Civil Engineer - Water Resources Job Alexandria area,Virginia USA,Engineering

Civil Engineer (Water Resources)

Our client is seeking a Civil Engineer (Water Resources) to join their team, located in Alexandria, Virginia. If you are a Civil Engineer with a background in water resources design, this is the job for you! As a Civil Engineer, you will be working directly for a Professional Engineer designing underground stormwater management systems that detain, filter and infiltrate stormwater runoff for commercial/municipal projects located throughout the country.

Designs will consist of hydraulic routing analysis of detention ponds using HydroCAD, and hydraulic sizing of sand filters and proprietary micro-bioretention systems using custom computer programs.

Primary Responsibilities

Work closely with site design engineering consultants to provide them with stormwater management solutions for their projects, that are in conformance to local stormwater regulations, utilizing products.
Perform hydraulic routing designs for underground stormwater detention system using HydroCAD Stormwater Modeling Software.
Perform hydraulic designs of underground sand filters and for micro-bioretention filters, in accordance to local stormwater regulations, using custom computer programs.
Create submittal packages, consisting of drawings and calculations of system designs, for consulting engineers to include in their project submissions.
Work with custom programs to create detailed drawings, and when necessary, bills of material to be used in the manufacture and installation of our products.
Review design information, site plans, and manuals to determine critical dimensions of design.
Understand and evaluate pertinent regulations from a wide variety of jurisdictions.
Perform calculations to produce design information necessary to create product fabrication drawings.
Utilize applications such as AutoCAD and Excel daily in completing drawings to meet project deadlines.
Confer with the engineering manager to determine design requirements, modifications, and issues.
Efficiently produce accurate designs and drawings for review and approval by the engineering manager.
Prioritize assigned projects based on due date.
Coordinate with other team members to accomplish required tasks.
Develop and maintain standard and custom details and designs for all product families.
Interface between Commercial Operations, precast manufacturers, fabrication plant managers and customer service representatives when necessary.
May visit precast manufacturing facility or project sites.
Work independently with minimal supervision.

Required Education, Skills and Experience

B.S. in Civil Engineering from an accredited engineering program
EIT or EI certification
2 to 3 years civil engineering experience (site civil preferred)
Proficient in current versions of AutoCAD 2D or 3D
Experience with HydroCAD, TR-20 or other stormwater modeling software
Experience with Detention Pond modeling/design
Ability to grasp and understand structural concepts
Ability to accurately read and interpret site plans
Ability to understand and visualize how a designed product will be installed and interact with surrounding area on a job site
Ability to analyze and problem solve with creative thinking when standard designs are not able to be used
Strong communication skills, both oral and written. Communications will be via phone, personal and written correspondence.
Ability to work as a member of a team