Water Resources Engineer

Stanley Consultants

Minneapolis (MN)

Hybrid

USD 70,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance
401K Match
Professional Development Leave

Job summary

Stanley Consultants is seeking a Water Resources Engineer for their offices in Chicago or Minneapolis. This position involves leading a team and managing projects related to hydraulic and hydrologic engineering, focusing on client needs and technical solutions.

The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering, a PE license, and experience with various engineering software tools. The company promotes professional growth and offers a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

  • Licensed Civil Engineer with 4+ years experience in engineering.
  • Knowledge in hydraulic modeling and civil engineering design.
  • Strong communication skills for teamwork and client interaction.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical analysis and design for engineering projects.
  • Prepare construction documents, reports, and cost estimates.
  • Manage projects involving hydrologic and hydraulic analysis.

Skills

Water resources engineering
Hydraulic design
AutoCAD Civil 3D
Technical writing
Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Tools

HEC RAS
XPSWMM
HydroCAD
MicroStation

Job description

Job title: Water Resources Engineer

Locations: Chicago, IL or Minneapolis, MN

Job type: Hybrid

Requisition ID: 11263

Job Summary

Stanley Consultants is currently looking for a Water Resources Engineer for our Chicago or Minneapolis office. We are a team of water resource, geotechnical, structural, and civil engineers delivering projects focused on hydraulic and hydrologic systems, navigation, flood risk reduction, and site improvement projects for clients nationally and globally. We seek motivated candidates that enjoy working in a team environment on challenging projects to join our team.

Responsibilities

You are a licensed Civil Engineer (4+ years experience) holding a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering related field. Your responsibilities will include leading a team of engineers in the technical analysis, design, preparation of construction documents, reports, and cost estimates for water resources, infrastructure, environmental, structural, and energy projects. Project development includes hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, ponding and detention area sizing and design, streambank stabilization, civil design layout, surface modeling, grading and drainage, utility layout and design, and low impact development feature layout and design. Project management skills and the ability to work directly with clients in the development of projects is desirable. Some field work and travel may be required. Be comfortable with leading and mentoring a team of younger engineers and technical staff. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of water resources and civil engineering projects and develop your career toward more project management or team managerial responsibilities.

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) licensed or ability to become licensed within 6 months of employment.
  • Wide knowledge with water resources engineering background, with the ability to lead project development and determine solutions to meet client needs.
  • Varied software experience including hydraulic/hydrologic modeling, HEC RAS, XPSWMM, HydroCAD or other modeling software in the development of project solutions.
  • Working knowledge and experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D or MicroStation products.
  • Familiarity with site grading design, surface runoff management, detention design, conveyance.
  • Strong oral communication and technical writing skills.
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
Salary Range

(Salary range for IL & MN locations)
Stanley Consultants is committed to maintaining transparency in our hiring process, including providing information about compensation. The starting salary for the successful candidate in this position is competitive and will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications and experience, geographic location, internal equity, company policy and practices. In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are disclosed for positions and locations where required.

Benefits
  • Member-owned organization.
  • Paid Time Away: numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.
  • Health Insurance: medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.
  • Financial Health: life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.
  • Professional Growth: tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.
  • Financial Rewards: company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.
Work-Life Balance

We realize there's more to life than just work. We help you meet the demands of work, family and personal life through several flexible options.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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