Senior Water Resources Engineer

Senior Water Resources Engineer

Black & Veatch has an exciting opportunity for a Water Resources position focused on stormwater planning and design, asset management, water quality, and integrated planning.

As an employee-owned, global leader in building critical infrastructure in the energy, water, telecommunications, and government services markets, Black & Veatch has a long-standing reputation for providing world-class service to our clients.

Within our U.S. planning and water resources business, we have seen consistent growth driven by our clients' needs to address challenges stemming from stormwater regulations, flooding, water quality impairments driven by wet weather runoff, asset management, and efforts to increase the use of green infrastructure. We anticipate an increased focus on integrated stormwater planning and holistic watershed management as State and Federal agencies emphasize controlling stormwater, non-point source pollution, and TMDL enforcement. In addition, population growth and aging infrastructure is driving planning needs related to supply diversification, distribution and collection system expansions and rehab and repair. These services represent a strategic business initiative for Black & Veatch, and this Planning Leader position focused on water resources, stormwater, integrated planning, and asset management is designed to help the company grow its market share by providing world-class planning and water resources services to our clients.

This position is preferably based in Texas. Intermittent travel within Texas and Oklahoma is anticipated.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business development efforts through the identification and capture of the following services:
• Planning and/or design of stormwater improvements, including open channels, storm or combined sewer systems, and stormwater detention/retention facilities.
• Planning and/or design of green infrastructure and sustainable watershed measures, including structural BMPs.
• Planning and/or design of coastal
• Planning and/or design of flood mitigation improvements, including dams, levees, reservoirs, and pump stations.
• Erosion and sediment control planning and design, including SWPPP development.
• Regulatory compliance and permitting efforts for USACE, FEMA, and other environmental permit submittals.
• Scenario planning efforts for CSO, SSO, stormwater, and TMDL compliance projects.
• The application of sophisticated collection system, watershed and receiving stream H&H and water quality models.
• Planning efforts related to supply diversification, collection/distribution system expansions and rehab and repair, etc.
• Build client relationships throughout the target geography to drive growth of the business
• Lead the execution of the services listed above and act as Project Manager.
• Interface with innovative stormwater, water quality, and planning partners to leverage new technologies and approaches for the benefit of our clients

Preferred Qualifications

• 15+ years of water resources planning and design experience
• Experience developing and executing planning and water resource projects
• Have proficiency with some or all of the following applications and models:
• HEC-RAS
• HEC-HMS
• EPA/PC/XP-SWMM
• StormWise (formerly ICPR)
• InfoWorks
• EFDC
• CFD
• ArcGIS
• Cityworks, Lucity, or other Asset Management/CMMS systems
• Experience with regulatory requirements and procedures
• Drive client-facing/business development efforts

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing. Minimum of 11 years related work experience. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments. Majority of work is office based. Some site visits will be required which may necessitate navigating unpaved or natural terrain while carrying equipment.