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OHM Advisors

Water Resources Engineer

OHM Advisors, Auburn Hills, MI


What You'll Contribute to OHM Advisors

As a Water Resources Engineer in the Environmental and Water Resources Group (EWRG), you will support a range of water resources projects across the Midwest. The EWRG is a diverse 55+ person team looking for talented engineers with a passion for water resources. EWRG works on a variety of water, wastewater, and stormwater projects including modeling of distribution and collection systems, asset management, stream restoration, green infrastructure, and a range of facility designs.

A successful candidate for the Water Resources Engineer position is team oriented, with strong analytical skills. The candidate takes initiative and is willing to stay current with software, regulations, and technology. This position could be either fulltime or part time with flexible working arrangements available.

Your Responsibilities

  • Perform various water resources-related calculations and analyses using a variety of software tools.
  • Embrace our advanced technology approach that utilizes cloud-based data management and the latest water modeling software.
  • Assist in gathering and evaluating raw data.
  • Organize information for use in reports, maps, presentations, and other documents.
  • Understand funding programs at the state and federal level.
  • Effectively communicate project goals, alternatives, recommendations, and outcomes to project team, client and public.
  • Based on interest, there are opportunities to perform field data collection, supervise construction projects, and design facilities.
  • Act as a task manager on studies, reports, design and/or construction of water distribution systems, sewage collection, storage facilities, control vaults, pumping stations, booster stations, water and wastewater treatment, stormwater systems, and green infrastructure.
  • If interested, opportunities will be available for client interaction and to train and mentor entry-level staff.


What You'll Need to Succeed

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Civil or Environmental Engineering, or related field required.
  • Ideal candidate will have at least four years of water resources related experience.
  • State of Michigan Professional Engineer license preferred. State of Ohio, Kentucky, and/or Tennessee Professional Engineer license desirable but not required.
  • Experience with water, stormwater, and wastewater infrastructure analysis, planning, and design.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.

  • Experience working with GIS, AutoCAD, Revit, Matlab, hydrologic and hydraulic design programs, such as PC/EPA-SWMM, EPA-Net, Infowater, HEC-HMS or HEC-RAS preferred.


Come work for OHM Advisors, the community advancement firm.

With the singular mission ofAdvancing Communities, we create great places. And we do it by being uncompromisingly people-centric and delivering innovation day in and day out.

As more than +650 professionals delivering award-winning work across the architecture, engineering, and planning disciplines, we believe that collaboration breeds higher-grade solutions and that something incredible grows from a team of experts with individual specialties.

We are a team of professionals with individual specialties working together, motivated to make a difference through people-focused problem solving, design, and ideas. In everything we do, we put people first. We create places for communities of people that help solve a problem and drive them forward advancing the whole community today and well into the future.

Growth at OHM Advisors

Advancement isn't just for our clients. We're committed to moving our team forward, too. At OHM Advisors, you'll enjoy challenging, meaningful work at a growing company creating innovative solutions for forward-thinking clients. But there's not just cool work on big projects. You'll be empowered to create your own career path in a culture that supports your individual professional development goals and encourages your pursuits through continued opportunities for growth. Read about some of our opportunities for career growth and enrichmenton our website.

OHM Advisors is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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