Water Resources Engineer

Job Description

Dewberry is currently seeking a Water Resources Project Engineer in our Baton Rouge, LA office. This is an excellent career opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented individual to join a team of outstanding professionals.

This position offers flexibility for telework as well as tremendous potential for professional growth in a great working environment.

You will also have the opportunity to apply the latest technology to help our clients solve their most challenging problems.

Typical projects involve hydrology, hydraulics, stormwater mitigation, stormwater design, storm water master plans, mitigation planning, surface water assessment, and storm water quality in order to assist federal, state and local clients.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide.

What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients.

Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry.

Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call Dewberry at Work, that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Required Skills & Required Experience

• or MS Degree in Civil / Environmental Engineering (or related engineering field), with emphasis in water resources.
• 5-10 years’ water resources-related experience
• Candidate should be able to perform engineering analysis; develop preliminary and detailed designs of stormwater facilities;

and write specifications and construction documents.

• Progressive experience conducting business development and / or project delivery for stormwater and resilience projects in coastal and interior drainage communities, including Stormwater Pump Stations, flood control channels and tide gates is a plus.
• Dam Safety and design experience is a plus.
• Knowledge and Experience with USACE Civil Works projects is a plus.
• Demonstrated knowledge of hydrology and open channel hydraulics.
• Knowledge / experience with ESRI Arc GIS, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SWMM, AutoCAD.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in basic MS Office software.
• certification a plus.
• Team player.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees.

So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways.

You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

• At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.
• Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.
• Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report.

These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

Notice to Third Party Recruiters : Dewberry only compensates job placement recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for recruiting services.

Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for unsolicited job placement candidate information.

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