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Entry/Mid-Level Water Resources Engineer

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Sargent & Lundy is a company specializing in delivering advanced engineering solutions across various sectors, including power generation and environmental compliance. The role involves collaborating with team leads to execute water resources deliverables and site development engineering tasks, focusing on hydrologic and hydraulic design and analysis.

Responsibilities

  • Determining flood levels for rainfall events spanning 100-year, 500-year, and 1000-year occurrences
  • Utilizing ArcGIS, StreamStats, and DEM data for watershed delineation
  • Conducting extreme value analysis on stream and rainfall gauges
  • Crafting H&H models with HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS
  • Performing dam failure analysis
  • Estimating IDF curves based on rainfall gauge data
  • Extracting probable maximum precipitation (PMP) data from existing publications
  • Designing storm drains, open channel drainage systems, and stormwater ponds
  • Developing site layout, grading plans, and drainage designs
  • Designing roads and trackwork for optimal functionality

Skills

  • Hold an MSCE in Civil Engineering, specializing in Water Resources, from an ABET Engineering program, with a solid academic foundation and relevant coursework
  • Possess 1 to 3 years of hands-on experience in hydrologic and hydraulic design and analysis, including expertise in assessing floods and droughts for streams and rivers
  • Strong course work in hydrology and hydraulics
  • Experience in various areas of civil engineering, such as site grading, drainage, and stormwater management systems
  • Experienced in report preparation
  • Experienced in analyzing raw data from existing rainfall gages and stream stations
  • Showcase mastery with multiple design tools, including HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS (1D, 2D), RAS Mapper, QGIS, Global Mapper, TR-55, GIS software, Civil3D, and AutoCAD
  • Have familiarity with programming languages like MATLAB, Python, R, or VBScript
  • Exhibit strong teamwork skills, able to collaborate effectively within a team environment
  • Be prepared for occasional travel as part of the job requirements
  • PE license

Benefits

  • Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Life & Accident Insurance
  • Disability Coverage
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Back-Up Daycare
  • FSA & HSA
  • 401(k)
  • Pre-Tax Commuter Account
  • Merit Scholarship Program
  • Employee Discount Program
  • Corporate Charitable Giving Program
  • Tuition Assistance
  • First Professional Licensure Bonus
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Bereavement Leave
  • Flexible Work Arrangements

Company Overview

  • Sargent & Lundy is a power generated company that provides technical expertise and integration for global use. It was founded in 1891, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.sargentlundy.com.
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