Staff Engineer

Description

Your role at GEI.

Our Dallas Water Resource and Transportation Group assists in Transportation Drainage: roadway, street, hydrologic/hydraulic modeling, stormwater management, infrastructure design, utility engineering and transportation PS&E packages for public infrastructure projects, and Water Resources: Master plans, capital improvement projects, flood hazard studies, etc. This Staff Engineer will have the following responsibilities:

Essential Responsibilities & Duties

• Drainage design for transportation projects, such as roads and bridges, including hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, riverine and urban systems, regional drainage studies, and FEMA LOMCs.
• Roadway and street design for City and local municipalities.
• Development of preliminary plans through final construction plans and specifications in accordance with TxDOT and local municipalities standards.
• Design of highway storm drainage systems.
• May assume leadership and supporting roles in project assignments.
• Coordinate and manage daily activities/scheduling of various assigned projects.
• Communicate and interact effectively with project team members.
• Hydrologic and Hydraulic modeling in support of FEMA floodplain studies, risk and hazard analyses, and flood mitigation studies.
• GIS processing for H&H model creation and mapping product development.
• Municipal stormwater design support.
• Bridge scour assessments.
• Dam inundation modeling.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree in Civil Engineering, or a closely related engineering field
• 2 years of civil engineering experience focused on water resources related work and involving hydrologic and hydraulic analysis (experience can be pre- or post-degree).
• The stated experience must include 1 year with the following: (1) performing water surface analysis using HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS (1D, 2D), XPSWMM; (2) working with hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) models such as GeoPak Drainage, HY-8, Win TR-55, HEC-HMS GeoPak drainage; and (3) and working with DOT roadway drainage and/or bridge/culvert design.
• Eligible to telecommute up to 2 days/week from a home office within normal commuting distance of the Dallas office.

Send resume to: Jennifer Spaulding, HR Business Partner, jspaulding@geiconsultants.com

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WORK ENVIRONMENT

Functional Demands:

X

Sedentary

Light

Medium

Other

Activity Level Throughout Workday (check one per row)

Physical Activity Requirements

Occasional

(0-35% of day)

Frequent

(33-66% of day)

Continuous

(67-100% of day)

Not Applicable

Sitting

6-8 hours

Standing

0-1 hour

Walking

0-1 hour

Climbing

X

Lifting (floor to waist level) (in pounds)

0-10 pounds

Lifting (waist level and above) (in pounds)

0-10 pounds

Carrying objects

0-1 hour

Push/pull

X

Twisting

0-1 hour

Bending

0-1 hour

Reaching forward

0-1 hour

Reaching overhead

0-1 hour

Squat/kneel/crawl

X

Wrist position deviation

3-5 hours

Pinching/fine motor skills

1-2 hours

Keyboard use/repetitive motion

6-8 hours

Taste or smell (taste=never)

0-1 hour

Talk or hear

6-8 hours

Accurate 20/40

Very Accurate 20/20

Not Applicable

Near Vision

X

Far Vision

X

Yes

No

Not Applicable

Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

X

Sensory Requirements

Minimal

Moderate

Accurate

Not Applicable

Depth perception

X

Hearing

X

Environment Requirements

Occupational Exposure Risk Potential

Reasonably Anticipated

Not Anticipated

Blood borne pathogens

X

Chemical

X

Airborne communicable diseases

X

Extreme temperatures

X

Radiation

X

Uneven surfaces or elevations

X

Extreme noise levels

X

Dust/particular matter

X

Other (exposure risks):

Usual workday hours:

X

8

10

12

Other work hours

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