Water Resources Engineer - Water Distribution and Wastewater Systems Modeling & Utility Master

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CDM Smith is seeking a highly motivated Water Resources Engineer with expertise in hydraulic modeling, utility planning, and infrastructure evaluation for water distribution and wastewater collection systems. This position serves as a senior technical resource supporting municipal utility clients through master planning, hydraulic analysis, capital improvement planning, resiliency assessments, and infrastructure investment strategies.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience developing, calibrating, and applying hydraulic models to evaluate existing and future system performance, identify operational and capital improvements, and support long‑term utility planning initiatives. This individual will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, provide technical leadership to junior staff, and engage directly with clients to solve complex water infrastructure challenges.

• With high-level goals provided, will perform complex engineering calculations, hydraulic modeling, system analyses, design evaluations, and planning studies for water distribution and wastewater collection systems.
• Develops, calibrates, maintains, and analyzes hydraulic models to support utility planning, operational evaluations, and infrastructure improvement programs.
• Performs water distribution system analyses including pressure evaluations, fire flow assessments, storage optimization, water quality evaluations, and system resiliency studies.
• Performs wastewater collection system analyses including capacity assessments, inflow and infiltration evaluations, wet weather modeling, and system improvement planning.
• Leads utility master planning efforts, including demand forecasting, growth projections, capital improvement planning, asset prioritization, and long‑range infrastructure planning.
• Evaluates and integrates GIS, SCADA, billing, field testing, and operational data into hydraulic modeling and planning efforts.
• Develops technical reports, planning documents, feasibility studies, alternatives analyses, and engineering recommendations.
• Signs and seals engineering plans, reports, and other professional work products as appropriate.

• Serves as a trusted technical advisor to municipal utility clients on system planning, operational performance, and infrastructure investment decisions.
• Meets with current and prospective clients to identify challenges, evaluate needs, and develop innovative technical solutions.
• Collaborates with sales and project teams to develop scopes of work, budgets, technical approaches, and proposals in response to…