Water Resources Engineer – Seattle, WA

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Description:

Bowman has an opportunity for a Water Resources Engineer to join our team in Seattle, WA. This position may be eligible for a hybrid work schedule.

At Bowman, we believe in creating opportunities for aspiring people to thrive and achieve ambitious goals. That’s why a career at Bowman is more than a job. It is an opportunity to be part of a diverse and engaged community of professionals, to be treated as a respected and valued member of a motivated team and to be empowered to do exceptional work that advances the best interest of everyone involved.

We recognize the importance of creating a work environment that is both rewarding to our employees and supportive of our unwavering commitment to provide unparalleled service to our clients. Overview:

Manage hydrologic and hydraulic modeling assignments for bridge and culvert design, no rise analyses, scour analyses, fish passage and stream design, log stability analyses, agency coordination and permitting. Hydrologic/Hydraulic modeling requiring the development of new or improved techniques and procedures to address surface water processes, stormwater management, and flood risk analysis. Contribute specialized expertise in watershed-scale and site-scale modeling to support infrastructure evaluation, regulatory compliance, and resilient design solutions.

Responsibilities:

Leadership and Direction

• Serve as a technical specialist, performing, overseeing and sometimes leading hydrologic, hydraulic, and geomorphic modeling and analyses in collaboration with scientists, engineers, landscape architects and other specialists on fish passage and stream restoration projects.
• Receive broad guidance from senior-level management relating to overall key objectives, critical issues, new concepts and policy matters, with flexibility for independent execution of complex modeling tasks.
• Manage people and processes to ensure effective execution
• Review and provide quality assurance for modeling work and technical deliverables produced by staff.

At the Operational and Company Level

• Assist with the marketing of the firm’s capabilities to establish new clients and enhance relationships with existing clients.
• Coordinate with other internal departments to meet project requirements.
• Support marketing and business development efforts by showcasing modeling and water resources capabilities to new and existing clients.
• Collaborate with senior engineers, regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and design teams on technical issues related to hydrology and hydraulics.

Do the Work

• Develop engineering design including plans, specifications, cost estimates, and contract documents for fish passage, stream restoration and a variety of water resources projects.
• Perform Hydrology & Hydraulics modeling including 1D/2D hydraulic models to inform planning and design of stream restoration, fish passage restoration at culverts and bridges, and stormwater management.
• Develop and preparation of technical and non-technical reports and presentations including visualization of data.
• Perform Quality Assurance/Quality Control on plans, calculations and other technical deliverables.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver full-service project planning, design, permitting, and construction oversight.
• Assist with business development activities including client relations, marketing pursuits, and project proposals.
• Apply advanced and diversified knowledge of hydrologic and hydraulic engineering principles across a wide range of project types.
• Demonstrated experience working within regulatory processes, including meeting federal, state, and local permitting requirements for projects in and around regulated waterways and wetlands.
• Integrate GIS and scripting tools (ArcGIS/QGIS) with hydrologic/hydraulic models for terrain processing, land cover classification, and spatial data analysis.
• Work on all project phases from planning through design, permitting and construction with our multidisciplinary team.

Success Metrics and

Competencies:

• Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.
• Ability to effectively participate as part of a project team.
• Ability to effectively communicate…