Hydraulic Structures Engineer

Hydraulic Structures Engineer – Black & Veatch

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Company: Black & Veatch Corporation

Req : 112444

Opportunity Type: Staff

Relocation eligible: Yes

Full time/Part time: Full-Time

Project Only Hire: No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation, a 401K match, and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment lets you balance work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning, and you are encouraged to bring your big ideas while speaking up and using your diverse talents and perspectives.

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 and 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 deliver PS&E’s, technical analyses, etc.
• Mentor and interact across disciplines with professionals in our hydropower and dams teams.

As part of BV Operations, your skills will be aligned with projects that support our three market sectors – Governments & Environment, Energy & Process Industries, and Connectivity & Commercial. Engineers, Technicians, and Skilled Specialists will be engaged with exciting projects across the globe, from small community improvements to grand‑scale mega projects. The foundation of BV Operations allows you to move where your skills are needed, fostering a collaborative and innovative culture with greater challenges and career development opportunities.

• Communicating and working directly with client counterparts to understand key interests for developing technical solutions to their infrastructure challenges, providing ideas and strategies to deliver projects from concept to closeout.
• Translating client direction into efficient workplans and coordinating with project team members to deliver high‑quality work products.
• Creating written technical documents, technical drawings, specifications, cost estimates, alternatives analyses, and other common engineering deliverables.
• Having familiarity with design guides, standards, systems, and applicable engineering codes relevant to the hydropower industry.
• Demonstrating the ability to leverage knowledge of general engineering principles including hydraulics, civil/structural design, geotechnical considerations, and mechanical systems to generate unique, engineered solutions.
• Preparing and overseeing the preparation of calculations and design documents.
• Participating in equipment procurement and construction management processes.
• Managing and mentoring junior engineers.
• Providing support to business development teams for pursuit activities with the opportunity to lead projects that you pursue and acquire.

• 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.

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited program in your home country or the country in which you practice, or equivalent experience in engineering work.
• Minimum of 5 years related work experience.
• All applicants must be able to complete pre‑employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor…