Water Resources Engineer
SRK Consulting · Greater Reno Area · 3 mo ago
EngineeringFull-time
Description Of Responsibilities
- Consult on projects in North America and internationally, requiring occasional travel.
- Support assignments primarily including hydrologic and hydraulic engineering work related to the mining industry.
- Manage the performance of surface water control facility designs, including hydrologic analysis for peak flow determination and hydraulic analysis of flood control design measures.
- Lead and direct staff engineers to perform project work and to carry out project work directly.
- Facilitate proposal preparation, project management and execution, and development of deliverable reports and detailed engineering plan sets.
- Perform Civil 3D grading and design of heap leach pad facilities and tailings impoundments and occasionally roadways.
- Conduct mine water management system analysis via water balance modeling, hydrometeorological analysis, hydraulic design of pressure flow pipelines, and tailings facility dam breach and inundation studies.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Essential Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, or closely related discipline.
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Nevada preferrable, or willing to obtain reciprocity in State of Nevada.
- At least ten (10) years of professional experience.
- Considerable experience and proficiency with the following:
- Site plan design and Civil 3D grading.
- Facility layout and optimization including volumetric calculations for large earth or rock facilities.
- Rainfall-runoff modeling with HEC-HMS, HEC-1 or similar.
- Hydraulic 1D modeling with HEC-RAS; 2D modeling with HEC-RAS or FLO-2D a plus.
- Leachate control and collection system design.
- Development of water balance models, both spreadsheet and model based (i.e., GoldSim experience a plus).
- Surface water impoundment design (e.g., process ponds, water supply dams/reservoirs).
- Statistical analysis of hydrological data (e.g., cumulative frequency analysis).
- A solid understanding of the regulatory framework for mine permitting in Nevada (expertise with additional states is a plus).
- Experience and enjoyment in guiding and mentoring junior staff.
- A track record of developing and maintaining client relationships and working in a team environment.