Senior Dam Safety & Water Resources Engineer

WSP in the U.S.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Senior Water Resources Engineer to join our Dam Safety and Water Resources practice. This role may be based in multiple Mid-Atlantic offices or other mutually agreeable locations.

You will lead technical efforts, manage projects, and mentor staff across dam safety, levee, and hydraulic infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate balances technical excellence with project delivery, client engagement, and team leadership while contributing to the growth of WSP's water resources

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil or environmental engineering or closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in dam, hydraulic infrastructure, water resources engineering, flood risk management, or closely related disciplines.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE), with ability to obtain additional state licensures as needed.
• Well-developed knowledge of dam safety and hydraulic infrastructure engineering, including flood hydrology, spillway hydraulics, dam breach analysis, floodplain delineation, risk analysis and watershed-scale hydrologic modeling.
• Working knowledge of stormwater management, drainage, erosion and sediment control, and watershed studies.
• Experience supporting dam, levee, and hydraulic infrastructure projects (inspections, evaluations, rehabilitation design, and regulatory compliance)
• Experience preparing or supporting dam safety inspections, engineering assessments, designs, construction, or risk-informed evaluations
• Experience serving as lead engineer, inspection team leader, technical lead, or engineer of record on dam or hydraulic infrastructure projects.
• Ability to perform and review technical calculations, modeling, and reports prepared by junior staff
• Proficiency with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling tools such as HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, TR-55, HydroCAD, GIS, and CAD
• Excellent technical communication, collaboration, project coordination, and client-facing skills.
• Willingness to travel occasionally based on project needs

Responsibilities

• Perform dam and levee engineering analyses, including dam safety inspections, hydraulic infrastructure evaluations, and regulated impoundment compliance assessments.
• Conduct hydrologic and hydraulic modeling for dam safety, including incremental and full dam-breach analyses, spillway capacity evaluations, and downstream consequence assessments using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS (1D/2D).
• Support dam rehabilitation and modification projects in collaboration with geotechnical and structural teams, including spillway improvements, embankment stability, seepage mitigation, outlet works, and auxiliary structures.
• Prepare and support Emergency Action Plans (EAPs), inundation mapping, and coordination with owners and emergency management agencies.
• Perform instrumentation evaluation, monitoring data review, and dam surveillance planning to support risk-informed decision-making.
• Perform stormwater and watershed analyses supporting dam, levee, and flood-risk management projects.
• Prepare technical reports and presentations that clearly communicate findings and recommendations.
• Prepare and implement site Health and Safety Plans (HASPs).
• Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients confidently and professionally.
• Serve as Project Manager, Deputy Project Manager or Technical Lead on complex dam, levee, water resources, and hydraulic infrastructure projects
• Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary project teams, including engineers, field staff, and technical specialists to deliver integrated and high-quality project solutions.
• Assist with project scoping, budgeting, scheduling, and execution to ensure timely and successful delivery
• Review and oversee engineering analyses, reports, designs, and other project deliverables prepared by junior and mid-level staff, ensuring technical quality, consistency, and regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and career development guidance to early and mid-career engineers and project team members.
• Support proposal development, client engagement, marketing initiatives, and business development activities that contribute to the growth of WSP's services.
• Build strong working relationships with clients and contribute to long-term account management
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

Skills

Dam & water resources

Project management

PE license

Hydraulic modeling

Technical leadership

Client engagement

Mentorship

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil or environmental engineering

Master’s degree in engineering (Water Resources)

Tools

HEC-HMS

HEC-RAS

TR-55

HydroCAD

GIS

CAD

PCSWMM

Job description

WSP is seeking a Senior Water Resources Engineer to join our Dam Safety and Water Resources practice. This role may be based in multiple Mid-Atlantic offices or other mutually agreeable locations.

You will lead technical efforts, manage projects, and mentor staff across dam safety, levee, and hydraulic infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate balances technical excellence with project delivery, client engagement, and team leadership while contributing to the growth of WSP's water resources