Job Details

Project Engineer - Water Resources

McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation, and geomatics firm located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Florida. We seek to partner with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what make McAdams different. We bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do, and to do that takes special people.

Position Overview

Project Engineers will work as part of a project team to deliver a variety of stream and wetland restoration projects for both public and private clients across the Southeast and grow key relationships with new and existing clients. This work will include, but is not limited to, geomorphic assessments, stream and wetland restoration design, permitting, bid phase services, construction observation, and post-construction monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

• Resolve complex technical problems, coach, train, and mentor design and CAD professionals, and work collaboratively with all team members on all aspects of project execution
• Lead team members in conducting geomorphic assessments (cross section and longitudinal profile survey, pebble counts, and BEHI analysis, etc.)
• Design, analysis, and permitting for stream and wetland restoration projects
• Develop technical memos and mitigation plans
• Complete Hydrograph routing, Riverine Modeling, FEMA Flood Studies, CLOMR/LOMR letters, and No-Rise certifications
• Work in accordance with company standards guiding the project team from concept phase through construction administration for a variety of projects
• Lead team members in annual monitoring activities of constructed projects and preparation of annual monitoring reports.
• Be willing to perform field work as necessary for geomorphic assessments, construction observation, and monitoring activities
• Coordinate and oversee resource scheduling to ensure workload and deadlines are managed effectively
• Monitor and be responsible for establishing and working within project budgets
• Establish, promote, and ensure quality on all projects and work performed by group staff

Skills + Experience

• Four-year bachelor's degree (B.S.) from an accredited program in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, or related field
• PE required or ability to obtain within 1 year or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of related experience and/or training
• Rosgen or equivalent stream restoration training
• Proficiency with AutoCAD Civil 3D and ArcGIS
• Possess technical expertise in engineering and design as it applies to stream and wetland restoration
• Demonstrated leadership abilities with the ability to carry a project through the design process independently and within a team framework
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage and grow key relationships
• Proven knowledge of budget impacts and profit and revenue expectations
• Ability to effectively lead a production team
• Ability to develop proposals or contracts that ensure the contract scope is adequate for the project, provide the desired level of profitability, and ensure that the project schedule is viable
• Understanding of business initiatives and concerns of current and prospective clients to recognize and promote new opportunities and cross-sell other services provided by the firm
• Assist in the development of short-term and long-term strategic market sector plans

Work Environment + Physical Demands

• Work will primarily be in an office setting with limited opportunities to be exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
• Work will be primarily working with fingers by picking, pinching, typing, and grasping often with repetitive motion.
• Must have visual acuity for viewing a computer screen, the ability to talk, hear and sit for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to carry, lift and push/pull up to 5 pounds frequently and up to 30 pounds occasionally.
• Additional physical duties may be required as necessary.