Staff Water Resource Engineer

Department: Bozeman, MT

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8-5 unless otherwise needed.

Job Status: Full-Time

Amount of Travel: 10-25%

Position Summary

Pioneer Technical Services is seeking a Staff Level Water Resource Engineer to be based out of our Bozeman, MT office. This position will support various projects throughout the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Northwest regions, on projects such as: stream and river restoration, hydrologic, hydraulic, sediment, and geomorphic analyses, stormwater treatment/management, flood mapping and hazard mitigation, and aquatic structure design. The Water Resource Engineer will perform the following duties, depending on experience:

• Collect and analyze data, perform hydrologic and hydraulic calculations, sediment transport and ripap sizing analysis, and prepare calculation briefs, technical memorandums and reports.
• Perform hydrologic, hydraulic, and geomorphic modelling, utilizing Water Resource software such as HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, SRH 2D, Flo-2D, FlowMaster, XP-SWMM, etc.
• Prepare and review design drawings and specifications, design and permitting reports, floodplain and watershed studies, and cost and schedule estimates.
• Interact with designated team leader to report on progress, recognize problem issues and communicate impacts, collaborate with design team to solve technical problems, resolve process related issues and build efficiency.

Skills & Abilities

Experience: Previous experience in civil or environmental engineering with a focus on Water Resource related analysis and design is preferred but not required.

Education: Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering with course work in Water Resources is required. Master's degree is preferred but not required.

Computer Skills: Must be familiar with Microsoft Office products. Experience with USGS StreamStats, HEC-RAS, GeoHECRAS, Civil3D, and ArcGIS Pro is preferred but not required.

Other Requirements: The ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team when solving complex, technical problems is essential. The job requires strong written skills, interpersonal skills, as well as flexibility and enthusiasm in performing a variety of tasks.

Work Environment

Our project team values a healthy work-life balance, and we focus on working efficiently and collaboratively to ensure quality and productive work as well as quality time away from the office. The work environment is casual, friendly, respectful, and team oriented with daily peer interactions regarding work progress, client needs and project-specific technical issues. We strive to create an enjoyable work environment with support and opportunities for positive career growth. Much of the work will be conducted within an office environment, but there will be occasional field work involved, primarily along river systems in Montana.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Pioneer is a Montana based employee-owned company that offers a competitive salary, benefits, and incentive package. Pioneer Technical Services provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and is an E-VERIFY company.

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.

Upon acceptance of an offer, a complete background and drug screening will be conducted.