Dams Engineer

GZA Geo Environmental, 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 GZA’s 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.

• 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 GZA’s 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 RFI’s
• 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

• 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…