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Emmons & Olivier Resources Inc Senior Water Resources Engineer in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Emmons & Olivier Resources, Inc. (EOR) has an immediate opening within our Water Resources team at our Saint Paul, Minnesota office. EOR is an engineering and environmental consulting firm that specializes in: WATER (watersheds + water resources), ECOLOGY (ecosystems + natural resources) and COMMUNITY (civil engineering, landscape architecture + planning). Brief Description: This position includes management of projects and supervision of a diverse team of engineers and scientists, completing water resources/civil engineering and related technical assignments. Project oversight may include hydrologic analysis related to stormwater planning and flood control; water quality analysis in urban and/or rural settings; hydraulic analysis and design related to rivers, streams, conveyances, dams, and other hydraulic structures; preparation of technical reports, construction plans and specifications. Position will include acting as a company liaison to clients, permitting agencies and public officials. Attendance of evening meetings will be routine. Successful candidates will have: demonstrated expertise in technical writing and quality control of deliverables strong project management skills and experience with supervision of multidiscipline technical teams familiarity with federal, state, and local water rules and statutes strong data analysis skills experience in development and review of water quality and hydrologic/hydraulic modeling Primary Responsibilities Use stormwater models to assess and optimize stormwater management systems performance Identify phosphorus load reduction opportunities, estimate BMP efficacy and progress towards TMDL load allocations Inform preliminary and final design of stormwater BMPs such as infiltration and biofiltration basins, iron-enhanced sand filters, and stormwater treatment wetlands Assess resiliency of existing stormwater infrastructure to climate change and future development Optimize stormwater conveyance system design to mitigate flooding Support development of stormwater models (hydrologic/hydraulic and water quality) and analysis of stormwater conveyance systems (Pipe-flow and Open Channel hydraulics) Process GIS, monitoring, and survey data for use in stormwater modeling Process field collected data for input into stormwater modeling software Construct and refine model components Calibrate and validate model outputs to observed data Assist with collection of water quality samples and stream flow measurements Aid in the watershed district regulatory programs Review development construction plan sets and stormwater calculations for conformance with stormwater, floodplain, wetland, buffer, and erosion control rules Correspond with watershed district staff and permit applicants Assist with watershed district rule revisions Assist with capital improvement project feasibility vetting, preliminary, and final designs