Senior Water Resources Engineer - Infrastructure Engineers
Listed on 2026-07-09
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Engineering
Water Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Civil Engineering
Requisition
Job Level: Senior Level
Home District/Group:
Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers
Market:
Transportation
Employment Type:
Full Time
Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers has an immediate opening for a Senior Water Resources Engineer in our growing Transportation Engineering group. This role is located in Lone Tree, CO. In this role, you will execute complex Water Resource designs for projects across North America including design‑build, public‑private partnerships (P3), and construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC). We seek a technical expert who has in‑depth technical expertise that can be drawn upon to inform various projects across North America, while also providing mentorship to junior and mid‑level staff in advanced hydrologic and hydraulic design topics.
Your team will support design pursuits and execute projects through final construction.
This position will be based out of our Lone Tree, CO office. This is not a remote work opportunity, but we offer excellent relocation assistance if you need it.
ResponsibilitiesYou will be responsible for drainage design, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, preparation of design plans, reports and technical documentation, and mentoring and leading others in the delivery of drainage and H&H functions.
- Hydrology
- Single‑event and continuous rainfall modeling
- Watershed analysis, hydrograph and peak discharge development and routing
- Software experience includes: HEC‑HMS, SWMM, TR‑55, SBUH and HSPF method programs
- Hydraulics
- Pavement drainage, culverts, storm systems, pump stations, bridge sizing and scour
- Understanding of FHWA hydraulic engineering circulars and design series
- Flood analysis and knowledge of the NFIP including CLOMR and LOMRs
- Stormwater quantity / quality calculations, LID, NPDES compliance and erosion control
- Channel hydraulics and design to include restoration techniques, erosion and scour protection, and alternative lining concepts.
- Software experience includes: HEC‑RAS, HEC‑GEORAS, HY‑8, SWMM, Culvert Master, Storm CAD, Civil Storm, Pond Pack, Flow Master, 2D experience helpful such as SRH‑2D, FLO‑2D
- Drainage Design
- Development of drainage plans, profiles, specifications and estimates for transportation and water resources projects. This includes developing terrain, grading and other design components via models such as Inroads, Arc‑GIS and other pre and post processing software packages
- Software experience includes:
Micro Station, AutoCAD, Arc‑GIS, GEOPAK, Inroads, Civil3D, Open Roads Designer, HydroCAD. - 3D modeling and/or programming experience a plus.
- Technical Expert
- Provide technical guidance and oversight on non‑traditional water resources projects.
- Mentor/lead other more junior engineers/designers.
- Provide Engineer of Record stamp of approval.
- Compilation of permits and reports for approval by regulating agencies.
- Establish and track project scopes, schedules, and budgets.
- Proposal activities
- Support our "get work" proposal activities.
- Participate in interdisciplinary design coordination to ensure that project elements are compatible.
- Support project communications and technical meetings, provide coordination to resolve design issues.
- Support plan production, specifications, estimate and drainage design development and will be responsible / in charge of engineering work and may be the Engineer of Record for final design projects.
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or related field, with a minimum of 12+ years of design experience in drainage, water resources, hydraulics or hydrology in either transportation or land development projects.
- PE license required.
- Must have experience with US transportation projects.
- Design‑Build project experience preferred.
- Ideal H&H software experience includes any or all of the following: HEC‑HMS, SWMM, TR‑55, HEC‑RAS, HEC‑GEORAS, HY‑8, Culvert Master, StormCAD, Civil Storm, Pond Pack, Flow Master; SWMM, 2D experience helpful such as SRH‑2D, FLO‑2D.
- Experience developing construction plans for transportation projects is preferred.
- Working knowledge of hydrologic analysis methods including single‑event and continuous rainfall modeling, watershed analysis, hydrograph and peak…
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