Principal Dam Engineer

🔥 12 hours ago

🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

🌶️ New Mexico – Remote

💵 $149.8k - $277.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

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AECOM

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1990

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm that partners with clients to deliver innovative solutions to the most complex challenges while creating legacies for generations to come. Focused on equity, diversity, and inclusion, AECOM leverages technical expertise and digital innovation to drive transformative outcomes in infrastructure development, sustainability, and social systems. The company provides a wide range of services, including architecture & design, construction management, engineering, and environmental services across various markets such as transportation, energy, healthcare, and national governments. With a strong emphasis on sustainability, technical excellence, and community impact, AECOM is committed to building a better world.

📋 Description

• Review designs, technical specifications, and drawings for civil and geotechnical aspects of dams, hydropower projects, levees, and flood control systems • Develop resource plans, proposals, bid schedules, and cost estimates for dams and water infrastructure projects • Review and prepare technical reports and evaluation memoranda for regulatory requirements • Conduct site visits and dam inspections; oversee data collection, compilation, and evaluation • Perform interdisciplinary technical reviews for technical approach, best-practice compliance, client needs, and constructability • Provide construction oversight and ensure compliance with engineering plans and specifications • Resolve construction-related issues by evaluating challenges and proposed solutions • Oversee field exploration and laboratory testing of soil and rock materials • Oversee dam analysis and design teams, including seismic stability and seepage analyses • Lead field quality assurance for dam and hydropower construction projects • Review contractor submittals and requests for information for conformance with contract documents • Coordinate with technical experts on business development and promote AECOM's dam and hydropower expertise • Support upper management with business strategies for dams and hydropower projects • Identify and pursue new clients and projects • Travel domestically up to 15%

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Geophysics, Mining, Geoscience, Civil Engineering, or a related field and 10 years of experience as a Dam Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, Geotechnical Team Lead, or related occupation; alternatively, a Master's degree in one of these fields and 8 years of experience • Experience in dam and hydropower design and construction • Experience with dam safety reviews, codes, and regulations • Experience with engineering during construction, resident engineering, and quality assurance and quality control • Experience reviewing plans, specifications, cost estimates, and technical reports for dams and hydropower projects • Experience providing technical support to Dams Project Managers, including design, analysis, inspection, and regulatory compliance activities • Experience conducting geo-hazard evaluations and technical reviews • Experience providing project management support, including client management, contract management, planning and execution, and financial management • Experience overseeing slope stability and seepage analyses and designing slope stabilization measures for dams, spillways, and levees • Experience identifying and pursuing new clients and opportunities with existing clients with business development goals • Experience supervising and training staff in geotechnical investigations, analyses, reporting, and construction observation • Telecommuting permitted from anywhere within the US • Up to 15% domestic travel required • Newly hired employees must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical benefits • Dental benefits • Vision benefits • Life insurance • AD&D benefits • Disability benefits • Paid time off • Leaves of absences • Voluntary benefits • Perks • Flexible work options • Well-being resources • Employee assistance program • Business travel insurance • Service recognition awards • Retirement savings plan • Employee stock purchase plan • Training and development programs • In-person Day 1 onboarding