Senior Dam Safety Engineer

Location:

St. Louis, MO, United States
Date Posted:
Jan 17, 2026

GEI continues to grow and is seeking a Senior Water Resources/Dam Safety Engineer to join our practice in the Greater St. Louis area. This individual will have the opportunity to contribute to design, analysis and inspection of dam projects, and/or planning and implementation of water resource projects in a variety of natural and urban settings. Candidate will be part of a connected team of GEI Dam Safety professionals across the country.

Summary

As a Senior Water Resources / Dam Safety Engineer and experienced seller-doer, you will help to develop and execute projects alongside our St. Louis, Missouri team, as well as technical experts throughout the region and company. As a successful Senior Water Resources / Dam Safety Engineer, you will join others who have similar talents: highly motivated, organized, and have a demonstrated record of strong project management, strong interpersonal skills, networking skills, and client relationships.

You will join a leadership team that influences local branch business decisions and that supports region and company strategic direction.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support and grow the practice in Greater St. Louis area and the Midwest by serving new and existing clients and markets, while cross-selling GEI’s core business areas.
• Help coordinate business development activities within the practice by identifying key clients/business areas, growth strategy, and capture strategy.
• Support proposal efforts, maintain high visibility in the marketplace through regular client contact, participate and encourage active participation in professional organizations, and make presentations at client and industry events.
• Exemplify commitment to technical excellence balanced with client-expectations and satisfaction, and profitable project management.
• Participate in recruiting efforts and the integration, training, and mentoring of new staff.
• Serve as a technical leader and mentor.
• Contribute to strategic planning at the office, regional, and national level.
• Provide technical leadership and senior level oversight and serve as Engineer of Record.
• With the help of other regional leaders, grow our practice in the region by helping to develop new and existing clients and markets while cross-selling GEI’s core business areas including remediation, water resources, geotechnical, ecological, and civil engineering.
• Serve as a role model for leadership, company culture, and values.
• Manage technical, financial, and client relationship aspects of projects.
• Develop a networking partnership with practitioners across the company.
• Participate on technical teams working across multiple offices throughout the country, problem-solving, preparing plans and specifications, and meeting with clients and subcontractors.

• B.S. in Civil or Structural Engineering or a Water Resources related field, M.S. considered a plus.
• Seller-Doer with strong client relationships, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a desire to seek or maintain a track record of generating new work and growing a business segment.
• Diverse technical background including a strong fundamental knowledge of the principles of water resources, structural and/or dam safety engineering.
• 10+ years of previous professional experience in water resources or dam safety consulting.
• Excellent communication skills; clear and effective technical writing and presentation development; ability to effectively interact with all levels of staff, project teams, and clients; ability to successfully manage projects and lead technical work.
• Valid U.S. Driver’s license.

• Experience with dam safety and the FERC regulatory process including STIDs, PFMAs, CSIRs, and SQRAs.
• Knowledge and experience with hydroelectric dam reservoir operations.
• Civil and dam engineering design experience, including development of design drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and bidding assistance.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Municipal and State contract knowledge, Flood Plain Regulations, FEMA Levee Accreditation, Waters of the US experience.
• Advanced technical skills in one or more of water resources…