Water Resources Staff Engineer

Water Resources Staff Engineer - St. Cloud, MN Westwood Professional Services, Inc. Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a Water Resources Graduate Engineer to join our Renewables team in our St. Cloud, MN office.The qualified individual will support permitting, design and construction of Solar and Wind development projects. This position will coordinate with other Civil and Water Resources Engineers to ensure projects are protected from flooding and meeting storm-water regulations. Westwood has a highly experienced and dynamic team of individuals dedicated to providing high-level professional services to our clients. Job duties include stormwater design, watershed permitting, hydrologic and hydraulic analyses, and FEMA studies using state-of the-art technology. More specific duties may include: preparation of design drawings, producing design calculations, drainage design and writing technical reports. Additional duties include: - Develop hydrologic and hydraulic models. - Coordinate with civil, electrical and environmental teams within Westwood. - Perform drainage calculations and designs. - Write technical reports documenting design methodologies. - Assist with site visits and inspections as needed. - Support the construction stormwater team with shear stress calculations, exhibit creation and erosion control design. - Find and utilize various GIS datasets to support work on water resources are other related projects - BS or MS degree in civil or water resources engineering. - 0-4 years of experience stormwater hydrology and modeling. - The ideal candidate would be a self-starter, open to learn, adaptable to change, and thrives in a dynamic environment with multiple priorities. - The candidate should possess strong communication skills, problem solving and organization skills along with the ability to write technical proposals, reports and publications - Previous work experience including an intimate knowledge of hydraulic modeling software programs (for example: HydroCAD, HEC-1, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, Flo-2D, etc) is required. Experience using CAD and GIS software (AutoCAD Civil 3D and ESRI ArcGIS). - EIT, PE, CPESC and/or CESSWI certifications preferred. Westwood Professional Services Inc. (Westwood) was established in 1972 and has since become a leader in many markets it serves. Westwood is a full-service, multi-discipline professional engineering firm that serves wind, solar, battery storage, EV, power delivery, residential and commercial development, and public infrastructure clients and their projects from over 25 offices across the U.S. In 2023, Zweig Group ranked Westwood nationally at #12 and #30, respectively on its Hot Firms and Best Firms to Work for lists. Zweig also awarded Westwood two national 2nd place awards for Marketing Excellence. Westwood was recently recognized as #79 in the ENR Top 500 Firms in 2023. The firm consistently ranks on industry top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement on award-winning projects nationwide. Westwood provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We believe that diverse backgrounds strengthen our business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.