Drainage Engineer Design

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Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Drainage Engineer to join our dynamic team! In this role you will be given an opportunity to work across a wide variety of projects and further develop skills and leadership expertise. This role will see the successful candidate being involved with a range of projects with technical expertise in stormwater drainage design, sustainable drainage design, detailed design, and hydrologic and hydraulic modeling.

• Independently carry out design of stormwater drainage systems for various projects.
• Manage design of non-conventional/smart drainage systems and Sustainable Urban Drainage systems.
• Investigating and developing stormwater drainage designs with minimum supervision, based on principles of urban drainage design, SuDS, and Water sensitive design.
• Hydraulic and System design of the complex environment to meet site-specific requirements.
• Understanding the biological and physical process of stormwater management.
• Applying innovative ideas, technology, and value engineering solutions.
• Supervision and support to junior engineers.
• Undertake hydrologic modeling, calculations, drawings, and report writing.
• Work across all stages of a project, taking a high level of responsibility but under the coaching and support of our senior engineers.
• Coordinating with the CAD / BIM / 3-D modeling teams on projects.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

• Degree in Civil/Environmental/Hydrology and or Water Engineering from a reputable university
• Minimum 3+ years experience related to infrastructure and civil engineering projects, water engineering, including stormwater drainage design, catchment analysis, stormwater management, and planning.
• Sound knowledge of principles of hydrology and hydraulics.
• Experience of designing culverts, urban drainage systems and highway drainage is required.
• Demonstrated understanding of hydrologic and hydraulic modeling/design software packages used in the design of surface drainage, piped networks, cross drainage, and flood analysis, i.e., CAD skills, SWMM, HEC RAS, and HEC-HMS knowledge.
• Experience with Infoworks ICM would be an added advantage.
• Excellent command with GIS and CAD tools such as Arc Map, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Microstation.
• The capability of mathematics to create calculation sheets and perform further calculations where required to ensure the design is appropriate.
• Knowledge of Water Sensitive Design and Sustainable Drainage Design (SuDS).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• A collegiate, team-player attitude.

• Master's Degree in Water Engineering/Hydrology would be an advantage.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) qualified (or equivalent) or well-progressed towards qualification.
• Candidates working towards professional qualifications (PE, ICE, CIWEM, etc.) will be preferred.
• Prior experience in UAE or GCC market/projects.

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