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Senior Water Resources Engineer

Tetra Tech
Denver, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/25/2025

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The Tetra Tech Denver Office is currently seeking a highly skilled Senior Water Resources Engineer with an emphasis on analysis, design and construction administration support for dams and reservoirs; civil and green infrastructure; stormwater management; drainage and sediment control; hydrologic and hydraulic analysis, stream restoration, open channels, and flood control projects.

To support these efforts, the position requires modeling skills to complete a wide variety of challenging and complex hydrologic, hydraulic, and sediment transport analysis. Additional projects the position will support include floodplain management (levee design, certification and inspection; floodplain mapping; and restoration of floodplain connectivity), dam safety (hydrology studies, probable maximum flood analysis, dam break analysis, inundation mapping and preparation of emergency action plans), watershed management, and determination / mitigation of water resources project impacts.

Your Role :

  • Perform hydrology studies in accordance with federal and state regulations for dam safety.
  • Perform hydraulic modeling and hydraulic design of facilities including in-stream and floodplain restoration features such as bio-engineered and LWD projects, levees and levees setbacks, culverts / bridges, grade controls, and fish passage.
  • Perform floodplain inundation studies.
  • Perform hydrologic analyses to support restoration, floodplain management and other water resources projects.
  • Perform sediment transport and scour analyses to support restoration and other water resources projects.
  • Prepare project reports and perform oral presentations.
  • Work with a multidisciplinary team including geotechnical and structural engineers, geomorphologists, biologists, planners; as well as other hydraulic and water resources engineers.
  • Manage projects and task orders to technical and financial success.
  • Supervise and delegate work to junior engineers and support staff as necessary to manage specific hydraulic engineering tasks within larger complex projects.
  • Contribute to business development, marketing, proposal preparation efforts, and staff mentoring.

Qualifications :

  • BS in Civil Engineering plus approximately 10 years of experience in hydraulics and hydrology. A Master's Degree with specialization in hydraulics is preferred but not required.
  • Professional Engineer license required (CO license preferred, required w / in 6 months of hire).
  • Experience with 1-D steady and unsteady modeling such as HEC-RAS, HEC-GeoRAS, and similar.
  • Experience with 2-D modeling (RAS-2D, FLO-2D, River Flow2D, ADH, SRH-2D and similar).
  • Experience with Sediment Transport modeling (HEC-RAS, HEC-6T, SIAM and similar).
  • Experience and knowledge of FEMA and local floodplain management requirements.
  • Solid technical writing and communication skills.
  • Experience with geomorphology a plus.
  • Certified Floodplain Manager a plus.
  • Some travel / field work is required.
  • The salary range is approximately from $110,000 to $165,000 depending on education, experience, skills and location.

    About Tetra Tech :

    Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 470 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of our employees-22,000 associates working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects. We are proud to be home to leading technical experts in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.

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    Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.

    We invite applications from all interested parties.

    We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

    Please no phone calls or agencies.

    Salary : $110,000 - $165,000

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