Senior Water Resources Consultant – Mining Focus

🔥 14 hours ago

⛰️ Colorado, New Mexico, +3 more states – Remote

⛰️ Colorado – Remote 🌶️ New Mexico – Remote 🌾 North Dakota – Remote ❄️ Minnesota – Remote ⛷️ Utah – Remote

💵 $115k - $175k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

💼 Consultant

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Barr Engineering Co.

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏗️ Construction

🏭 Manufacturing

💼 Consulting

Construction • Manufacturing • Consulting

Barr Engineering Co. is an employee-owned company that provides engineering and environmental consulting services to clients across the Midwest, throughout the Americas, and globally. With a history dating back to the early 1900s, the company employs over 1,000 engineers, scientists, and technical specialists who assist clients in the development, management, and restoration of natural resources. Barr's expertise includes engineering and design of structures and processes, environmental management and compliance, water resources management, and remediation of contaminated sites, serving industries such as power, refining, mining, and manufacturing.

📋 Description

• Lead technical analyses related to water balance modeling • Conduct hydrologic and hydraulic analyses and engineering studies • Provide project and/or task management and technical support for mining, heavy industry, and power generation clients • Coordinate with and potentially lead or manage multidisciplinary project teams • Mentor junior staff through project work • Advise clients on mine water management strategies and alternatives analyses • Perform business development through conference presentations and proposal writing • Serve as a mine water practice lead • Work with project teams in a hybrid or remote arrangement

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in math, science, engineering, or a related discipline • 10+ years of relevant experience • Experience developing water balance models, including spreadsheet-based and advanced simulation tools • Experience with design of surface water impoundments, such as process ponds, water supply dams, and reservoirs • Statistical analysis of hydrological data, including cumulative frequency analysis • Experience advising clients on mine water management strategies and alternatives analysis • Track record of building and sustaining client relationships • Skills in probabilistic analysis or modeling, uncertainty analyses, and/or Monte Carlo analyses • Experience with hydrologic, hydraulic, and water quality methods and modeling tools • Current, valid driver's license and acceptable driving record • Legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship from Barr, now or in the future • Ability to perform job duties in rough terrain, around moving machinery, and in industrial facilities, with or without reasonable accommodation • Helpful but not required: more than 10 years of directly related consulting engineering, mining, or industrial worksite experience • Helpful but not required: M.Sc. or PhD in civil or environmental engineering • Helpful but not required: experience with GoldSim, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, XPSWMM/PCSWMM, HSPF, HydroCAD, MS Excel, or MIKE Suite • Helpful but not required: water resources engineering for permitting and compliance • Helpful but not required: mine closure and reclamation planning • Helpful but not required: familiarity with USGS, NWS, Environment Canada, and other hydrologic datasets • Helpful but not required: expertise in data analysis, visualization, hydraulic structure analysis and design, risk-informed decision making, climate change analysis, water recovery and reuse, cost-benefit assessments, or due diligence services

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and accidental death insurance • Flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company contribution • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) with company contribution in Barr stock • Annual bonus distribution plan • Dividends to shareholders • Annual time and expense allowances • Mentorship program • Internal training opportunities • Paid time off and holidays • Compensatory time for exempt/salaried staff • Paid family leave • Ergonomic analysis and equipment • Personal Protective Equipment allowance • Wellbeing-focused educational opportunities • Coaching, mentoring, and support for ongoing educational opportunities • Discretionary cash bonus based on team and individual performance