Lead Water Resources Engineering

2 months ago


Austin, United States WSP Full time
Job Description

This Opportunity

We are looking for Water Resources/Civil Engineer with more than 8 years of experience that enjoys the technical & project management aspects in water resources engineering associated with flood mitigation projects across the Gulf Coast states. This is an opportunity to expand your career as a senior professional and leader with a growing engineering and environmental consulting operation. The ideal candidate's experience includes floodplain modeling and mapping, general watershed studies, flood mitigation studies, dams, levee systems, streambank stabilization, municipal stormwater studies, and drainage design.

The Texas office is anticipating continued multi-discipline growth over the next 5-7 years. This opportunity will allow you to work with a dynamic group of flood resiliency and climate change specialists throughout North America that is continuously growing providing career opportunities for its team.

Your Impact
  • Supervise local water resources technical professionals, including workload and staffing management.
  • Technical oversight of junior water resources staff including managing, mentoring, and training.
  • Coordinate and manage water resources, watershed/floodplain studies and/or storm water management projects.
  • Assist business leaders with proposal efforts, business strategies, and contract negotiations including but not limited to terms & conditions, scope, and budget.
  • Effectively convey proposed work efforts and project results in technical documents, interviews, and oral presentations.
  • Direct project team within contract and scope terms, monitor subcontractor compliance with contracts.
  • With assistance from business leaders, develop project scope, schedule, and budgets.
  • Monitors and manage project and task management in compliance with contractual, quality, and financial commitments.
  • Develop and maintain client relationships.
  • Collaborate with WSP's nationally established Flood Risk Program.
Who You Are

Required Qualifications
  • BS degree in Civil or Agricultural Engineering or related engineering field
  • PE Certification required, CFM preferred
  • >8 years' experience is required
  • Preferred Software experience:
    • USACE HEC Programs (HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, etc)
    • SWMM (PC-SWMM, XP-SWMM, Innovyze Products, etc)
    • 2D Hydraulic Modelling (HECRAS 2D, FLO-2D, RiverFlow 2D, SRH-2D, etc)
    • ESRI ArcGIS
    • AutoCAD or MicroStation
  • Has Established Local Relationships
  • Knowledge of FEMA floodplain modeling requirements and standards
  • Experience in digital innovation / tools and methodologies applicable to the flood resilience industry
  • Knowledge of engineering and construction contract terms and conditions
  • Good technical writing and communication skills.
  • Must pass a background check, and must have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the Company's driving (MVR) policy.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Engineering.
  • 40-Hour OSHA Health & Safety Training (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) preferred.
  • Basic First Aid and Adult CPR training desired.

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About Us

About WSP
WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee's career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES:

WSP does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters, employment agencies, or other staffing services. Unsolicited resumes include any resume or hiring document sent to WSP in the absence of a signed Service Agreement where WSP has expressly requested recruitment/staffing services specific to the position at hand. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers or other business leaders, will become the property of WSP and WSP will have the right to hire that candidate without reservation - no fee or other compensation will be owed or paid to the recruiter, employment agency, or other staffing service.

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