Principal “Seller-Doer” Hydrologic, Hydraulic and Drainage Engineer​/Modeling

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Stantec is actively seeking eager, enthusiastic candidates for a full-time Principal “Seller-Doer” Hydrologic, Hydraulic and Drainage Engineer / Modeling position with our Water Resources & Engineering group in Northern California/Northern Nevada. We need you to be ready to build on the solid technical skills you learned in life and other career steps. You will perform a variety of tasks which will include being a key team member in our marketing and business development team along with leading, preparing and/or quality control/independent technical reviews of design analysis, hydrologic and hydraulic models and calculations, report preparation, community exhibits, client and agency presentations/exhibits, and information/documents to support construction documents.

These assignments may be broad, complex, diverse and are expected to help you grow to in confidence and technical ability delivering our local, state, and global transportation, restoration, recreation, and stormwater projects throughout the Western U.S.

• Lead in marketing and business development related to hydrology, hydraulics and stormwater / drainage design.
• Lead in the preparation of client proposals, scopes, estimates and schedules.
• Lead modeling and design teams related to stormwater and drainage improvement projects, and/or the stormwater/drainage components of major infrastructure projects.
• Oversee and lead designs of a team of hydrologic/hydraulic modelers, engineers and technicians who utilize modeling software and CAD software (Bentley Micro Station Bentley Open Roads Designer and Autodesk Civil 3D).
• Oversee and lead a team of hydrologic/hydraulic modelers and technical experts using hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software.
• Attend and present at public meetings, client meetings and interviews.
• Quality Control reviews calculations, models, reports, designs, etc.
• Independent technical reviews of reviews calculations, models, reports, designs, etc.
• Development, updates and calibration of hydrologic and hydraulic models.
• Use of/working in modeling software for hydrology and hydraulics, including the following software suites: HEC-RAS
• HEC-HMS
• SWMM
• Civil Storm
• HY-8
• Culvert Master
• Flow Master
• Lead in the development and preparation of design reports.
• Lead in the coordination between hydrologic and hydraulic models and design CAD files and teams.
• Identify and analyze the principal design features and major design alternatives that satisfy the project’s purpose and the client’s needs.
• Develop design alternatives to be compared against significant project parameters including site conditions, right-of-way requirements, utility conflicts, design standards, and cost.
• Develop presentations and exhibits for client and agency meetings.
• Coordination with interdisciplinary teams, clients and agency staff.
• Support multi-discipline design teams on a variety of projects.
• Works on multiple projects concurrently.

• Demonstrated experience in marketing and business development
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience in stormwater/drainage planning and design.
• Experience with hydrologic and hydraulic modeling.
• Self-motivated with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Pro…