Project Engineer - Water Resources

Job Title

Project Engineer - Water Resources

Organizational Unit

Muller Engineering Co., Inc.

Job Type

Full-time

Category

Stormwater

Location

Lakewood - Lakewood, CO 80226 US (Primary)

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job Description

This position is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and highly-skilled civil engineer with a specialization in the design of infrastructure related to waterways, who wishes to be part of our expanding team. We are seeking candidates who want to work in a creative and collaborative environment at a project engineer level to help successfully deliver Muller's numerous waterway, river restoration, and river recreation projects throughout the Rocky Mountain Region and on projects nationwide.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design improvements such as river and stream restoration/stabilization measures, in-river recreational features, culverts, and storm drains, drop structures, diversions, major drainageway improvements, detention facilities, water quality features.
• Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, floodplain studies, geomorphic evaluations, scour analyses, and assistance with environmental permitting.
• Erosion, scour, and sediment understanding, analysis, and control planning.
• Layout, preparation, and leadership in the preparation of construction drawings and details using AutoCAD Civil 3D, development of construction quantities, specifications, technical report writing, and construction engineering support.
• Coordinate and work with a team of project managers, design engineers, technicians, and support staff to successfully complete a variety of projects.
• Guiding work of design engineers and technicians.
• Support Project Managers with client relations, stakeholder management, and subconsultant coordination.
• Assist Project Managers with project management duties. Project Manager will provide oversight and guidance of Project Engineers management responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Education and Experience Requirements:

Compulsory Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering from an accredited college or university.
• 5 to 9 years of experience in design of river and stream restoration/stabilization measures, channel stabilization and drop structures, major drainageway improvements, detention facilities, and water quality features.
• Experience with hydrologic and hydraulic computer programs (HEC-RAS, SRH2D/SMS, Flo-2D, HEC-HMS, CUHP, SWMM, StormCAD, culvert/open channel design tools) and utilization of MHFD criteria desired.
• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• The ability to produce high-quality and concise drawings and specifications.
• Experience with review of drawings and specifications.
• Ability to meet project deadlines and identify critical paths.
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Team oriented with strong collaboration skills.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented professional with strong organizational skills

Strongly Desired Qualities & Experience:

• Design of in-river recreation facilities and/or river recreation enthusiast.
• Construction observation experience or construction experience
• Experience with construction engineering oversight and related processes and procedures.
• Experience with MicroStation/ORD a plus.
• Graduate Degree or other professional experience.

Required License or Certification:

• Professional Engineer (PE) in Colorado or ability for reciprocity from another state

Salary Range: $95,000 to $120,000.