Associate Water Resources Engineer

Why Black and Veatch

At Black & Veatch, you have the opportunity to contribute your talent and perspective to tackling humanity’s greatest challenges in a flexible environment that empowers you to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation, a 401K match, and benefits starting from day one.

Our hybrid work environment allows you to balance your professional and personal life seamlessly. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning, empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your journey. Bring your innovative ideas, knowing you are safe to be yourself, voice your concerns or questions, and utilize your diverse talents and perspectives. #LI-KB2

The Opportunity

Black & Veatch has an exciting opportunity for an early-career Water Resource Planning position focused on focused on stormwater planning and design, asset management, water quality and integrated planning.

Within our U.S. planning, water resources, and stormwater business, we have seen consistent growth driven by our clients’ needs to address challenges stemming from stormwater management, flood control, condition assessment services for conveyance/transmission assets, aging infrastructure, and supply planning to support population growth and resilience. This represents a strategic business initiative for Black & Veatch, and the Water Resource Planning position is structured to help the company grow its market share by providing world-class planning, water resource, and asset management services.

Key Responsibilities

• Support hydrologic and hydraulic planning, modeling, and design of stormwater and wet weather improvements, including open channels, storm sewer systems, stormwater detention/retention facilities, dams, levees, and reservoirs.
• Support water supply planning that provides long-term resilient supplies and mitigates climate change, regulatory uncertainty, aging infrastructure, and population growth/demand changes.
• Support planning and design of green infrastructure, low impact development, and sustainable watershed measures, including structural BMPs.
• Support erosion and sediment control planning and design, including SWPPP development.
• Interface with innovative stormwater, water quality, and planning partners to leverage new technologies and approaches for the benefit of our clients.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-5 years of water resources planning, stormwater design, dam safety, and/or condition assessment experience
• Experience developing and executing water resource planning and design projects is preferred
• Proficiency with working and collaborating in virtual environments (MS Teams, WebEx, Zoom)
• Proficiency with some or all of the following software applications and models
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Project)
  • ESRI ArcGIS or QGIS
  • AutoCAD
  • HEC-RAS
  • HEC-HMS
  • EPA/XP-SWMM
  • InfoWorks
  • StormWise (formerly ICPR)
• Capable of conducting site reconnaissance and remote investigations
• Experience with regulatory requirements and procedures (FEMA, USACE, and EPA) preferred
• Support client-facing and business development efforts

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.
• Minimum of 1 year related work experience.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

• Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.
• Majority of work is office based.
• Some site visits will be required which may necessitate navigating unpaved or natural terrain while carrying equipment.