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Salary: $78,579 - $153,228

The Challenge

We are looking for an experienced Hydraulics Engineering Supervisor III to join our Hydraulics team.

In this role, you will:

• Serve as our Hydraulics Manager providing guidance and review of Hydrologic and Hydraulic (H&H) Designs and Studies produced by in-house staff and Private Engineering Firms to support field operations of NCDOT's Highway Divisions.
• Provide technical guidance to staff and Private Engineering Firms in providing H&H technical assistance on drainage investigations to Divisions, drainage structure recommendations, and H&H review of subdivision/encroachment plans.
• Assign, establish, and monitor schedules of H&H designs by staff and private engineering firms in support of assigned projects and operations.
• Produce and negotiate labor estimates for H&H Designs produced by Private Engineering Firms.
• Coordinate assigned projects with other departments, agencies and individuals.
• Serve as primary hydraulics contact person for assigned projects.
• Serve as a member of Technical Review Committees (TRC) on Design Build Projects responsible for evaluating, short listing, selecting design team(s), and reviewing and approving design submittals.
• Assist the NC Attorney General staff in drainage related litigation.
• Manage staff, including staffing, performance reviews, disciplinary measures, training needs, and assisting with on-the-job training.
• Occasionally travel overnight.  
• Perform field work that may require climbing steep terrain, plunging through thick undergrowth, working around open water, near traffic, and in bad weather conditions.

What You Bring

• Thorough knowledge of hydrologic and hydraulic design practices, riverine modeling, FEMA and stormwater regulations, FHWA and AASHTO guidance related to hydraulic design and transportation facilities.
• Experience reviewing the work and assigning task orders of engineering firms.
• Computer experience using advanced hydraulics modelling software, web-based GIS applications, Microsoft Office, MicroStation, PDF viewers, and editors.
• Experience applying engineering principles to complex design situations and making effective recommendations and decisions using guidelines, performance metrics, and sound engineering judgement.
• Experience supervising engineering professionals and managing activities to meet established goals while ensuring project quality and compliance.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Considerable knowledge and understanding of concepts, practices, and theories used in hydrology and hydraulics and the ability to use it in practice.
• Ability to provide consultation to clients related to drainage studies and complex hydraulic design situations.
• Ability to develop or create informational products, manage hydraulic design projects, plan, develop, and implement short-term strategies.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, and
• 5+ years of engineering experience, including
• 3+ years of management experience; or
• An equivalent combination of training and experience.

Note

• We may require registration as a professional engineer with the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.

Questions?

Call me:  Jennifer Sizemore at 919-707-6202

Inspire me to join the NCDOT Hydraulics team!

We provide hydrologic and hydraulic design recommendations and advice to all NCDOT staff on surface drainage and stormwater quality matters required for the development of the multi-modal projects during the planning, design, permitting, construction, and maintenance phases.

Our team manages 2 statewide Federal compliance programs: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and supports extreme event operations. Join us and make a difference!

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