Hydraulic Structures Engineer

Company Overview

Black & Veatch Corporation is an employee‑owned company dedicated to building a world of difference through sustainable infrastructure. With over 100 years of innovation in engineering, procurement, consulting, and construction, we empower our people—Black & Veatch—to grow, explore new possibilities, and solve humanity’s biggest challenges.

We are looking for a Civil Engineer with strong technical skills in civil engineering to lead hydraulic structures projects for our hydropower clients in the Northwest, West Coast, and Southwest regions. In this position you will manage and mentor junior staff and develop an execution team capable of delivering a diverse variety of multi‑discipline design projects.

• Lead projects involving dams, spillways, intakes, outlets, and other hydropower and hydraulic structure improvements.
• Deliver innovative and high‑quality design products, manage equipment procurement, and participate in construction processes for municipal and hydropower clients.
• Collaborate with subject‑matter experts across a wide array of disciplines to provide PS&E’s, technical analyses, and related deliverables.
• Mentor and interact across disciplines with professionals in our hydropower and dams teams.
• Communicate directly with client counterparts to develop technical solutions and strategies from concept to closeout.
• Translate client direction into efficient work plans and coordinate with project team members to deliver high‑quality work products.
• Prepare written technical documents, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, alternatives analyses, and other common engineering deliverables.
• Leverage knowledge of general engineering principles—including hydraulics, civil/structural design, geotechnical considerations, and mechanical systems—to generate unique, engineered solutions.
• Oversee the preparation of calculations and design documents.
• Participate in equipment procurement and construction management processes.
• Manage and mentor junior engineers.
• Support business development teams for pursuit activities and may lead projects pursued and acquired.

• Experience with West Coast hydropower clients.
• Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering or Business.
• Familiarity with state and federal regulatory requirements for dams and hydropower clients.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) License.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited program or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years related work experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre‑employment onboarding requirements (criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search).
• Holds an active engineering registration or licensure to support engineer of record (EOR) requirements for Black & Veatch projects in applicable countries.

Holds an active engineering registration or licensure to support engineer of record (EOR) requirements for Black & Veatch projects in applicable countries.

• Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance, and work assignments.
• Typical office and construction environments, extreme weather conditions, high noise level, safety hazards (electric currents, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to chemicals), atmospheric conditions (fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation).
• Sitting, walking, talking, hearing, reading, writing, keyboarding, driving, filing, reaching, stooping, crouching, bending, standing for extended periods of time, lifting or carrying up to 40 pounds.

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Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

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