Lead Hydraulic Structures Engineer – Hybrid, Dam & Water Projects

CDM Smith

Bellevue (WA)

Hybrid

USD 134,000 - 248,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

CDM Smith is a multi-discipline engineering and architectural firm. A Hydraulic Structures Engineer role offers growth within a collaborative team working on flood protection, water treatment, and transit projects in the United States and beyond. Partial remote schedules are available.

The position emphasizes leading teams, designing hydraulic structures to USACE/USBR/FERC/FEMA standards, and delivering proposals, drawings, and risk analyses with a strong focus on quality and client service.

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.
Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

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 consisting of 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.