Practice Leader, Dams & Hydraulics Structures

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Collaborate and mentor within Geosyntec’s culture.
• Work on challenging technical projects while leveraging existing knowledge and experience.
• Lead business development activities within adjacent states, focusing on power utility and government clients.
• Develop and coordinate a Regional business strategy for Dams and Hydraulic Structures.
• Establish relationships with potential clients and identify and track opportunities.
• Recruit top talent and assemble a talented, multi-disciplinary team.
• Leverage existing and establish new relationships with potential teaming partners.
• Work with marketing staff for the preparation of marketing materials.
• Lead the preparation of technical proposals.
• 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 various technical areas.
• Perform dam safety inspections and engineering assessments of concrete dams and their appurtenances and structural aspects of embankment dams, levees, and other water management structures.
• Conduct hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for spillway and outlet works evaluations and design, dam break analyses, and inundation mapping for consequence evaluation.
• Conduct geotechnical analyses and design for embankment dams including seepage analysis, slope stability analysis, and liquefaction triggering.
• Conduct structural evaluations and stability analyses of concrete dams, spillways, outlet works, and other ancillary structures.
• Perform potential failure modes analyses and SQRA and QRA risk analyses.
• Evaluate and compare rehabilitation options for embankment and concrete dams.
• Design 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.
• Prepare construction plans and specifications.
• Instrument dams and ancillary structures.
• Provide 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).
• Advanced degree in Civil, Geotechnical, Geology, Structural, or Hydraulics Engineering (preferred).
• 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 (preferred).

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 (preferred).
• Field work and overnight travel may be required.
• Current OSHA 40-hr HAZWOPER training and refreshers (preferred).
• 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 (required).