Senior Water Resources Engineer - Federal

Job :
Arlington, Virginia, United States Capabilities:
Civil and Structural Office Setup:
Hybrid Salary: $ - $Company:
Jacobs At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
Thriving communities. Healthy cities. A brighter future. What we do is more than building roads and ports, we work every day to make the world better for everyone. Join a company invested in you, your success, and the global community. We are looking for a driven and curious Senior Water Resources Engineer to support our Federal team in a hybrid capacity at either our Arlington, New York, or Boston offices.

As a key member of our team, you’ll join our collaborative process providing our clients with award-winning planning, engineering, architectural design, and construction management services. The ideal candidate is one who is passionate about Federal Civil Works projects as well as traditional site civil design. This candidate should have a keen interest in developing solutions that address our country’s water, resiliency, and disaster recovery challenges.

The Senior Water Resources Engineer will serve as a technical leader on complex water resources projects involving stormwater management, flood risk reduction, and climate adaptation. This role will apply advanced expertise in hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) analysis, culvert and bridge hydraulics, flood mitigation strategies, and ecological restoration to support projects for a wide variety of Federal, State, and local agencies including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts nationwide.

You’ll have the opportunity to work in a team environment and coordinate project assignments with other engineers and technicians in and out of your discipline group, as well as with clients and end users in Federal Civilian and Department of Defense (DoD) government agencies. Join us and we will assist in growing your career and exploring all that you can do across our global company, with opportunities to share your knowledge along the way.

Responsibilities include:

Act as lead Water Resources Engineer for functional teams on projects with varying complexity around the country

Work closely with project managers to respond to client Requests for Proposal (RFPs) with written, technical scopes of work and estimated levels of effort

Plan and execute work independently while performing non-routine and complex assignments

Interpret business issues and recommend best practices

Interpret and implement regulatory code requirements and design standards based on extensive experience with federal programs

Lead teams in H&H modeling efforts and the preparation of engineering assessment reports and design documents, including plans, specifications, calculations, and basis of design reports

Serve as a quality control reviewer to ensure deliverables meet client scope requirements, code requirements, engineering best practices, and industry standards

Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to developing engineers in complex situations

Continually develop skills by being proactive in advancing your own workflows, systems, tools, and communication techniques

Occasionally travel to project and client sites for observations, meetings, and presentations
Here's what you'll need
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in at least one state

At least 15 years of experience with civil site development projects and/or civil works infrastructure projects,…