Hydrologic & Hydraulic Modeling Engineer (Hybrid/Remote)

Colorado State University; Fort Collins (CO); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Colorado State University seeks a Temporary Water Resources Engineer to lead hydrologic and hydraulic modeling efforts in floodplain analyses and risk assessments. The role involves building and calibrating HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS models, processing GIS data, and delivering flood hazard maps and reports.

The successful candidate will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, document methods, and contribute to project deadlines within a hybrid/on-site setting in Fort Collins.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree by date of hire in civil/environmental/water resources engineering or closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience building and running hydrologic models (HEC-HMS) and hydraulic models (HEC-RAS).
• Experience with GIS preprocessing and floodplain mapping in ArcGIS or QGIS.
• Knowledge of rainfall-runoff, river hydraulics, and flood risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Build, run, and calibrate hydrologic models (HEC-HMS) and hydraulic models (HEC-RAS).
• Perform GIS data preprocessing and floodplain mapping.
• Support floodplain analyses, risk assessments, and QA/QC of outputs.
• Prepare technical documentation and communicate results to team.

Skills

Hydrologic modeling

Hydraulic modeling

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

Bachelors in civil/environmental/water resources engineering

Tools

HEC-HMS

HEC-RAS

ArcGIS

QGIS

PCSWMM

Job description

Colorado State University seeks a Temporary Water Resources Engineer to lead hydrologic and hydraulic modeling efforts in floodplain analyses and risk assessments. The role involves building and calibrating HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS models, processing GIS data, and delivering flood hazard maps and reports.

The successful candidate will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, document methods, and contribute to project deadlines within a hybrid/on-site setting in Fort Collins.