Senior Water Resource Engineer

Overview

GFT is seeking a Water Resources Engineer to join our Transportation Team in Wilmington, Raleigh or Asheville, NC! This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance at our Wilmington, Raleigh or Asheville, NC office.

Working on the Transportation team at GFT offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Whether working on highways and bridges or traffic engineering, our team excels in resilient, sustainable design and construction, delivering innovative solutions that address the complexities of modern, multimodal roadway systems and ensure safe, efficient, and reliable travel for all. Explore some of our signature Transportation projects here.

Responsibilities

What you'll be challenged to do:

The water resources team is part of our larger transportation design team. Our transportation team works on a wide variety of roadway projects including new location, widening and modernization of existing facilities, bridge and culvert replacement, intersection and interchange design, bike and pedestrian facilities, greenways, and sidewalk improvements. In addition to transportation projects, the water resources group supports other departments engaging in planning, environmental, and land development design, particularly when floodplain management expertise is needed. These projects will offer the selected candidate an excellent career path to broaden their professional experience. The selected candidate will be working in a collaborative environment with planners, engineers, designers, traffic professionals, surveyors, and structure design staff to develop design plans for a wide variety of projects.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Serve as a Water Resources Engineer for transportation, planning, and land development projects.
• Participate in field reconnaissance activities to document existing conditions for project design development.
• Prepare bridge and culvert hydraulic design plans and calculations using MicroStation, GeoPak, OpenRoads Designer (ORD), and HEC-RAS design software.
• Develop drainage and erosion control plans and calculations for transportation projects using MicroStation, GeoPak, and ORD software.
• Prepare design documents and summary reports for submittal to various owners and agencies for technical review.
• Participate in project design and review meetings as necessary.
• Communicate internally and externally with project team members, client representatives, and permitting agencies.
• Participate in the development of the project/task work plans.

Qualifications

What you'll bring to our firm:

• Registration as a NC PE.
• NCDOT Level III Design of Erosion and Sediment Control Plans Certification.
• Experience with hydraulic design for NCDOT.
• Actively engages multiple perspectives when solving problems, seeks to learn from peers, and encourages reciprocal learning among team members.
• Actively advocates for full inclusion in the workplace, fostering an environment that welcomes diversity and values equity for all employees, partners, clients, and the communities that TranSystems serves.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, etc.)
• Must be detail oriented and possess excellent organizational skills.
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks as assigned.
• Must communicate well verbally and in writing with others.
• Must be able to work independently and manage time wisely.
• MicroStation, GeoPak, ORD, and HEC-RAS software skills required.

Working Conditions:

• Work in indoor office environment 80% of the time.
• Work in outdoor environment 20% of the time, including rural, urban, roadside, and wooded locations as needed.
• Moderate noise level encountered indoors and outdoors.
• Travel via automobile, including overnight on occasion as needed.

Compensation:

The range for this position is salary range is $70,350-$123,106.50. Salary is dependent upon experience and geographic location.

Featured Benefits:

• Hybrid (in-person and remote) work environment.
• Comprehensive benefits package including wellness programs, parental leave, and pet insurance, in addition to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Tax-deferred 401(k) savings plan.
• Competitive paid-time-off (PTO) accrual.
• Tuition reimbursement for continued education.
• Commitment to professional development, access to internal and external training programs, and support of active participation in professional organizations
• Incentive compensation for eligible positions.

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life. We measure our success by the strength of our relationships - that's why we're the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry's brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century's experience, together we're building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives. GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives

GFT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans' status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property of Gannett Fleming TranSystems.

Location: Wilmington, Raleigh or Asheville, NC

Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Employment Status: Full-Time

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