Hydraulic Structures Engineer: Dams & Hydropower Expert

LVI Associates; Sacramento (CA); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

LVI Associates is partnering with a leading, employee-owned global engineering and infrastructure organization to identify a Hydraulic Structures Engineer for its Sacramento-area practice. This role is ideal for a structural or civil engineer seeking broader exposure beyond traditional vertical structures and into dams, spillways, intakes, gates, and other hydraulic facilities.

The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team delivering complex water and energy infrastructure projects

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Experience in structural or civil engineering roles.
• Exposure to hydraulic structures, dams, hydropower, or water infrastructure.

Responsabilidades

• Performing structural analysis and design of hydraulic and water-retaining structures.
• Developing calculations, technical analyses, design drawings, specifications, and construction documentation.
• Evaluating existing hydraulic structures and developing rehabilitation or retrofit solutions.
• Supporting the design of dams, spillways, intake structures, outlet works, conveyance structures, and hydropower facilities.
• Coordinating with civil, geotechnical, hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, and construction professionals.
• Developing plans, specifications, estimates, engineering analyses, and other design deliverables.
• Supporting equipment procurement and construction-phase activities where appropriate.
• Reviewing calculations, drawings, technical reports, and engineering deliverables.
• Working directly with technical specialists and project leadership on complex engineering challenges.
• Coordinating design interfaces between structural components and hydraulic, geotechnical, or mechanical systems.
• Participating in technical meetings with clients and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Supporting field investigations, condition assessments, and construction activities.
• Providing technical mentorship to developing engineers as experience allows.
• Helping establish technical approaches and design solutions for increasingly complex assignments.

Conocimientos

Structural/Civil

Hydraulic Structures

Dams & Hydropower

Engineering Analysis

Design Drawings

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

Descripción del empleo

LVI Associates is partnering with a leading, employee-owned global engineering and infrastructure organization to identify a Hydraulic Structures Engineer for its Sacramento-area practice. This role is ideal for a structural or civil engineer seeking broader exposure beyond traditional vertical structures and into dams, spillways, intakes, gates, and other hydraulic facilities.

The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team delivering complex water and energy infrastructure projects