Professional Engineer, Drainage

Overview

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) is a full-service consulting firm offering planning, engineering and program management services. Founded in 1935, LAN has grown from its humble beginnings as a small Houston firm to a national leader in the heavy civil infrastructure engineering industry. A division of LEO A DALY, an international architecture/engineering firm, LAN has access to the expertise of nearly 800 professionals in 31 offices across the country.

"We believe everything we do is for the enrichment of the human experience."

Responsibilities

• Conduct engineering drainage evaluations and studies to identify stormwater management design improvement alternatives, compare options, and assist in making design recommendations as it relates to flood control and drainage design.
• Assist in drainage analysis (Infoworks ICM, XP-SWMM, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS) of reports, maps (ArcPro), drawings (AutoCAD/Civil3D or OpenRoads Designer), aerial photographs, perform site visits, and review survey data to plan and assemble construction documents.
• Work from detailed sketches or off redlines to prepare plans, profiles, and detail drawings in ORD/AutoCAD.
• Assist with managing projects, starting with development of the initial project design concept, development of a project plan (including identification of staffing requirements and preparation of project schedule)
• Assist with the execution of project design (management of resources within constraints of project budget and schedule), and culminating with management of bid and construction phase engineering service support.
• Serve as a project engineer.
• Independently coordinate the work of engineers, designers/draft persons and sub-consultants throughout the project’s execution.
• Establish and maintain client relations.
• Attends client meetings - days or nights.
• Be involved with marketing, contractual development, and design implementation.
• Assist with managing the financial aspects of assigned engineering projects; coordinating and adjusting the work effort within the project team to ensure project work is completed on schedule and within allocated budget.
• Simultaneously manage multiple projects and clients.
• Use computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to prepare engineering and design documents.
• Responsible for project team quality system tasks as defined in the Quality Assurance / Quality Control guidelines.
• Visit construction site to monitor progress and other duties per the contract documents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in engineering from an accredited four-year college or university
• 4 years’ experience in the field or a related area
• Valid driver’s license
• To understand the concepts of drainage systems, including system layouts and components, floodplain management, TxDOT and City drainage criteria and design preferences.
• Proficient in OpenRoads Drainage & DU software preferred.
• Flood control and drainage systems design.
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer (PE)

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc., is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity, including providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with a disability. Applicants with a physical or mental disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact the Human Resources Department at 713-266-6900. For more information about your rights under the law, see EEO is the Law