Senior Hydrologic Engineer

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Hydrologic Engineer with a focus on New Jersey transportation clients.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead technical execution of projects, including hydrologic analyses, hydraulic structure modeling, and dam breach analyses using one- and two-dimensional approaches.
• Conduct bridge engineering activities such as visual inspections, risk analyses, and emergency action planning.
• Prepare technical reports, construction drawings, and supporting calculations while adhering to AECOM's Quality Management System.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, clients, and stakeholders to ensure project success.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to their professional development.
• Manage project schedules, budgets, and resources to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery.
• Support business development efforts, including proposal development and client relationship management.
• Stay current with industry trends and contribute to innovative solutions in hydrologic and hydraulic engineering.
• Develop Hydraulics Reports satisfying NJDOT and NJDEP requirements.
• Travel for field work, client meetings, and professional conferences as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Hydrologic, Hydraulic, and/or Water Resources Engineering or related degree plus 6 years of direct experience working on hydrologic and hydraulic aspects of civil works projects or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of NJ, or ability to obtain NJ PE within six months of employment.
• Due to the nature of work, this position requires U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Science or Master of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering with emphasis in Hydrologic, Hydraulic, and/or Water Resources Engineering
• 10+ years of direct experience working on hydrologic and hydraulic aspects of civil works.
• NJ PE.
• Experience developing design documents related to hydraulic structures including drawings and plans, specifications, and basis of design reports
• Experience with hydraulic inspection of bridges and preparing inspection reports.
• Experience with scour analysis and design of revetment measures.
• Experience with developing emergency action plans as well as planning and facilitating exercises of those plans.
• Experience performing risk assessments and Potential Failure Mode Analyses (PFMAs) related to dam design, construction, and operation.
• Experience and ability with the following software applications: HEC-HMS, HEC-MetVUE, NRCS SITES, ESRI ArcMap or ArcPro (preferred) , AutoDesk AutoCAD Civil 3D, MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Additional Information

• Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.
• Relocation is not available for this position.

About AECOM 

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