Dam Safety Hydrology Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Dam Safety Engineer to support and lead high-profile dam-safety, hydraulic structures, and risk-informed engineering projects in the Nashville region.

This role supports a growing regional demand for dam-safety expertise, consistent with openings from major market players in the Nashville area, who emphasize geotechnical, hydraulic, and PFMA-related dam-safety competencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead engineering assessments for dams, spillways, outlet works, and water-retaining structures, aligned with dam-safety industry standards.
• Perform hydrologic and hydraulic analyses including 1D/2D modeling and advanced CFD studies for spillways and outlet works.
• Conduct dam breach modeling, flood routing, paleoflood analysis, and inflow design flood development.
• Support Potential Failure Mode Analyses (PFMAs) and large-scale dam inspections, mirroring expectations of Nashville-area employers.
• Lead multidisciplinary project teams through design studies, safety investigations, and modification projects.
• Prepare engineering reports, technical documentation, and risk-informed decision-support materials.
• Participate in firmwide technical growth, training, and innovation initiatives, reflecting the company's emphasis on specialized, high-end technical capability.

Required Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• B.S. or M.S. in Civil, Environmental, Hydraulic, or Water Resources Engineering.
• 10+ years of dam-safety or hydraulic-structures engineering experience
• Demonstrated expertise in:
• Dam modification design
• Spillway/outlet works design and analysis
• CFD modeling workflows
• 1D/2D hydrodynamic modeling
• Breach modeling and inundation analysis
• PFMA and risk assessments
• Demonstrated capability in high-end, specialty technical environments

Why This Firm Is Different

• Employee-owned
• Top-tier reputation: One of the most respected high-specialty dam engineering companies in the U.S.
• Largest U.S. dam portfolio: Opportunities to work on landmark dam projects
• Hybrid work model, annual bonuses, professional growth, and stable long-term career paths
• High-caliber colleagues: Work alongside industry experts and engineers trusted by federal agencies and national utilities.