Water Resources Engineer (Engineer IV)

Summary:

Salary: $87,235.20 - $130,832.00 annually

The Water Resources Engineer IV (WRE IV) is essential for ensuring community safety and resilience through effective flood modeling and real-time flood forecasting. This role involves using advanced software tools for hydrology and hydraulics tasks, monitoring and managing flood conditions, and communicating with the public and partner agencies. WRE IV also assists in planning and monitoring the District’s Water Supply/Transmission System, performs data-related tasks, and manages multiple projects. Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and continuous improvement are key aspects of this position.

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this position. The work performed includes all essential functions of an Engineer III with the addition of the following:

Service on TRWD Flood Team to include:

Reservoir and riverine flood monitoring.

Execution and calibration of the District’s real-time flood forecasting software.

Development and presentation of reservoir flood discharge operation alternatives.

Development of text and/or graphic communications to keep District personnel and the public informed of flood conditions.

Communication with the public and partner agencies regarding flood conditions.

Maintenance and updates of District’s Flood Manual and Flood Tools.

Other role specific duties to include:

Other flooding and drainage related H&H tasks

Assist in operations, planning, and monitoring of the District’s Water Supply/Transmission System

Data gathering, entry, and validation.

Data analysis, display, and sharing

Designs a complete project, system, component, or process

Prepares/directs preparation of complete project documents as required

Review others’ work, reports, designs, and models; and provides feedback or review comments

Formulates and problem solves

Functions as an Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager to assign tasks to and direct engineers, technicians, and administrative staff on project work

Prepares scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments

Assists with development of proposals to procure professional services from a vendor

Assists with development of business cases to obtain funding for future engineering projects as part of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) process

Designs and conducts experiments/studies and analyzes and interprets data

Effectively instructs Engineer I-III and interns on tasks related to project work

Provides direction to Engineering staff in the absence of the H&H Manager on an as-needed basis

Trains Engineers I-III, technicians, and interns in software applications such as MS Office, GIS, CAD, modeling software, and technical procedures

Maintains familiarity with strategic District levels of service

Continuous improvement monitoring and innovation efforts

Performs other duties as required

Required Experience:

Four plus (4+) years of experience in engineering working under a Professional Engineer

Desired Experience:

Project Management

Software fluency, including but not limited to: HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, HEC-MetVue, HEC-ResSim, HEC-DSS Vue, HEC-SSP, ESRI ArcMap/ArcGIS Pro, MS Excel, Power BI, SharePoint.

Required Education/Certification/License:

Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in an applicable engineering discipline from an ABET/EAC accredited program

Licensed as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) by the State of Texas, or ability to acquire said license within six months if already licensed in another state. A minimum of eight years of successful experience in engineering as an Engineering I-III with TRWD is an acceptable alternative to the P.E. requirement for the Engineer IV position

Valid Texas driver’s license

Desired Education/Certification/License:

Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) or Master of Science (M.S.) in an applicable engineering discipline

Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

Repeated technical and professional competencies

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to shift priorities in a dynamic environment to accomplish overall objectives

Ability to work independently on multiple projects and tasks

Exercise discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance

Successful collaboration with other Departments and Divisions

Engages in life-long learning to maintain knowledge of contemporary issues and best practices

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, talk or hear. Employees must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee typically resides within an office or cubicle and will have fieldwork that may expose the employee to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The employee must be able to work long hours under stress in flood situations.

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