Chief Dam Safety Engineer Job at McMillen, Seattle, WA

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  • McMillen
  • Seattle, WA

Job Description

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McMillen, Inc. is seeking an experienced Chief Dam Safety Engineer to join our team. We are looking for a licensed Professional Engineer with a strong background in civil, structural, hydrological, and/or geotechnical engineering as it relates to dam safety evaluations and design. This position requires direct collaboration with clients and regulatory agencies, so we are looking for a professional with exceptional client relationships and regulatory experience. If you are passionate about dam safety and eager to contribute to impactful water resource projects, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities:

  • Perform dam safety related work, including FERC Part 12D inspections and Chief Dam Safety Engineer (CDSE) services
  • Oversee dam safety related hydrological, geotechnical, and structural evaluations of dams, embankments, dykes, and levees
  • Write all types of dam safety reports including FERC required DSSMRs, ODSPs, EAPs, and STI documents
  • Manage clients, projects, and deliverables.
  • Provide dam safety training to and EAP tabletop exercises with clients
  • Conduct meetings, present findings, provide guidance to clients, regulators, and/or boards.
  • Lead or support remedial designs for earthfill embankment dams, concrete dams, and various other water-impounding structures
  • Mentor junior staff on all aspects of dam safety
  • Marketing of professional services, proposal writing, cost estimating, and project scheduling
  • Assist in the selection and qualification of subcontractors (specifically for dam safety related activities)
  • Coordinate the development of construction and engineering cost estimates for dam safety projects

Qaualifications:

  • B.S. required, in Civil, Structural, or Geotechnical Engineering (MS preferred)
  • Washington or Oregon PE License is required
  • 12+ years of engineering consulting experience which includes FERC Part 12, dam safety evaluations, and dam engineering design and analysis
  • Previously performed the role of FERC-approved Independent Consultant or CDSE or be eligible to be approved to perform this role.
  • Significant knowledge of federal and state dam safety standards/guidelines
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including proposal development
  • Knowledge of design software such as AutoCAD, GeoStudio (SLOPE/W, etc.), AllPile, Rocscience, and/or HEC-RAS etc.

Compensation Package:

  • Pay Range: $120,000 - $170,000 (DOE)
  • Benefits: McMillen provides a full Benefits Program consisting of Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, FSA, EAP, 401(k) and match, 9 Paid Holidays, generous PTO, opportunity for Stock Ownership and Wellness Reimbursement.

Who We Are: McMillen, Inc. (McMillen) is an engineering, environmental, and construction firm providing scalable, multi-disciplinary capabilities. We are a design and build firm providing clients with balanced perspective and realistic solutions. With experts in the United States, Canada, Australia, and France, our staff bring best practices from the water resources, energy, dams, infrastructure, fisheries, aquaculture, and restricted access markets.

We balance technical precision with collaborative delivery throughout all project phases. We have the resources and expertise to contribute to a project at the feasibility and planning stage, navigate the regulatory and permitting requirements, develop detailed designs, self-perform construction, and participate in startup, testing, and commissioning. We offer strategic planning, technical expertise, comprehensive project management, and integration of multi-disciplinary studies for traditional and alternative project delivery methods.

We want our employees to make a career doing what they love to do. We aren't looking for the complacent or the comfortable. We are looking for the highly technical, the creators, the manic obsessives, the outliers who know being the best is a journey, not a finish line. We support our employees' efforts to stay on the cutting edge of technology while fostering a great work-life balance.

EEO: McMillen, Inc. is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa sponsorship, including renewal during employment, will not be provided for this position.

No recruiters, please.

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