Sr. Water Resources Engineer - Water Business

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Position Overview
Woolpert is hiring a Sr. Water Resources Engineer to join our dynamic Water Team in Virginia. This position is primarily responsible for assisting with technical delivery on projects as well as the budgeting, planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting for specific project phase(s) and/or task(s). This position is key in establishing and improving levels of team technical competence, quality, and efficiency. This position will be part of a team engaging clients across the water markets in support of client objectives in the areas of Water Resources Design, Drainage Design, Utilities Design, Site Civil Design, Data Analytics, Organizational Performance, Process Improvement, and related studies and analyses.

We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must already possess work authorization in the country where the job is located.

What You Will Do:

• Support various phases of our water/wastewater/stormwater management projects, from communication with clients to deliverable generation.
• Perform technical aspects of specified deliverables and/or lead a team of technical staff in creating deliverables consistent with scope, schedule, and budget.
• Manage phases of projects, ensuring completion of work that meets quality assurance requirements.
• Perform field work, as needed.
• Analyze and interpret information, including field and water quality data, to present to clients in a meaningful format.
• Meet internal and/or external project deadlines.
• Comply with and implement clearly defined QA/QC measures.
• Communicate issues affecting phase/task or project schedule, budget, or quality and escalate unresolved issues to the project manager, team leader, and/or discipline leader.
• Support the development and advancement of stormwater design projects with consideration of local regulatory requirements and design standards.
• Analyze and interpret stormwater model results for project development and capital improvement program planning.

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Biosystems, or a related engineering program.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience.
• Willingness to perform technical tasks as assigned, as well as ensure the completion of additional tasks by other team members.
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
• Strong organizational skills to successfully manage multiple, competing priorities.
• Ability to interface effectively with clients, team members, and other firm resources.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to make sound decisions/recommendations based on the evaluation and synthesis of project information and data.
• Task and personnel management experience is preferred.
• Registered Professional Engineer in Virginia, or the ability to obtain.

Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here:  http://woolpert.com/about-us/

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