Brown And Caldwell
Wastewater/Water Hydraulic Modeler
Brown And Caldwell, New York, NY
Our growing Northeast team has an exciting opportunity for a junior to mid-level Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will use your experience and education to perform wastewater system hydraulic modeling, evaluate potential improvements to optimize system performance, and support the development of collection system master plans. This position has the potential to work virtually and can be located near any of our Northeast offices including Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Boston/Andover, New York City or Syracuse.
Detailed Description:
In this role, you will work closely with our technical experts, project teams, and client service managers to advance our technical services and support business development on a wide variety of collection system projects for primarily public sector clients. Typical projects could involve:
Additional Job Duties include but are not limited to the following:
Desired Skills and Experience:
Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee's primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Location B:
Salary: $64,000- $87,000
Location C:
Salary: $70,000 - $95,000
You can view which BC location applies to you here.. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.
Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.
About Brown and Caldwell
Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction services firm with 50 offices and over 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice-to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com.
This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.
Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.
Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer. Minorities/Women/Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Detailed Description:
In this role, you will work closely with our technical experts, project teams, and client service managers to advance our technical services and support business development on a wide variety of collection system projects for primarily public sector clients. Typical projects could involve:
- Modeling and master planning for municipal wastewater utilities throughout the US
- Creating, updating, and calibrating hydraulic models
- Evaluating inflow and infiltration and assessing impacts of extraneous flow on system performance
- Assessing and identifying collection system performance deficiencies, predicting future issues, and developing solutions for planning and design projects
- Preparing feasibility studies, alternatives analyses, and conceptual design documents for wastewater infrastructure improvement projects
- Developing master plan documents and supporting materials and spreadsheets including geographic information system (GIS) maps and figures
Additional Job Duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Perform modeling and planning of water distribution, supply and transmission systems
- Evaluate pump station hydraulics
- Prepare comprehensive technical reports, presentations, and conceptual design documents
- Manipulation and analysis of data using spreadsheets, tools, and GIS
- Periodic travel to project and client sites for data collection and meetings
- Assist in technical portion of proposal preparation by developing work approach, for modeling and planning project pursuits
- Participate in client development activities
- Coordinate, manage, and execute assignments to achieve client goals within scope, schedule, and budget constraints
- Collaborate with our Smart Utility Initiative subject matter experts and technology vendors on field technology for flow, pressure and water quality measurement including Internet-of-Things smart sensors, data loggers and systems. Work with the team to develop data analytics to evaluate and solve specific use cases.
- Participate in and contribute to BC's master planning and modeling practice, improving company resources and tools to improve quality and efficiency
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering required; M.S. degree preferred
- Preferred candidate should either have an PE or be willing/able to obtain an PE in the near future
- Knowledge of water infrastructure hydraulics, operation, and master planning
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a team
- Experience or interest in collection system hydraulic model development and calibration, with progressively increasing responsibility.
- Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to prepare effective written documents
- Organizational and analytical skills with high attention to detail
- Experience with sewer collection infrastructure modeling and planning is preferred
- Experience with modeling, transient analyses, data management, and related software packages a plus (e.g., InfoWorks, EPA-SWMM, PCSWMM, MIKE URBAN, ArcGIS, Excel, Power BI)
Salary Range: The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee's primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education. These ranges may be modified in the future.
Location B:
Salary: $64,000- $87,000
Location C:
Salary: $70,000 - $95,000
You can view which BC location applies to you here.. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.
Benefits and Other Compensation: We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click here to see our full list of benefits.
About Brown and Caldwell
Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction services firm with 50 offices and over 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For more than 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice-to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com.
This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.
Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.
Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer. Minorities/Women/Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)