Hydraulic Modeling Engineer
51 Days Old
Job Description
Job Description
Hazen and Sawyer is seeking an enthusiastic Hydraulic Modeler for our Atlanta, Georgia office. The candidate would have an academic or professional background in hydraulic modeling related to wastewater conveyance and water distribution systems to support the Conveyance Practice Group. This opportunity involves working with a growing team of hydraulic modelers on a variety of projects locally, regionally, and nationwide.
Why Hazen and Sawyer:
- Founded in 1951 by the son of Allen Hazen (developer of the Hazen-Williams equation), we are an employee-owned company with a singular focus on "all things water."
- Our work includes planning, design, and oversight of construction of environmental infrastructure – for water, wastewater, and stormwater management.
- We foster a work environment low on bureaucracy and high in creativity.
- We recruit talented professionals, provide them with challenging, interesting, and creative assignments, and furnish them with the tools they need to succeed.
- We currently have over 2,000 employees in 70+ offices throughout the United States, Latin America, Canada, and the UK.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and calibrate hydraulic models for both water and sewer systems and analyzing model results to develop recommendations for our clients
- Assist on master planning and design projects
- Evaluate design storms and wet-weather performance for wastewater systems and recommend rehabilitation priorities
- Perform pump station and force-main analyses for both water and wastewater systems to assess capacity, reliability, and energy efficiency
- Conduct distribution-system water-quality analyses
- Perform transient and surge analyses for critical water and wastewater infrastructure
- Develop future water demand and wastewater flow projections
- Design and deliver digital tools and dashboards
- Prepare clear, concise technical reports and presentations
- Fieldwork and site visits from design through construction may be required
- Analyze and process large amounts of complex data
Required Qualifications:
- 0-5 years of experience
- Strong interest in hydraulic modeling and water industry
- Knowledge hydraulic principles and analyses, as well as experience with or a strong desire to learn hydraulic modeling software
- Experience with Microsoft Office products
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to easily move around in the field as needed to install, operate, and maintain hydraulic measurement equipment
- Ability to work with a team or independently
- Ability to travel locally with potential for periodic overnight travel regionally
- Strong critical thinking, attention to detail, problem-solving and organizational skills
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental, civil, or mechanical engineering from an ABET-accredited U.S. program
Preferred Qualifications:
- EIT or ability to obtain within 12 months
- Experience with hydraulic evaluations for water and wastewater utilities
- Experience with ArcGIS or ArcGIS Pro software
- Experience with InfoWater, WaterCAD, InfoWorks ICM or PCSWMM
- Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, R), SQL, etc.
- Strong experience with Microsoft Excel
- Master of Science or Master of Engineering degree
- Location:
- Atlanta
- Category:
- Manufacturing