Senior Engineer

Overview

RES is currently accepting applications for an Senior Engineer  in its Richmond, VA office. Work associated with this position will primarily occur within Virginia & Maryland. 

The Mission: The Senior Engineer will facilitate and oversee activities of engineers and design staff engaged in planning, designing, permitting and implementing restoration projects. The ideal candidate would bean experienced accomplished engineer with experience in various types of ecosystem restoration. You can expect to implement innovative solutions on challenging restoration projects, lead technical discussions with multi-disciplinary staff and regulatory agencies, and junior staff. This individual will be responsible for leading the design and construction of diverse restoration projects through delegation and collaboration with a dynamic ecosystem restoration team within the Virginia/Maryland area. 

What your day-to-day might look like?

15% of your time will consist of Fieldwork, where you will be leading & applying fluvial geomorphic/hydraulic surveys, performing ecological site assessments and fulfilling mitigation crediting field protocols.

Performing regular site inspections on restoration projects in construction and aiding with post-construction monitoring – please be ready to travel and stay overnight occasionally when working on our project sites! 

35% of your time will consist of mentoring junior engineering and design staff related to the restoration design process. 

50% of your time will consist of design and technical production, including quality control of deliverables. You will develop design metrics and parameters into a 3-dimensional design with the Autodesk Civil 3D environment and oversee/lead design staff production. You will then assist the team in AutoCAD plan production to develop preliminary, final, and construction restoration plan sets. 

We may also require assistance with proposals, compilation of regulatory permit applications, and post-construction monitoring reports. You will also be processing data for mitigation crediting calculations purposes and help with cost estimates and construction specifications for the projects. 

The desired candidate’s responsibilities would include, but are not limited to: 

• Production of complex ecosystem restoration plan sets; 
• Mentoring junior staff and QA/QC of deliverables produced by others; 
• Ensuring compliance with pertinent regulations and laws including Section 401/404 of the Clean Water Act; 
• Field work, site surveys and construction oversight; 
• Management and creation of stormwater, stream, and wetland restoration design documents including soil erosion/sedimentation control plans and post-construction stormwater plans; 
• Writing technical reports/memos for in-house and external distribution.

Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of your duties.

Qualifications

We would love to talk to you if you have many of the following:

• 5+ years of applicable stream & wetland restoration design experience, and is considered by the industry to be an expert
• Professional Engineering (PE) certification, preferably in Virginia, if not must obtain Virginia PE within 1 year of employment
• Fundamental understanding of watershed hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, stream hydraulics, sediment transport, and stream/wetland assessment
• Construction oversight experience for natural resource projects
• Ability to produce construction design plans & specifications, soil erosion and sedimentation control plans, and site restoration plans
• Superior written and oral communication skills. Ability to not only produce accurate construction documents, but also explain to a variety of audiences with varying technical understanding why particular design approaches are relevant
• Ability to effectively focus on a variety of tasks, prioritize tasks, and utilize staff to produce quality results within deadlines

What will make you stand out?

• Experience leading floodplain analyses, hydraulic and hydrology (H/H) investigation

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RES is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.