Civil Dam Project Engineer

South Burlington, VT - Salary Range 120-150k

Job Brief

Our projects include dam rehabilitation, dam safety evaluations, and regulatory compliance services for private, municipal, hydroelectric, state, and federal clients. We are seeking a motivated engineer who is interested in helping expand the group's technical capacity and market presence while leading meaningful infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining strong working relationships within D&K and with external clients to support continued growth of the dam engineering practice
• Managing and engineering dam-related projects primarily in New England and throughout the northeastern United States under municipal, state, and federal contracts
• Performing engineering analyses and design related to dam structures, including hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, geotechnical analysis, and structural evaluation
• Managing project teams and providing mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineering staff

This position is expected to function as, or grow into, a design team leader and project manager within the Dam Engineering Group.

Requirements

• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, or the ability to obtain licensure within 12 months, in Vermont, New Hampshire, or Massachusetts
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) or higher
• Ability to work from either the South Burlington, Vermont or Holyoke, Massachusetts office
• Ability to travel throughout New England.

Preferred Experience With

• AutoCAD / Civil 3D
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS
• Geo Studio (Seep/W and Slope/W)
• Vermont and New Hampshire Dam Safety Regulations
• Federal dam safety guidance and regulatory frameworks

Interested in candidates with experience in seepage and slope stability modeling using Geo Studio software. It is expected that this role will include learning and mentorship of dam engineering from current senior staff to function as/grow into a design team leader.