Shannon & Wilson
Senior Hydraulic/Civil Engineer
SWSEA2014_01
Job Description:
Title: Senior Hydraulic, Civil Engineer
Job Description: Provide engineering services for stream, coastal and wetland and stream
restoration, bank protection and stabilization, floodplain and stormwater management,
water and flood infrastructure including dams, levees, culverts and bridges.
Responsibilities Include:
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Perform field assessments, stream and fluvial characterization, hydrologic data
collection and water quality and sediment sampling, familiarity of stream and coastal
geomorphologic processes.
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Perform engineering analysis, design and report writing tasks.
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Perform hydrologic and hydraulic and sediment transport, erosion and scour
analyses, FEMA floodplain mapping and modeling.
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Design and develop plans and specifications for habitat restoration and hydraulic
structures including channels, ponds, levees, bank protection, scour protection,
grade control, fish passage design of culvert and bridges, streambed materials, log
jams, and tidegate structures.
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Provide project and task management services. Develop proposals and manage
scope of services, budgets and schedules.
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Provide construction observation and technical support to clients.
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Strong personal and communications skills to provide high level of client service.
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Follow and promote company’s health and safety and loss prevention procedures and
policies.
Requirements Include:
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Bachelor of Science in civil/hydraulic engineering (required) and/or Master of Science
in civil/hydraulic engineering (a plus).
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Minimum 5-10 years’ experience as hydraulic/civil engineer.
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Professional Engineering P.E. license in the state of Washington or Oregon (required)
and/or Alaska, Idaho, Montana, California.
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Course work and/or project experience in one or more of the following areas: open
channel hydraulics and environmental river mechanics, sediment transport, fluvial
and/or coastal geomorphology, coastal hydraulics, hydraulic structures, hydrology,
civil design, project and construction management, survey, AutoCAD, Microstation
and Arc-GIS.
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Hydrologic modeling experience with HEC-1 and/or HEC-HMS (required), HSPF, TR55, TR-21, FFEQ, and SBUH and WMS (a plus). Hydraulic modeling experience with
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HEC-RAS and HEC-GeoRAS (required), RMA2, FLO-2D or River-FLO2D, and Coastal
Modeling using SMS, ADCIRC, STWAVE, TUFLOW (a plus).
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Excellent writing, organizational, and communications skills required to effectively
interact with clients, vendors, and staff at all levels.
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Creative individual with client service focus desired.
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Must be willing and able to travel to support the needs of other S&W offices.
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Must have and maintain a valid driver license and insurable driving record.
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This position requires critical thinking and analysis; frequent sitting, standing,
walking, bending, and lifting and carrying 30+ pounds; working in all weather
conditions; field visits per project needs; ability to travel to other S&W offices; ability
to swim; and ability to drive (or fly) to and from job sites locally and out of state.
Shannon & Wilson is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and
individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. We also maintain a drug-free
workplace and perform drug testing.
Interested parties should submit a resume to:
Email: Human-resources@shanwil.com
Subject Line: Sr. Hydraulic Engineer
For more information on Shannon & Wilson Inc. please visit the following website:
www.shannonwilson.com
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