Senior Hydraulic Structures Engineer

Overview

Lead design and delivery of hydraulic structures for hydropower projects

Key Responsibilities

• design delivery
• procurement
• hydropower design
• calculations
• client interaction
• team mentoring

Tasks

-Deliver innovative and high-quality design products, manage equipment procurement, and participate inconstruction processes for municipal and hydropower clients -Collaborate with subject matter experts across a wide array of disciplines to deliver PS&E’s, technical analyses,etc. -Lead projects involving dams, spillways, intakes and outlets, and other hydropower and hydraulic structure improvements -Participating in equipment procurement and construction management processes. -Mentor and interact across disciplines with professionals in our hydropower and dams teams. -Preparing and overseeing the preparation of calculations and design documents. -Managing and mentoring junior engineers. -Creating written technical documents, technical drawings, specifications, cost estimates, alternatives analyses,and other common engineering deliverables -Providing support to business development teams for pursuit activities with the opportunity to lead projects that you pursue and acquire. -Communicating and working directly with client counter parts to understand key interests for developing technical solutions to their infrastructure challenges, providing ideas and strategies to deliver projects from concept to closeout. -Translating client direction into efficient workplans and coordinating with project team members to deliver high-quality work products.

Requirements

• 11+ years
• geotechnical license
• p.e. license
• hydropower
• master's
• regulatory

What You Bring

-Minimum of 11 years related work experience. -All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations. -Geotechnical License in California or ability to obtain -Demonstrating the ability to leverage knowledge of general engineering principles including hydraulics, civil/structural design, geotechnical considerations, and mechanical systems to generate unique, engineered solutions. -Professional Engineer (P.E.) License -Sitting, walking, talking, hearing, reading,writing, keyboarding, driving, filing, reaching, stooping, crouching, bending, standing for extended periods oftime, lifting or carrying up to 40 pounds. -Experience with West Coast hydropower clients -Master's Degree in Civil Engineering or Business -Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing. -Active Professional Engineer (P.E.) License -Typical office environment, typical construction environment, extreme weather conditions, high noise level,safety hazards (electric currents, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to chemicals), atmosphericconditions (fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation). -Having familiarity with design guides, standards, systems, and applicable engineering codes relevant to the hydropower industry -Familiarity with state and federal regulatory requirements for dams and hydropower clients

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Benefits

-Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon managerdiscretion, job performance and work assignments.

About Black & Veatch

-Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, it delivers multi‑billion‑dollar projects in energy, water, communications and industrial sectors. -The company’s portfolio spans landmark work—from power plants and water treatment systems to hydrogen and LNG facilities. -It handles full lifecycle services: from strategic advisory and engineering through procurement, construction and operations. -Its history features many firsts: early U.S. water and power infrastructure, the first U.S. hydrogen conversion project, and biosafety labs overseas.

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Security Clearance

-pre-employment onboarding may include criminal/civil background check, drug screening, and motor vehicle records search.