge of climate science

Must have a valid driver’s license, good driving record and ability to pass a driving record background check.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

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