Water / Wastewater Engineer (Hydraulic Modeling)
About the role
This position may be based out of our NC offices: Charlotte, Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Asheville, or Wilmington. The ideal candidate will have a background involving the delivery of utility infrastructure engineering master planning, design, and hydraulic modeling projects associated with water distribution, sanitary sewer collection, and water reuse systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop and calibrate water and wastewater hydraulic models
- Perform GIS data analysis
- Alternatives analysis
- Preliminary engineering
- Cost analysis
- Capital project development
- Client interaction in project meetings and presentations
- Report writing
- Developing proposal scopes with level of effort estimates
- Task-level responsibility for project teams
- Mentoring and quality assurance/quality control activities for hydraulic modeling and master planning projects
Requirements
- Professional Engineer (PE) license in North Carolina
- MS in Civil or Environmental Engineering or related field
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in utility hydraulic modeling and infrastructure engineering design
- Knowledge and experience with wastewater collection system and/or water distribution system hydraulic modeling software
- Willing to learn and grow technical and professional skills to meet client and market needs
- Excellent communication skills and thrive working in a team environment
- Must have prior experience leading teams, managing projects, assisting with project budgeting
- Proficiency in ArcGIS Pro, mapping and analysis
- Experience working for a public, municipal, or investor-owned water and/or wastewater utility, public works department, or engineering consulting firm is beneficial
- Experience working with clients in North Carolina and South Carolina, local candidates are preferred
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental or related engineering fields
- A minimum of 3 years experience executing technical studies, analyses, and/or designing and creating plans and specifications for water focused projects
- Requires professional engineering license recognized by the licensing board for the location of the position offered
Skills
Preferred Qualifications include:
- Will be willing to learn and grow technical and professional skills to meet client and market needs
- Must have excellent communication skills and thrive working in a team environment
- Must have prior experience leading teams, managing projects, assisting with project budgeting
- Must have proficiency in ArcGIS Pro, mapping and analysis
- Must have experience working for a public, municipal, or investor-owned water and/or wastewater utility, public works department, or engineering consulting firm
- Must have experience working with clients in North Carolina and South Carolina, local candidates are preferred
Benefits
At HDR, we believe water is more than a resource, it's a shared responsibility. We foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the principles of employment equity. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.