Lead Hydraulic Structures Engineer Flexible Remote

CDM Smith

Wayne (PA)

Hybrid

USD 134,000 - 248,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

CDM Smith is actively seeking a Hydraulic Structures Engineer to join our multidisciplinary team in the United States. You will grow your career by leading design and analysis of hydraulic structures for flood control and water resources, collaborating across disciplines, and delivering world-class engineering solutions.

The role requires proposing scopes, budgets, and schedules, guiding project teams, and delivering construction support and risk analyses.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Civil, Architectural or Structural Engineering.
Professional engineer (PE) license.
10 years of related experience.
Domestic and/or international travel may be required.

Responsibilities

Analyze and design hydraulic structures for flood control, hydroelectric, and other water resource projects such as dams, spillways, gates, outlet works, diversion structures, cofferdams, floodwalls, and canals.
Lead project teams of structural engineers and coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams.
Prepare project proposals comprising scopes of work, budgets, and schedules.
Forecast workload and schedules.
Prepare contract documents including drawings, specifications, design documentation and criteria, cost estimates, and bid documents by directing the work of others and as an individual contributor.
Perform engineering services during construction, including review of shop drawing submittals and response to contractor questions.
Conduct inspections and structural assessments of existing structures and prepare reports.
Prepare and present technical presentations to project team, clients, and technical review boards.
Conduct potential failure mode analyses and risk analyses for hydraulic structures, including identifying and developing potential failure modes, serving as recorder, subject matter expert, and/or facilitator in risk analysis workshops, estimating risk, and report documentation.
Manage tasks on large projects or manage several medium sized projects.
Review the work of others to ensure the quality of deliverables by checking assumptions, calculations, criteria, loading, and applicable codes and standards.
Monitor projects and tasks to control budgets and schedules.
Participate in business development, marketing, and recruiting activities through conference attendance, committee involvement, and related events.
Act as a mentor for junior staff.