What are the responsibilities and job description for the Project Engineer - Drainage position at LJA Logo 2023?
Title: Project Engineer
Division: Land Development
LJA recognizes that our success depends on the quality of the people we hire. We are currently seeking highly talented individuals that take pride in their work, function exceptionally well in team environments, and contribute to the overall success of the company. As a 100% employee-owned company, we promote an entrepreneurial spirit that helps drive the bottom line and the long-term professional and financial success of our employees. With more than 50 office locations, LJA is growing and ready for talented people to help us build our future.
Summary: LJA Central Texas Land Development Team has an opening for a Project Engineer. In this position you will be involved in hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) analyses supporting the Land Development projects. Specific project tasks will include drainage impact analyses for master planned developments, flood studies, FEMA Conditional Letters of Map Revisions (CLOMRs) and FEMA Letters of Map Revisions (LOMRs), conveyance analyses, and dam breach analyses, Aspects of the position include technical analysis and design with various client correspondence, team and mentoring leadership, budgeting, and planning. The selected candidate will work from our San Antonio Office.
General Responsibilities:
- Project Engineer will be responsible for providing technical analysis of large watershed engineering projects or a number of smaller projects with many complex drainage features.
- Produce hydrologic and hydraulic analyses and reports with knowledge of municipal and federal requirements.
- Use standard and advanced modeling techniques, theory, and practices in hydrology and hydraulics related disciplines.
- Project Engineer may interact with the Client (internal and external) and must have good communication skills.
- Knowledge of and participate in the development of construction cost estimates, design plans, and specifications.
Required Education/Licenses:
- Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
- Licensed Professional Engineer in Texas
- Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) a plus
Required Experience:
- 4 years’ experience in hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, detention design, FEMA Letters of Map Revisions, and Floodplain Fill Mitigation Plans.
- Proficient in commonly used hydrologic and hydraulic software such as HEC-RAS (steady, Unsteady, and/or 2D), HEC-HMS, InfoWorks ICM, XP-SWMM, and/or ICPR4 (Stormwise).
- Working knowledge of GIS is a plus.
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to build strong relationships
