Hydraulic Modeling & Flood Risk Engineer

Wood Rodgers; Placentia (CA); On-site; USD 138,421,000 - 169,775,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unique culture

Teamwork

Learning & Development

Job summary

Wood Rodgers is seeking a Project Engineer to join the Flood & Drainage team in California. The role targets engineers with 5–8 years of water resources experience, focusing on hydrologic/hydraulic modeling, flood risk reduction, and resilient infrastructure development.

You will work on public agency projects across California, using advanced modeling, GIS, and data-driven analysis to address complex flooding challenges, coordinating with senior staff and clients.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of water resources engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a California PE license.

Responsibilities

• Develop hydrologic and hydraulic models for storm drain, watershed, floodplain, pump station, and flood control projects.
• Build, calibrate, validate, and maintain engineering models using historical rainfall, flow monitoring, and field data.
• Perform flood risk, drainage capacity, and infrastructure deficiency analyses.
• Evaluate alternatives and develop CIP recommendations.
• Develop and manage GIS databases and map products to support studies.
• Prepare technical memoranda, reports, exhibits, and client presentations.
• Coordinate with clients, agencies, and stakeholders; conduct field investigations.
• Support plans, specifications, cost estimates, and construction documents.

Skills

Hydrologic modeling

Hydraulic modeling

1D/2D modeling

GIS data analysis

Mentoring junior staff

Analytical writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

California PE license

Tools

HEC-RAS

HEC-HMS

InfoWorks ICM

XP-SWMM

TUFLOW

MIKE

ArcGIS Pro

Job description

Wood Rodgers is seeking a Project Engineer to join the Flood & Drainage team in California. The role targets engineers with 5–8 years of water resources experience, focusing on hydrologic/hydraulic modeling, flood risk reduction, and resilient infrastructure development.

You will work on public agency projects across California, using advanced modeling, GIS, and data-driven analysis to address complex flooding challenges, coordinating with senior staff and clients.