Water Resources Sr. Project Engineer

HNTB; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Water Resources Project Engineer and play a vital role in shaping infrastructure projects across the nation. This exciting position offers the opportunity to leverage your engineering expertise in hydrology and hydraulics, while collaborating with a talented team of professionals. You'll be responsible for delivering high-quality designs and calculations, mentoring junior engineers, and ensuring project success within scope and budget. If you're looking to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in engineering with a focus on water resources.
• Strong background in hydrology and hydraulics for complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering solutions for water resources projects and mentor junior engineers.
• Manage project scope, schedule, and budget while ensuring technical accuracy.

Skills

Technical Knowledge

Problem Solving

Project Management

Mentoring

Hydrology & Hydraulics Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

HEC RAS

HEC HMS

HY8

AutoCAD

Microstation

Civil 3D

ORD

Job description

What We're Looking For

Join HNTB as a Sr. Water Resources Project Engineer and make a significant impact on major infrastructure projects nationwide. With over a century of delivering innovative solutions, now is the perfect time to join our growing team of employee-owners.

In this role, you'll produce and modify design calculations, technical reports, engineering plans, and specifications for complex projects. Collaborate with project managers to perform research, development, design, and delivery, applying advanced engineering techniques and creative problem-solving. Utilize your technical expertise to address design issues and meet project schedules. You'll also develop detailed designs and calculations using the latest tools and software. Mentor and train junior engineers, providing valuable feedback. Contribute to the successful delivery of diverse projects for HNTB’s clients and build a meaningful career in a supportive, growth-oriented environment.

What You'll Do:

• Uses senior-level technical expertise to consider broad range of engineering solutions.
• Responsible for the discipline-specific planning, work distribution, and leadership and adherence to the schedule, and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Assists in marketing responsibilities, including proposal generation.
• Develops scope of work and level of effort and manages adherence to scope and budget on complex or unusual engineering projects within discipline.
• Oversees completeness and accuracy of project team’s work within the technical discipline.
• Provides technical guidance and mentoring to team members to achieve overall project objectives on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Coordinates technical aspects of the project with client counterpart and teaming partners at staff level for work within the discipline on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Leads discipline delivery on larger, multi-disciplinary projects. Works closely with other disciplines on multi-discipline projects.
• Assists with coordination and planning of schedules, hours, and distribution of work for other disciplines on multi-discipline projects on complex or unusual engineering projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8 years of relevant experience, or
• Master’s degree in Engineering and 7 years of relevant experience, or
• PhD in Engineering and 6 years of relevant experience

Primary Focus Will Include:

• H&H work on Water Resources projects.
• Storm Water design of transportation projects.
• Assists H&H department by performing engineering-related tasks including research, development, calculations, design and delivery on assigned project(s).
• Assists Project Managers with management of design review process.
• Preparation of construction documents, including reports, plans, and specifications.

What You'll Bring:

• Shows excellent technical knowledge and quality work in multiple discipline projects.
• Prioritizes tasks and displays accountability to the project team to deliver projects that are of high quality, on-time, and within budget and scope.
• Demonstrates vision beyond the task at hand and anticipates risks and effects of their actions.
• Understands and supports the objectives that are responsible for successful project delivery, recognizing how multiple disciplines influence project development.
• Applies an accrued knowledge base to innovate project efficiencies.
• Uses refined technical skills to identify problems, develop appropriate solutions, and make good decisions, knowing what tools to use for effective solutions and optimal outcomes on projects.

What We Prefer:

• Knowledge of Hydrology & Hydraulics basics.
• Master’s degree in Engineering.
• 10 years of relevant experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE).
• Familiarity with HEC RAS, HEC HMS, HY8.
• Familiarity with Autocad/Microstation, Civil 3D, ORD.

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Locations:

Dallas, TX, Fort Worth, TX, Little Rock, AR, Plano, TX (Granite Parkway)

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Engineering Group

ReqID: R-24921