Practice Leader, Dams & Hydraulics Structures

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Collaborate and mentor within the Geosyntec Dams and Hydraulic Structures practice and key engineering and water resources staff in the Region and across the country.
• Lead business development activities within adjacent states, including to: Develop and coordinate a Regional business strategy for Dams and Hydraulic Structures, focus on power utility and government clients.
• Establish relationships with potential clients, identify and track clients and opportunities, recruit top talent, and assemble a talented, multi-disciplinary team.
• Leverage existing and establish new relationships with potential teaming partners, participate in professional organizations and activities.
• Provide leadership within the Geosyntec Dams and Hydraulic Structures practice to develop and implement current dam engineering best practices within the firm.
• Serve as a mentor for technical staff and assist with staff development and recruiting to grow the firm’s dam engineering capabilities particularly within the Southeast US.
• Provide technical leadership, direction, and oversight for Dams and Hydraulic Structures projects in one or more of the following technical areas:
• Dam safety inspections and engineering assessments of concrete dams and their appurtenances and structural aspects of embankment dams, levees, and other water management structures.
• Hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for spillway and outlet works evaluations and design, dam break analyses, and inundation mapping for consequence evaluation.
• Geotechnical analyses and design for embankment dams including seepage analysis, slope stability analysis, and liquefaction triggering.
• Structural evaluations and stability analyses of concrete dams, spillways, outlet works, and other ancillary structures.
• Performing potential failure modes analyses and SQRA and QRA risk analyses.
• Alternatives analyses to evaluate and compare rehabilitation options for embankment and concrete dams.
• Analysis, design, and detailing of rehabilitation schemes for dams and appurtenances, foundations and anchoring systems, reinforced concrete and structural structures, roller-compacted concrete (RCC) dams, chute spillway structures, energy dissipation structures, aprons; and channels.
• Preparation of construction plans and specifications.
• Instrumentation of dams and ancillary structures.
• Design services during construction.
• Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client or company project or office sites, and other business locations, as needed.

Education and Licensure

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (or related engineering degree).
• (Preferred) Advanced degree in Civil, Geotechnical, Geology, Structural, or Hydraulics Engineering.
• Registered as a Professional Engineer in the U.S. (required) and Virginia or Tennessee (required or ability to receive P.E. via comity within 6-months of employment).
• NCEES Record for PE comity.

Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• At least 10 years (15+ preferred) of progressive experience in consulting industry, or equivalent combination of advanced education and experience.
• Knowledge of and experience with the water resources and dams practice in the Region.
• Knowledge of Risk-Informed-Decision-Making methodologies such as USACE, FERC, and Reclamation.
• Field work and overnight travel may be required.
• Current OSHA 40-hr HAZWOPER training and refreshers.
• Health & Safety training, medical monitoring, and client-driven drug and background testing may be required.
• Valid U.S. driver’s license and a satisfactory driving record for business travel.