Senior Water Resources Engineer

DESCRIPTION

Michael Baker is currently seeking a Senior Water Resources Engineer in Phoenix, AZ. As part of our Surface Water Design and Analysis Team, you will primarily provide planning, design, and modeling support for a variety of projects related to surface water projects including flood control facilities, floodplain mapping, master planning for both private developers and public sector clients, local street and highway drainage design, and sediment yield analysis. You will provide input to the preparation of drainage design, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, and large technical studies. You will build and maintain important relationships with internal and external clients and vendors. In addition, our Phoenix office is seeking to expand our core of young future project managers in the Surface Water group, if desired, you will be a key part of that growth by assisting in developing project proposal scopes.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Leading and/or contributing to the design or analysis effort on one or more projects
Assist and/or help in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling for various analysis efforts on one or more projects
Prepare complex studies, design documents, drawings, maps, reports, and supporting documentation
Assist in the development of cost estimates and with defining the scope of work and man-hour requirements
Assist in proposal production and in implementing marketing initiatives
Prepare documentation required by regulatory agencies to obtain permits
Travel occasionally, as required

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university is required (post-graduate degree is preferred)
Registered as a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Arizona is preferred
6 or more years of experience in surface water analysis, planning, and design is required
Proficiency using the Microsoft Office Suite is required
Proficiency using AutoCAD or Civil 3D and/or ArcGIS is required
Proficiency with HEC-HMS, RAS 1D/2D, FLO-2D and/or PC/XP-SWMM is preferred
Experience that includes hydrology, hydraulics, drainage, and stormwater management is required
Experience working on highway drainage projects in Arizona is considered a plus
Advanced modeling skill using FLO-2D and other drainage experience
Experience with 2-dimensional hydraulic modeling is preferred

COMPENSATION

The approximate compensation range for this position is $100k - $125k This compensation range is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.