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Job Description:

PBS&J's Denver, CO office has a position open for a Drainage/Water Resources Engineer reporting to our Water Resources program.  The scope of this position includes applying technical professional proficiency to the investigation of engineering problems, the coordination of project activities, and the preparation of preliminary plans and documents, working under the supervision of a senior engineer or department leader.

 

Major Duties

 

Assignments have clear and specified objectives and require the investigation of a limited number of variables. Duties usually include the following:

-          Designs and develops plans and drawings, which may include the development of preliminary layout and/or final drawings.

-          Organizes and conducts engineering investigations, studies, and planning work which have a well-defined scope. Outlines and prepares relatively straightforward reports or sections of more complex reports, working under the periodic review of a more experienced professional.

-          Provides engineering services during construction activities by reviewing shop drawings for conformance with specifications

-          Researches feasibility of alternative design approaches, site conditions, and regulatory agency specifications.

-          Contributes to the development of specifications and permit applications, and writes miscellaneous reports.

-          Prepares preliminary man-hour, cost and material quantity estimates.

-          Participates in quality control checks, maintaining quality standards in all work produced, checking computations, and/or reviewing designs and drawings performed by others.

-          Coordinates with other disciplines as required.

 

Travel may be required to meet the needs of the assigned projects.

Job Requirements:

B.S. or M.S. in Civil Engineering or similar majors

 

The preferred candidate should have 3-7 years of experience with an emphasis on hydraulics, hydrology, and watershed management consisting of: design of open channels, stream restoration, storm drain systems, detention/water quality basins, hydrologic and hydraulic model development and analysis, flood hazard analysis, floodplain and floodway delineation, FEMA FIS, DFIRM, CLOMR and LOMR, flood control master planning, transportation drainage design and analysis, and development of technical drainage reports and studies.

 

A PE License in the State of Colorado and a CFM Certificate are preferred but not required.

 

Proficiency in the following software application preferred: HEC-HMS, Geo-HMS, EPA SWMM 5,  CUHP and UDSWMM, HEC-RAS, GEO-RAS, ACAD, Microstation, Storm CAD and Flowmaster. Knowledge of GIS and sediment transport software application is a plus.

 

Please direct all inquiries and resumes to Jared Smith at jsmith@pbsj.com