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Water Resources Engineer/ Designer

RES
RES is currently accepting applications for a Stream Designer in its Gulf coast Region. Work associated with this position will occur throughout the Gulf Coast Region including work in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Physical location of the position is negotiable and remote work is available!
 
The mission: to support a growing, multi-disciplinary team of ecosystem restoration designers and engineers currently working on some of the nation’s largest rivers, streams, and wetland restoration projects! We take pride in the work that we do and we make appropriate decisions to produce a well-performing project, so we are looking for a SUSTAINABILITY ENTHUSIAST and an EFFECTIVE TEAM PLAYER, capable of contributing to this process.

What your day-to-day might look like?

30% of your time, you will be in the field, performing geomorphic, biological, and ecological site assessments, performing fluvial geomorphic surveys, providing construction oversite for restoration projects, and assisting in site monitoring.
 
35% of the time, you will be supporting the team in data processing and issuing some pieces of technical writingThe team will need support with mitigation crediting calculations, restoration design process documentation, written portions of proposals, regulatory permit applications, and post-construction monitoring reports. Be ready to showcase your communication skills during the interview.
 
35% of your time, you will be designing. The team will need support on hydrologic and geomorphic parameter selection and design leading into a 3-dimensional design within the Autodesk Civil 3D environment. You will be extensively using AutoCAD to draft designs and develop preliminary, final, and construction restoration plan sets, so AutoCAD Civil 3D experience is a must.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree and 3 to 7+ years’ experience in a natural resources design field (such as but not limited to: landscape architecture, civil engineering, environmental engineering, biological systems engineering, agricultural engineering, or water resources engineering) or a natural sciences field (such as but not limited to geology or geomorphology).
  • On the job experience with stream restoration, field data collection, mitigation crediting protocol execution, construction oversite, and restoration monitoring.
  • A working understanding of watershed hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, stream hydraulics, and sediment transport.
  • Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D to create and draft designs and develop construction plan sets

What will make you stand out?
  • Experience with with ArcGIS
  • Experience creating and utilizing Hydrologic and Hydraulic models such as HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS
  • Experience interacting with and utilizing the mitigation crediting methodologies of the Army Corps of Engineers Districts located in the Gulf Coast Region (Fort Worth, Galveston, Tulsa, Vicksburg, New Orleans)
  • A Masters Degree in a related field
  • Experience with Microstation / Geopak