Senior Hydraulic Structures Engineer - Team Lead

ENGINEERS | SURVEYORS | PLANNERS | SCIENTISTS

Morrison-Maierle is a 100% employee-owned firm specializing in integrated consulting and design services in engineering, planning, surveying, and science. As a trusted partner to our clients, we deliver reliable, high-quality results, grounded in a deep understanding of local context and regional needs.

Position: Senior Structural Engineer - Team Lead (Hydraulic Structures)

Job status: Exempt-salaried

Job type: Full-time

Location: Boise,  (Relocation assistance provided)

Seeking a Senior Structural Engineer - Team Lead to lead water resources hydraulic structural projects. Join a top, local firm delivering resilient, science‑based solutions.

The Senior Structural Engineer – Team Lead is responsible for leading the planning, design, and delivery of complex hydraulic structures projects while guiding and developing a high-performing engineering team. This role blends advanced technical expertise with people leadership—ensuring both project success and team growth. In this role, you will develop science‑based engineering solutions that integrate infrastructure with the natural environment, supporting water retention and storage systems, conveyance structures, flow control and regulation systems, safety and measurement structures, and the rehabilitation of critical water infrastructure including fisheries and hydropower projects.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with clients and regulatory agencies, and oversee projects from concept through design and into construction. Beyond project delivery, you will play a key role in strengthening team performance and alignment—mentoring staff, supporting professional development, managing workload and resources, and upholding quality standards across all work. You will help create an engaged, accountable team environment while ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and to a high standard of excellence.

This role is structured to support experienced engineers stepping into leadership for the first time, as well as established professionals who bring prior team leadership experience. This position is ideal for a water resources professional with progressive expertise in hydraulic structural engineering, strong leadership capability, and a desire to influence both project outcomes and team success—delivering resilient, impactful solutions for the communities we serve.

• Provide day‑to‑day leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineers and EITs supporting project delivery.
• Align team resources to project needs, helping balance workload and support efficient utilization of staff.
• Support staff development through coaching, performance feedback, and technical oversight.
• Foster a collaborative, high‑performing team environment focused on quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with leadership to identify staffing needs and support team growth.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, building strong relationships and ensuring alignment between project objectives and deliverables.
• Prepare and lead client meetings, technical presentations, and design workshops.
• Lead the planning, modeling, design, and delivery of complex water resources projects, including flood mitigation, stormwater systems, river restoration, dam/reservoir rehabilitation, and watershed studies.
• Manage full project lifecycle: scope development, budgeting, scheduling, resourcing, risk identification, and change management.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, progress tracking, and financial performance reporting.

• Direct preparation and QA/QC of plans, specifications, cost estimates, technical reports, and FEMA or permitting submittals.
• Develop engineering approaches, alternatives analyses, and recommendations that balance technical performance, cost, constructability, and environmental stewardship.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure integrated and timely project delivery.
• Lead construction‑phase services including RFIs, submittal reviews, field observations, and resolution of design‑related issues.
• Make…