Dam Safety Project Engineer
United States of America
Full Time
1 week ago
H1B Sponsor Likely
Key skills
Dam safety engineeringDam and levee safety inspectionsDam and levee rehabilitation designConstruction document preparationCost estimationProject schedulingSeepage analysisSlope stability analysisToe drain and filter designGravity dam stability analysisHydrologic analysisHydraulic analysisSpillway capacity evaluationDam break analysisEmergency Action Plan developmentStructural calculations for water retaining structuresFERC Part 12 Dam InspectionsPotential Failure Mode AnalysisEngineer In Training (EIT) certificationProfessional Engineer (PE) licenseMentoring
About this role
Colliers Engineering & Design is currently seeking a Dam Safety Project Engineer to join their Water team. The role involves developing rehabilitation designs for dams and levees, conducting safety inspections, mentoring junior staff, and managing construction projects.
Responsibilities:
- Develop project rehabilitation designs for dam, levees, and other water retaining structures
- Conduct dam and levee safety inspections and surveys for condition evaluation or in support of design efforts – investigate variables, obtain measurements, photographs, videos, and take notes; write reports
- Lead and mentor junior staff to further develop their understanding of dam and levee inspection, design, construction, and analysis
- Prepare construction documents (plans and specifications)
- Perform cost and quantity estimates and project scheduling
- Manage construction oversight/monitoring for dam and levee rehabilitation and removal projects
- Depending on specific training and skill set: Manage, perform, and review engineering analyses including seepage and slope stability analyses of embankment dams and levees, toe drain and filter designs, and gravity dam stability analyses
- Manage, perform, and review hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for spillway capacity evaluations, dam break analyses, and developing Emergency Action Plans
- Manage, perform, and review structural calculations for water retaining structures (e.g., steel gates, concrete walls, etc.)
- Lead or participate in FERC Part 12 Dam Inspections and Potential Failure Mode Analysis Sessions
- Develop work scopes, technical proposals, and manage the design aspects of projects
Requirements:
- Bachelor degree in civil engineering required
- EIT (Engineer In Training) certification required; PE license highly preferred
- 4+ years of experience in dam safety engineering
- Keen interest and passion in dams, levees and water retaining structures
- Desire to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Ability to read, write, and understand English for purposes of comprehending written job-related communications and verbal instructions and interactions
- PE license highly preferred
- Project experience with the US Army Corps of Engineers or Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is a plus