Hydraulic Engineer

2 months ago

Reston, Virginia, United States Bechtel Full time

Requisition ID: 277387

  • Relocation Authorized: National - Family
  • Telework Type: Part-Time Telework
  • Work Location: Reston, VA

Job Summary:

This position is for a hydraulic and hydrologic engineer in the Geotechnical & Hydraulic Engineering Services (G&HES) group. You will conduct hydraulic & hydrologic (H&H) analyses and modeling to support design and construction of industrial and civil infrastructure projects, including risk assessment and value engineering. Work entails preparing and checking design calculations and study reports, specifying input data requirements, and collecting and verifying data. You will participate in interdisciplinary work group meetings, coordinate work planning and execution with other technical specialists, and be responsible for the quality and on-time delivery of work products. The work involves supporting projects across all of Bechtel's business units, including liquid natural gas (LNG) and energy transition projects, nuclear power projects, infrastructure projects, and large manufacturing facilities.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Originate and check H&H deliverables including engineering calculations and study reports
  • Specify, collect, review, and interpret data required to support design and numerical model development
  • Review and interpret regulations and permitting requirements relevant to hydraulic design of piping systems, and hydrologic assessment in support of site development
  • Adhere to schedule and budget for assigned activities
  • Adhere to project execution plan, and quality assurance requirements and engineering procedures and instructions
  • Incorporate relevant best practices and lessons learned in H&H specific design and in general engineering execution

Education and Experience Requirements:

  • Requires an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering with graduate level coursework and research on hydraulics and hydrology and 3 years of relevant experience, or a Ph.D. degree in hydraulics and hydrology and 1 year of relevant experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Experience with surface water hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software such as HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SWMM, or equivalent
  • Experience with hydrodynamic modeling software such as Delft3D, MIKE21/MIKE3, Telemac, or equivalent
  • Experience with pipeline system modeling software for water hammer analysis such as HAMMER, WANDA, PipeNet, AFT, SPS, or equivalent
  • Experience with sediment transport analysis
  • Experience with coastal and marine engineering
  • Experience with computational fluid dynamics modeling
  • Knowledge of design of hydraulic structures
  • Knowledge of industry codes and standards
  • Previous experience working on engineering design for large industrial projects
  • Experience with word processing, spreadsheet, computer graphics, and other appropriate computer applications to facilitate the compilation and analysis of data collection activities
  • Experience with coding in Fortran, Visual Basic, Python, MATLAB or C++ in processing and analyzing large spatial and time series datasets

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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