Water Distribution System Hydraulic Engineer

At Black & Veatch, our employee-owners go beyond the project. For over a century, we have been breaking down social, economic and geographic barriers by making life's critical resources accessible to all. Working with us, you will help provide critical expertise as we, along with our valued clients, deliver solutions that positively impact communities around the world. Our professionals are our greatest asset, and we believe nothing is more important than the health, happiness and professional growth of our employee-owners.

With a focus on flexible work-life balance options, an expanding and diverse workforce, and limitless career growth opportunities, we will give you our best to help yougive us your best, and together we can build a world of difference.

Why Black and Veatch
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; 401K match and benefits that start day 1.

Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

The Team
As an employee-owned, global leader in building critical infrastructure in the water, energy, telecommunications and government services markets, Black & Veatch has a long‑standing reputation for providing world‑class service to our clients.

Our U.S. planning & asset management business has seen consistent growth driven by our clients’ needs to address challenges stemming from population growth, aging infrastructure, system reliability and resilience concerns, the need to improve operational efficiency, water quality regulations, and the lack of effective tools to leverage large data sets to help guide decision making. This senior position represents a strategic business opportunity for Black & Veatch’s Distribution & Collection System Planning team to help the company grow its market share by providing world‑class water & wastewater infrastructure planning services.

The Opportunity
Black & Veatch has an exciting opportunity for a Water Distribution System Hydraulic Engineer. In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Provide technical and execution leadership for our water distribution hydraulic modeling and system planning projects across the United States

Evaluate water systems for capacity, condition, resilience, operating efficiency, and water quality

Perform analysis and projections of water demands

Use hydraulic modeling software to build, calibrate, and evaluate water systems for system planning and design support.

Use risk‑based assessments to develop and prioritize capital improvement programs

Integrate condition assessment and asset management data into system master planning and directly support replacement & renewal planning

Use cutting‑edge hydraulic modeling, GIS, asset management, and data visualization software to address client challenges

Support marketing and business development activities by providing technical leadership during project pursuits across the United States including pre‑positioning, proposal development, and interviews.

This job posting is filling an existing vacancy.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with technical and thought leadership surrounding water infrastructure systems

Experience in client‑facing roles

8+ years of water infrastructure assessment experience including hydraulic modeling, master planning, asset management, and data analysis.

Experience with transient/surge modeling and analysis is a plus.

Experience managing water system modeling and planning projects, leading technical tasks and project teams, and executing water distribution system studies and assessments that involve system operations modeling, optimization techniques, risk & resiliency evaluations, capital and life‑cycle cost analyses, CIP prioritization

Proficient with report…