Remote Dam Safety Engineer | Hydraulics & FERC

GEI Consultants, Inc; Marquette (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Tuition reimbursement

Well-being program

Paid holidays / PTO

Job summary

GEI Consultants, Inc. is seeking an experienced Dam Safety Engineer to join our Marquette or Houghton, Michigan offices, with a fully remote option for the right candidate.

You will be part of a national Dam Safety team contributing to design, analysis, and inspections of dam projects. You will perform inspections, lead design and analysis tasks (spillways sizing, rainfall runoff, hydrologic/hydraulic analyses), prepare FERC documentation, and mentor junior staff while supporting proposals and

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience in dam safety and related tasks.
• Experience with dam safety and the FERC regulatory process including STIDs, PFMAs, CSIRs, and SQRAs.
• Knowledge and experience with hydroelectric dam reservoir operations.
• Civil and dam engineering design experience, including development of design drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and bidding assistance.
• Excellent communication skills; clear and effective technical writing and presentation development; ability to effectively interact with all levels of staff, project teams, and clients; ability to successfully manage projects and lead technical work.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Perform dam safety inspections under a senior engineer.
• Execute projects and assignments; design tasks might include CAD work related to dam modifications and construction; analyses such as spillways sizing, rainfall runoff evaluations, hydrologic hazard analyses, probable maximum precipitation analyses, inundation modeling and mapping.
• Prepare and review FERC-regulated dam safety documentation including STIDs, PFMAs, DSSMPs, PIRs, CARs, and RARs.
• Assist with semi-qualitative risk analyses and developing consequence estimates related to hypothetical dam breach scenarios.
• Prepare detailed memoranda and reports and present technical information to peers and clients.
• Represent client interests on project teams with other consultants and agency personnel.
• Maintain technical excellence, actively participate in professional organizations, and mentor junior staff.
• Contribute to proposals and business development efforts.

Skills

Dam safety

Hydrologic analysis

FERC regs

Civil design

Project management

Technical writing

Education

B.S./M.S. Civil/Water Resources

Professional Engineer

Tools

AutoCAD

HEC-RAS

Job description

GEI Consultants, Inc. is seeking an experienced Dam Safety Engineer to join our Marquette or Houghton, Michigan offices, with a fully remote option for the right candidate.

You will be part of a national Dam Safety team contributing to design, analysis, and inspections of dam projects. You will perform inspections, lead design and analysis tasks (spillways sizing, rainfall runoff, hydrologic/hydraulic analyses), prepare FERC documentation, and mentor junior staff while supporting proposals and