Master Planner - Hydraulic Modeler (water / wastewater) - remote or hybrid

Ardurra; Tampa (FL); Remote; USD 120,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a remote Master Planner Hydraulic Modeler to enhance its California Water Practice. This role involves planning, technical oversight, project management, and mentoring, with a focus on water and wastewater planning. The ideal candidate will have significant experience and a Bachelor's degree in engineering, aiming to provide exceptional client service and deliver projects efficiently.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Family-like culture

Career development programs

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in water/wastewater master planning.
• 8 years with hydraulic modeling tools.
• Excellent technical writing skills for engineering reports.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and track project milestones.
• Develop and run hydraulic models.
• Assist with business development activities.

Skills

Hydraulic modeling

Project management

Technical writing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering

State of California PE license

Tools

Autodesk InfoWaterPro

Bentley WaterGEMS

ArcGIS Pro

Data analysis software (R, Tableau, Power BI)

Job description

Ardurra is seeking a remote Master Planner Hydraulic Modeler (water / wastewater) to join our growing California Water Practice!

Ability to obtain CA PE license within 12 months of hire

Primary Function :

Assist with planning, directing, and overseeing projects within Ardurra’s Southwest Practice. Working closely with the Group Leader will be responsible for technical oversight, supporting business development, proposal development, project management, and oversight of group personnel and resources. You will help to build our local group and provide exceptional client service. You will provide management expertise to ensure that projects are delivered on budget and on schedule. You will provide technical expertise to help develop effective solutions and to ensure the technical and quality aspects meet all client expectations and industry standards. In addition to your project responsibilities, you will provide advice, mentoring and development to other engineers. Excellent leadership, project and people management and written / verbal communication skills are all critical to success.

The ideal candidate will have a well-rounded background or proven skills in master planning and hydraulic analyses and will support highly technical staff on water / wastewater / recycled water planning projects. The candidate will also have strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Primary Duties :

• Plan, schedule, and track milestones, tasks, and activities
• Develop and run hydraulic models and document results in reports or technical memoranda.
• Perform research and analytical tasks related for water, recycled water, and wastewater masterplans, urban water management plans, asset management plans, water supply assessments, risk assessments, flow monitoring reports, etc.
• Attend meetings to discuss project progress and results.
• Actively managing assigned projects
• Assist with business development activities.
• Archive final deliverable documents – reports, models, and associated tools.

Education and Experience Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental, or related Engineering from an ABET accredited university or equivalent. Equivalent modeling and master planning project experience with another STEM degree will be considered.
• State of California PE license is required or ability to obtain within 12 months of hire date.
• 10 years of related experience in water and wastewater master planning tasks related to but not limited to : sewer I / I analysis, flow factor development and projections, business risk calculations, alternative analysis, cost estimations, alternatives scenario analysis, fire flow analysis etc.
• 8 years of experience with hydraulic modeling tools such as Autodesk modeling products like InfoWaterPro, InfoSWMM, InfoSewer, Aquanuity or Bentley products like WaterGEMS, WaterCAD, and SewerCAD or other equivalent software. Experience with other modeling tools will be considered.
• 3+ years of experience with ArcGIS Pro and integration with Innovyze software
• Excellent technical writing skills for use in development of master plans, studies, engineering reports, and related technical documents.
• Experience with data analysis software like R, Tableau, Power BI, etc. and scripting languages like SQL, Python, etc. (desirable but not required)
• Experience with Asset Management software like InfoAsset Planner (desirable but not required)

Salary Range :

120,000 - $220,000 / year (DOE)

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers. We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are : valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.