Regional Dam and Levee Safety Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Hazen and Sawyer is seeking a full-time Senior Engineer to lead our Dam and Levee Safety (DLS) practice in the South Central region and contribute to the exciting growth that is occurring in our Water Resources Group. The ideal candidate will have experience leading state and/or federally regulated dam projects for municipal clients throughout Texas, be an effective communicator and passionate about serving clients, and be capable of supervising and mentoring younger staff. The successful candidate will lead and manage projects and pursuits in the South Central region and across the U.S.

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.
• A flexible hybrid work schedule supports today's busy professionals.
• We have 9 offices across Texas with a growing staff of nearly 90 water professionals

Key Responsibilities:

• Grow Hazen’s DLS presence in the region, develop existing and new clients in Texas
• Lead business development activities including preparation of proposals and presentations
• Provide a high level of client service and development
• Perform project engineering and management for a wide range of projects to include planning, design, permitting, and construction administration of structures for dams, levees, conveyance, and hydropower facilities
• Supervise and mentor a team of engineers
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams
• Prepare assessment and design reports
• Perform design calculations
• Oversee the preparation of construction documents
• Provide construction phase engineering services throughout construction/commissioning of projects
• Perform dam inspections and site visits from planning through construction
• Occasional travel may be required

Required Qualifications:

• PE license
• 15+ years of experience in the field of water related infrastructure (including project management)
• Experience in successfully delivering projects spanning multiple years in collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience in Dam and Levee Safety and/or hydropower
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and capable of interacting effectively with staff, clients, and regulatory agencies
• Self-starter with attention to detail
• Strong organizational skills

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive health benefits (medical, dental, vision, and prescription plans)
• Pre-tax flexible spending plans for medical, dependent care, and transportation
• Short and long-term disability, and employer paid life insurance
• Paid holidays, floating holidays, and paid time off (PTO)
• Employer-contributed 401(k) plan and additional financial planning support
• Professional growth opportunities, including tuition reimbursement, in-house training, and incentives for professional registration and professional organization memberships
• Starting pay range for this position depends on skills, experience, education and geographical location

Work Setting: Hybrid #li-hybrid

Note: No outside recruiter’s resumes will be accepted, only direct applications.