Practice Leader, Dams & Hydraulics Structures

Description

• Field work and overnight travel may be required.
• Preparation of construction plans and specifications.
• Geotechnical analyses and design for embankment dams including seepage analysis, slope stability analysis, and liquefaction triggering.
• Performing potential failure modes analyses and SQRA and QRA risk analyses.
• Dam safety inspections and engineering assessments of concrete dams and their appurtenances and structural aspects of embankment dams, levees, and other water management structures.
• Recruit top talent and assemble a talented, multi-disciplinary team.
• Develop and coordinate a Regional business strategy for Dams and Hydraulic Structures, focused initially on power utility and government clients.
• Alternatives analyses to evaluate and compare rehabilitation options for embankment and concrete dams.
• Leverage existing and establish new relationships with potential teaming partners.
• Structural evaluations and stability analyses of concrete dams, spillways, outlet works, and other ancillary structures.
• Design services during construction.
• Lead the preparation of technical proposals.
• 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.
• Instrumentation of dams and ancillary structures.
• Drive personal, company, and rental vehicles to client or company project or office sites, and other business locations, as needed.
• Provide technical leadership, direction, and oversight for Dams and Hydraulic Structures projects in one or more of the following technical areas:
• Work with marketing staff for the preparation of marketing materials.
• Establish relationships with potential clients.
• 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.
• Hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for spillway and outlet works evaluations and design, dam break analyses, and inundation mapping for consequence evaluation.
• Working in collaboration with others in 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:
• 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.
• Identify and track clients and opportunities.

Requirements

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

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance