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24 Mar 2025

Full-Time Hydraulics Engineer III

NC Department of Transportation – Posted by Dan –  Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Job Description

How to Apply
You MUST apply at https://tinyurl.com/ytx795wy by April 4.
 
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The Challenge
We are hiring a senior Hydraulics Staff Engineer to join our team.
In this role, you will:
    • Provide your technical expertise, policy coordination, and training to internal staff and private engineering firms supporting hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) studies and designs.
    • Develop, scope, support, and review hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) studies for NCDOT transportation projects.
    • Provide technical guidance to internal In-house staff and Private Engineering Firms on H&H study development.
    • Coordinate with technical units and Divisions to integrate H&H deliverables into transportation design plans.
    • Perform and review advanced H&H modeling and design, including hydraulic planning reports, risk assessments, final hydraulic designs, riverine hydraulic modeling, bridge and culvert hydraulic reports, stormwater management plans, and floodplain compliance reports.
    • Support storm response and recovery efforts, including preparing H&H storm response packages and participating in field scoping meetings.
    • Assist with permitting processes for hydraulic designs.
    • Develop and update guidance and drainage policy, contribute to research and development, and provide training to internal teams and external partners.
What You Bring
    • Thorough knowledge of hydrologic and hydraulic design practices, including riverine modeling, bridge scour assessments, and stormwater management for highway projects.
    • Experience applying federal, state, and local regulations, including NFIP policy, FHWA and AASHTO guidelines, and NCDOT drainage and floodplain management standards.
    • Knowledge and proficiency in using hydrologic and hydraulic modeling software such as HEC-RAS (1D & 2D), SRH-2D, SMS, and other industry tools for flood risk assessment and design.
    • Knowledge and proficiency in engineering business applications, including Microsoft Office, ArcGIS, Bentley ORD/DU, SharePoint, and Adobe Acrobat for project documentation and analysis.
    • Experience applying engineering principles to complex design challenges, ensuring project compliance, quality, and performance through sound decision-making.
    • Good verbal and written communications skills with different audiences.
    • You can work well in a group setting with limited supervision.
    • Considerable knowledge and understanding of concepts, practices, and theories used in hydrology and hydraulics and the ability to use it in practice.
    • Ability to provide consultation to clients or others related to drainage studies and complex hydraulic design situations.
    • Ability to develop and create informational products/
    • Experience to manage hydraulic design projects.
    • Strategic leadership to plan, develop, and implement short-term strategies.
Education and Experience
    • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, and
    • 4+ years of relevant experience; or
    • An equivalent combination of education and experience.
 
Notes
    • Occasional overnight travel will be required.
    • Field work may require climbing steep terrain, thick undergrowth, working around open water, near traffic, and in bad weather conditions.
    • We may require you to be registered as a professional engineer by the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.
Questions?
Call me: Jennifer Sizemore at 919-707-6202.
 
Inspire me to join the NCDOT Hydraulics team!
Our Hydraulics team delivers technical expertise, guidance, design, and quality assurance to manage stormwater, riverine and coastal impacts in and around roadways for the protection of the public, the environment, and NCDOT assets at every transportation project phase.
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How to Apply

You MUST apply at  https://tinyurl.com/ytx795wy

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