What are the responsibilities and job description for the Water Resources Engineer position at Davey Tree Expert Company?
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Primary Locations:VA, Richmond, 1620 Brook Road, 23220
Requisition ID:173223
Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc., a Davey company, is seeking an engineer interested in water resources. Primary projects will include the design of local stream and wetland restoration projects and may include outfall, living shorelines, and stormwater management design.
Primary duties will include:
* Stream restoration design, project/construction drawings
* Stream assessment and monitoring
* Stream restoration construction oversight
* Wetland mitigation design, project/construction drawings
* Wetland mitigation assessment and monitoring
* Wetland mitigation construction oversight
* Coordinating Federal, State, and local approvals for wetland and stream projects
* Hydrologic watershed analysis (HEC-HMS, TR-55)
* Hydraulic analysis of open and closed drainage systems (HEC-RAS)
* Preparing presentations for hearings and client review
* Other civil and environmentally-related studies
* Autodesk computer aided design work
* Participation in industry groups, conferences, and marketing events
Secondary duties may include:
* SWM/LID/BMP design
* Clean Water Act permitting
* Chesapeake Bay Critical Area delineation
* FEMA map revision requests
* Floodproofing and flood mitigation design
* Floodplain studies
REQUIRED:
* Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, or biological engineering, or related discipline
* EIT
* Experience with stream restoration design
* Experience with wetland mitigation design
* Experience in AutoCAD and AutoCAD Civil 3D (or other professional CAD software)
* Experience in hydrologic and/or hydraulic modelling (HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS 1D, and TR-55)
PREFERRED:
* 5 years' of relevant experience
* PE or ability to get within one year of employment
* Experience with storm water management design
* Experience with dam break studies and inundation mapping
* Experience with floodplain modelling and/or FEMA map revisions
* Experience in SWMM, 2-D stream modeling (TUFLOW or HEC-RAS 2D)
* Experience in coastal modeling (ADCIRC, CMS, TUFLOW, Delft3D, or similar)
* Master's degree in civil, environmental, or biological engineering, or closely related discipline
What We Offer:*
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Opportunities for advancement
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
- Employee-owned company and discounted stock purchase options
- Group Health Plan
- Employee Referral Bonus Program: Send-A-Friend
- The Davey Tree Family Scholarship for children of employees
- Charitable matching gift program
*All listed benefits available to eligible employees.
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We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. As a service provider, our success depends upon our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, regardless of their age, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or other protected characteristics as established by federal, state or local law.
Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc., a Davey company, provides a full range of natural and cultural resource consulting services and is based in Gainesville, Va. The Davey Tree Expert Company has U.S. and Canadian operations in more than 47 states and five provinces and provides a variety of tree care, grounds maintenance and consulting services for the residential, utility, commercial, and government markets. Founded in 1880, Davey has been employee-owned for 40 years and has more than 10,000 employees who provide Proven Solutions for a Growing World. For more information, visit
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Employment Type:Permanent
Job Type:Full Time
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