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About the Role
Schnabel Engineering is seeking a Senior Dam Water Resources Engineer with expertise in the evaluation, analysis, design, and rehabilitation of dams, reservoirs, spillways, and hydraulic structures. The successful candidate will provide technical leadership for hydrologic and hydraulic studies while managing client relationships, mentoring staff, and contributing to the growth of Schnabel's dam engineering practice in Texas.
Responsibilities
- Lead hydrologic and hydraulic evaluations for dams, reservoirs, levees, spillways, and water control structures.
- Perform and oversee watershed hydrology, PMF studies, flood frequency analyses, reservoir routing studies, dam breach analyses, and spillway adequacy evaluations.
- Direct hydraulic analyses and design of spillways, outlet works, energy dissipation systems, and other hydraulic structures.
- Support dam safety inspections, rehabilitation studies, risk assessments, and engineering evaluations.
- Prepare and review technical reports, engineering calculations, plans, specifications, and supporting documentation.
- Provide design-phase and construction-phase engineering support for dam rehabilitation and improvement projects.
- Serve as a technical resource and subject matter expert for hydrologic, hydraulic, and water resources engineering issues.
- Manage complex dam engineering projects from planning through construction.
- Develop scopes of work, budgets, schedules, and staffing plans.
- Monitor project financial performance and resource utilization.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across Schnabel offices.
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships with dam owners, utilities, governmental agencies, and water resource organizations.
- Support business development efforts through networking, conference participation, and strategic client engagement.
- Lead and contribute to proposals, qualifications packages, and interviews.
- Assist with negotiating professional services contracts.
- Mentor and supervise engineers and technical staff.
- Support professional development and technical growth of junior staff.
- Participate in recruiting and staff development initiatives.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Water Resources Engineering or other related engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program.
- Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas or the ability to obtain reciprocity upon employment.
- At least 12 years of relevant technical experience in hydrologic, hydraulic, and water resources engineering.
- Experience and knowledge of applicable state and federal dam safety design methodologies, policies and regulations.
- Experience with project management, client management, business development, and staff management.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Attention to detail and well-organized.
- A strong work ethic and the desire to perform professionally at a high level.
- Ability to work as part of a team or independently.
- Ability to pass a background check which may include criminal history, motor vehicle record, and credit check.
- Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening.
Skills
- Hydrologic and hydraulic evaluations
- Watershed hydrology
- PMF studies
- Flood frequency analyses
- Reservoir routing studies
- Dam breach analyses
- Spillway adequacy evaluations
- Hydraulic analyses and design
- Dam safety inspections
- Rehabilitation studies
- Risk assessments
- Engineering evaluations
- Technical report preparation
- Engineering calculation preparation
- Plan preparation
- Specification preparation
- Project management
- Client management
- Business development
- Staff management
- Networking
- Conference participation
- Proposal writing
- Qualifications package preparation
- Interview participation
- Contract negotiation
- Mentoring
- Supervision
- Professional development support
- Technical growth support
- Recruiting
- Staff development
- Proficiency with common computer-aided analyses and modeling programs applicable to hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for dam projects.
- Construction drawing preparation
- Technical specification preparation
- Construction of earth dams
- Construction of concrete dams
- Construction of hydraulic structures
Location
- Texas
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior (>12 years experience)
- Associate level (12-15+ years of experience)
- Senior Associate level (15-20+ years of experience)
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Water Resources Engineering or other related engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program.
- Master’s Degree preferred.
Salary/Compensations
- $140,000 to $160,000
- $160,000 to $175,000
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
- Employee life & ADD insurance (100% company-paid)
- Short-term disability (100% company-paid)
- Long-term disability
- Supplemental life insurance
- 401(k) and profit-sharing plan
- Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
- Bonus program
- Paid time off
- 9 Paid Holidays
- Wellness program
- Professional development and tuition reimbursement
- Maternity leave
- Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
About the Company
- Schnabel is an employee-owned, professional engineering and consulting firm that focuses on solving problems related to the earth and environment through specialization in geotechnical, geostructural, tunnel, and dam engineering.
- Schnabel’s high standards for quality, business ethics, and concern for the communities in which we live are a vital part of who we are.
- Schnabel is an ENR Top 500 Design Firm with 700+ employees in 32 offices throughout the United States.
- Recognized by CE News as one of the Best Engineering Firms to Work for, Schnabel provides employees with a competitive benefits package.
- As an employee-owned company, through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Schnabel employees directly benefit from the success of our growing firm.