Senior Dam Safety Engineer

Schnabel Engineering is an employee-owned professional engineering and consulting firm specializing in geotechnical, geostructural, tunnel, and dam engineering. The Senior Dam Safety Engineer will manage and provide technical support for interdisciplinary infrastructure projects, conduct dam safety and geotechnical analyses, prepare technical deliverables, coordinate project resources, communicate with clients and regulators, and mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Manage, execute, and provide technical support, in a team setting and on a variety of challenging interdisciplinary infrastructure projects
• Responsibilities may include planning and managing geotechnical and geologic field investigations, reviewing field investigation boring logs, evaluating instrumentation and monitoring data, assigning project-specific soil and rock laboratory testing, conducting engineering analyses and design specific to soil and rock mechanics, foundation design, fill placement/ground modification, embankment dam design, seepage evaluations, slope stability analyses, and seismic analyses, as well as performing value engineering (VE) and forensic studies
• Preparation and review of engineering reports, technical documents, and presentations, for a variety of applications, projects, and clients
• Communicate with clients and regulators, establish goals and objectives for project teams, and schedule and coordinate resources, to deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the quality expectations of the client
• Manage and mentor junior engineering, commensurate with experience level
• Periodic travel will be required
• Contribute to maintaining and developing Schnabel’s strong brand in the geotechnical and water markets through thought leadership embodied in published papers, white papers, and participation at recognized conferences and workshops

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree
• in Geotechnical and/or Civil Engineering, or related fields
• 20+ years of experience in the dam safety engineering field
• Licensed Professional Engineer or ability to become registered within 6 months
• Relevant expertise with dams and water impounding structures, cofferdams, and other hydraulic structures, including but not limited to seepage, static and seismic stability analysis, liquefaction analysis, deformation analysis, and foundation and settlement analysis
• Organized, self-starter with a strong entrepreneurial and team spirit
• Excellent English technical verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to occasionally travel to project sites, both local and remote, and be able to lift heavy loads (up to 25 pounds)
• Master's Degree