Entry-Level Water Resources Engineer

Are you ready to take the next step in your career path? Are you an individual who is interested in water resources, wants to work towards benefiting the environment, and takes pride in delivering exceptional work?

Brown and Caldwell is currently looking for a Water Resources Engineer or Scientist to join our growing team in Portland, Oregon.

When you join Brown and Caldwell, you will enjoy a unique and welcoming culture. You will find that we offer a collaborative and supportive environment, allowing you to do your best work.

You will be trusted and supported by our project managers and clients to produce quality work. You will be given the flexibility to manage your own schedule to achieve this.

The work we do is interesting, challenging and wide-ranging, and so is our client base.

Detailed Description

In this role, the successful candidate will support stormwater planning and design-related project work across the state of Oregon as well as occasionally support projects in Washington and Idaho.

Typical work areas could include :

• Hydrologic / hydraulic modeling of municipal storm drainage systems.
• Application of software tools for the sizing of stormwater quality and quantity management facilities.
• Preparation of written plans, reports, presentations, and other technical documentation to describe analyses and recommendations.
• Conducting work towards the development of municipal stormwater design standards and manuals.
• Conducting master planning related tasks for municipal stormwater utilities such as the development of water quality and water capacity related capital improvement projects.
• GIS data analysis and mapping for reports and presentations.
• Feasibility studies, alternatives analyses, and conceptual design development for stormwater infrastructure improvement projects.
• Water quality data analyses.
• Assistance and participation in client and internal meetings to advance project work.
• Occasional travel to project sites for data collection and client meetings.

Desired Skills and Experience :

• or degree in engineering or related science with 0 to 5 years of related experience.
• Strong interest in water resources related work.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to support technical tasks and / or lead technical tasks and coordinate with supporting staff.
• Detail oriented.
• Strong critical thinking skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate and work in a team environment and individually.
• GIS experience including mapping / cartography, development / management of database structures, and analysis is strongly preferred.
• Educational or working experience with surface water hydrology and hydraulics, including rainfall-runoff relationships and tools including SWMM-based modeling platforms is preferred.

Salary Range : The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee’s primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education.

These ranges may be modified in the future.

$57,000 - $77,000

Benefits and Other Compensation : We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance.

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About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific.

For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies.

We strive to be the company of choice to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation.

Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities.

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This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Notice to Third Party Agencies : Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.

In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO / AAP Employer. Minorities / Women / Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964