Dam Safety Project Engineer

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