Senior Water Resource Engineer

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm. We plan, design, permit, mitigate, and restore for projects across our communities, infrastructure systems, open spaces, and wildlands. We are 50 years strong in 21 offices across California, the Pacific Northwest, and the southeastern United States.

ESA seeks a highly motivated Water Resource Engineer to join our team of engineers and scientists in the Southeast region. We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic team member with 10+ years of work experience with progressing management experience, a passion for water resources and restoration, and the desire to learn and grow. This is a full-time, overtime-exempt role. Strong preference given to candidates within a 1-hour commutable distance to one of these ESA Office locations:
Tampa or Orlando. Qualified candidates located elsewhere in Florida (or willing to relocate to Florida at their own expense) will also be considered.

This role will involve some travel and field work as needed for in-person team collaborations and site visits as-needed. This is an in-office role, with the potential for hybrid flexibility with proven performance and supervisor approval. Qualified Florida remote candidates may be considered.

• Water resources engineer with 10+ years of professional experience with an emphasis on freshwater restoration design within the southeastern United States, preferably Florida and some project management experience.
• You hold a Bachelor's degree or higher in civil or environmental engineering, or a closely related discipline and are a professionally licensed engineer (PE). A Florida Professional Engineers license is desirable. If not licensed in Florida, willing and able to obtain licensure within 6 months of hire.
• You are enthusiastic and experienced in designing moderately complex freshwater restoration projects including water control structures, ditch blocks, low water crossings, weirs, seepage swales, and grading as well as rehabilitation/repair of water control structures.
• You have prepared design plans for a variety of projects and have knowledge of state and federal regulations related to implementation, permitting or monitoring of water resource projects.
• You have experience with preparing technical specifications, engineer opinion of probable costs, and construction bid packages.
• You are experienced in performing field inspections of existing water control structures and evaluation of existing water control system designs in freshwater, riverine, or tidal systems (Florida experience preferred).
• You are highly familiar with steps to gather data, perform analyses, prepare reports, and communicate results, including working closely with colleagues in related fields.
• You possess strong skills and experience using Microsoft tools, design and mapping software such as AutoCAD, ArcGIS
  , or others.
• You have experience with stormwater hydrology and hydraulic modeling (i.e. SWMM, WWHM, TRUST, HEC-RAS, ICPR etc.).
• You are an effective communicator who fosters teamwork and inclusion, and shares knowledge and expertise with more junior staff through mentoring and direct supervision.
• You are an effective team member who proactively identifies and contributes constructively to address project or team issues to foster collaboration.
• You present information clearly and speak persuasively about complex topics to clients, agency staff, teaming partners, other project stakeholders and the general public.
• Experienced in project management including preparing scope and fee proposals.
• You have led, managed, mentored, and/or supervised multidisciplinary teams including delegating and guiding junior-level staff through simple to complex tasks
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• You can work independently from our Florida offices and are able to perform field visits through the state of Florida, Alabama, and others as project needs arise. Hybrid remote working may be considered after onboarding and job training, with proven performance and supervisor approval.
• You enjoy fieldwork and can walk long distances carrying a backpack; and are able to lift at least 50 pounds
  . You are confident…