Dams Engineer

GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. (GZA) is currently seeking Civil Engineers with a minimum of 5 years of engineering experience to join our growing Dam and Levee Safety Group in our Clarksville Tennessee office. The position offers great potential for professional growth in a relaxed working environment and the opportunity to work on a wide variety of unique and challenging projects in the southeastern US. You will work directly under a Senior Dams/Geotechnical engineer in GZAs Clarksville TN office and also have the opportunity work with a variety of Senior Project Managers Principals and other Engineers from our other offices and practice areas around the country.

Successful candidates will be self-motivated independent and have a strong civil geotechnical or structural engineering background. Demonstrated project management skills and experience working on dams and/or levees are a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performing/managing dam and/or levee safety inspections
• Coordinating and supervising fieldwork activities including subsurface explorations and instrumentation installations topographic survey work and underwater inspections
• Oversight and management of resident engineering/construction monitoring for dam and levee rehabilitation projects and dam removal projects
• Supervising geotechnical data collection organization and interpretation in support of dam/levee inspections engineering evaluations and dam/levee rehabilitation projects and dam removal projects
• Supervising performing and/or reviewing engineering analyses including seepage and slope stability analyses of embankment dams and levees toe drain and filter designs and gravity dam stability analyses
• Coordinating with GZAs water resource engineers performing hydrologic and hydraulic analyses for spillway capacity evaluations dam break analyses and developing Emergency Action Plans
• Performing/managing FERC Part 12 Dam Inspections updating DSSMPs/DSSMRs and STIDs
• Participation in Potential Failure Mode Analysis sessions
• Writing inspection/engineering reports and assisting in preparing permit applications
• Designing dam rehabilitation projects including stability improvements overtopping protection seepage control etc.
• Preparing construction plans and technical specifications
• Performing cost/quantity estimates and project scheduling
• Performing construction administration Tasks including supervising resident engineers reviewing submittals and responding to RFIs
• Communicating effectively and efficiently with team members clients and contractors
• Providing leadership/mentoring to technical staff
• Preparing technical proposals developing scopes of work and developing and managing budgets
• Working with GZA Principals and interacting with clients and regulatory agencies
• Executing project management duties including developing and managing a project schedule managing and tracking budgets preparing monthly invoices scheduling staff preparing subcontracts and managing subcontractors and coordinating with clients
• Occasional out-of-town travel will be required. Candidate must have consistent means of transportation to/from project sites
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Civil Engineering or related field of practice is required
• M.S. in Civil Engineering with a geotechnical or structural focus is preferred
• Professional Engineer license is required with the ability to obtain PE in TN and surrounding states.
• An ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience in dam/levee safety engineering with direct involvement in dam/levee safety inspections condition assessments subsurface exploration programs engineering analyses dam rehabilitation/dam removal design and construction observation
• Experience or academic training with geotechnical computer software packages such as GeoStudio applications is preferred
• Strong communication problem solving and organizational skills are required
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and manage junior staff
• Strong Microsoft Offices is required; AutoCAD and GIS proficiency a plus
• Experience with the municipal/state work the US Army Corps of Engineers and/or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is preferred
• Occasional out-of-town travel will be required. The candidate must have a consistent means of transportation to/from project sites

GZAs Dam and Levee Safety Group is made up predominately by geotechnical engineers focused on dam and levee safety work. Typical project teams include hydrologic and hydraulic engineers from our Water Resources Group and ecological professionals from our Natural Resource Group. GZAs Dam and Levee Safety Group routinely executes projects in the Northeast US Mid-Atlantic States Midwest Southeast and occasionally in other areas of the country.

GZA is a leader in providing quality engineering consulting services to a diverse and exciting client attract experienced professionals who understand proactive client service safety risk management and loss prevention practices quality control teamwork and mentoring of younger seek employees who enjoy their work desire continuous opportunities for learning and want to contribute to the vision and growth of a quality employee-owned professional firm.

Employees of GZA enjoy:

• Professional development and a focus on continued education and learning (including tuition reimbursement).
• Flexible hybrid work environment.
• Small firm feel with a larger firm reputation and resources.
• Mentorship from experts in the industry.
• Generous company-subsidized benefits package including medical dental vision and 401k retirement plan.

Note to Recruitment Agencies:

GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc. and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies recruiting firms or other third parties. All unsolicited resumes will be considered a gift and GZA will not be obligated to pay a referral fee. GZA explicitly reserves the right to hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. This policy is in place to ensure we respect the relationships with our preferred vendors and avoid any potential misunderstandings.

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