Senior Dam Safety Engineer

Description

• Preparation and review of engineering reports, technical documents, and presentations, for a variety of applications, projects, and clients.
• Communicate with clients and regulators, establish goals and objectives for project teams, and schedule and coordinate resources, to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the quality expectations of the client.
• Contribute to maintaining and developing Schnabel’s strong brand in the geotechnical and water markets through thought leadership embodied in published papers, white papers, and participation at recognized conferences and workshops.
• Manage, execute, and provide technical support, in a team setting and on a variety of challenging interdisciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Manage and mentor junior engineers, commensurate with experience level.
• Responsibilities may include planning and managing geotechnical and geologic subsurface explorations, reviewing boring logs, evaluating instrumentation and monitoring data, assigning project-specific soil and rock laboratory testing, conducting engineering analyses and design related to geotechnical, hydrologic and hydraulic, and/or structural aspects of dam safety projects, foundation design, fill placement/ground modification, concrete and embankment dam design, seepage evaluations, slope stability analyses, and seismic analyses.

Requirements

• Relevant expertise with dams and water impounding structures, cofferdams, and other hydraulic structures, including but not limited to seepage, static and seismic stability analysis, liquefaction analysis, deformation analysis, and foundation and settlement analysis.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment screening
• Ability to pass a background check which may include criminal history, motor vehicle record, and credit check
• Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s Degree preferred) in Civil Engineering or related fields.
• 15+ years of experience in the dam safety engineering field.
• Periodic travel will be required.
• Must be able to occasionally travel to project sites, both local and remote, and be able to lift heavy loads (up to 25 pounds).
• Licensed Professional Engineer
• Excellent English technical verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

• Wellness program
• Medical insurance
• Paid time off
• Flexible spending accounts
• Dental insurance
• Short-term disability (100% company-paid)
• Professional development and tuition reimbursement
• Bonus program
• 401(k) and profit-sharing plan
• Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Long-term disability
• Supplemental life insurance
• Employee life & ADD insurance (100% company-paid)

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance