Designer II - Water Resources

McAdams; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

McAdams, a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, and civil engineering firm, seeks a design professional to deliver stream, wetland, and buffer restoration projects across the Southeast. You will work with a project team on geomorphic assessments, design, permitting, construction observation, and monitoring in Raleigh and beyond.

The role requires a four-year degree in a related field and 2–5 years of water resources experience, plus proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D and ArcGIS.

Qualifications

• Four-year bachelor degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 2-5 years of water resources and environmental design experience.
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and ArcGIS.
• Experience with technical writing.

Responsibilities

• Assist in geomorphic assessments and design for stream/restoration projects.
• Contribute to permitting, construction observation, and monitoring activities.
• Develop technical memos and mitigation plans.
• Delineate drainage areas and create maps using AutoCAD/ArcGIS.
• Support project teams from concept through construction administration.
• Prepare annual monitoring reports.

Skills

Technical writing

Excellent communication

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

ArcGIS

Job description

McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation, and geomatics firm located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Florida. We seek to partner with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what make McAdams different. We bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do, and to do that takes special people.

Location: Preference to work out of our Raleigh office.

Position Purpose

Designers will work as part of a project team to deliver a variety of stream, wetland, and buffer restoration projects for both public and private clients across the Southeast. This work will include but is not limited to geomorphic assessments, stream and wetland restoration design, permitting, construction observation, and post-construction monitoring.

Essential Functions + Responsibilities

• Assist in conducting geomorphic assessments (cross section and longitudinal profile survey, pebble counts, and BEHI analysis, etc.)
• Design, analysis, and permitting forstream and wetland restorationprojects
• Develop technical memos and mitigation plans
• Delineate drainage areas and use AutoCADor ArcGISto develop drainage area maps
• Complete Hydrograph routing, Riverine Modeling, FEMA Flood Studies, CLOMR/LOMR letters, and No-Rise certifications
• Complete analyses of open channel systems
• Work in accordance with company standards withprojectteam from concept phase through construction administration for a variety ofprojects
• Assist with annual monitoring activities of constructedprojects and preparation of annual monitoring reports.
• Be willing to perform field work as necessary for geomorphic assessments, construction observation, and monitoring activities
• Be able to manage time spent on assigned tasks efficiently

Qualifications

• Four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited program in CivilEngineering, EnvironmentalEngineering, Biological and AgriculturalEngineering, CivilEngineering Technology, or related field
• 2- 5 years of experience in water resources and environmental design experience
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3Dand ArcGIS
• Experience with technical writing
• Excellent communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter with strong drive to better oneself,projectteam, and community
• Work collaboratively with all team members on all aspects of project execution
• Possess strong organizational skills with an attention to detail
• Candidates should be prepared to provide work samples and/or take a CAD assessment

Preferences

• EI on path to PE
• Rosgen or equivalent stream restoration training
• Stormwater Control Measure design training

McAdams is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran's status, or any other legally protected status.

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