Engineer I, Water Resources

About the Role

RK&K is hiring an Engineer to join their Water Resources team in Columbia or Charleston, SC. This role supports multiple SCDOT and Municipal projects within a multidisciplinary team.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively deliver a wide range of water resource projects in accordance with the scope, schedule, and budget set by the Project Manager.
• Provide excellent client services with a focus on quality and timeliness.
• Report to a Project Manager; meet and work directly with other design team members, project engineers, design technicians, drafters, surveyors, contractors, inspectors, public agency officials, and clients.
• Provide office and site visit support for assigned and prospective projects.
• Assist with the development of necessary documentation and preliminary modeling, analysis, and due diligence in support of project pursuits.
• Perform modeling of complex riverine systems and existing watersheds / storm drain networks, and develop recommended improvement alternatives.
• Prepare clear and concise drainage reports and hydraulic memoranda documenting analysis approach, findings, and recommendations.
• Assist with civil engineering plans development using MicroStation ORD.
• Proactively grow in experience to lead tasks.

Project Types Include

• Storm drainage design and analysis
• Hydrology & hydraulics analysis for bridges and culverts
• Scour Assessments
• Modeling bridges and culverts for floodplain impacts using HEC-RAS (1D and 2D) and SRH-2D
• Hydraulics routing using programs such as PCSWMM
• Erosion and sediment control
• Preparing drainage plans as well as bridge and culvert survey reports
• Preparing permit impact drawings
• Stormwater control measure facility design and hydraulic routing

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, or Biological Systems Engineering.
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel, Teams).
• Coursework in Fluid Mechanics, Water Resources Engineering, and/or Urban Hydraulics and Hydrology.
• Zero (0) - Three (3) years of experience in water resources engineering.
• Knowledge of commonly-used hydrologic and hydraulic computational methodologies and analysis tools/trends.
• Strong organizational, written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work both collaboratively/in a team environment and independently.

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Project experience related to hydraulic analysis of culvert/bridge stream crossings.
• Experience performing field work in support of various water resources projects.
• Experience with Microstation ORD.
• Floodplain analysis utilizing HEC-RAS (1D) software.
• Engineer in Training (EIT).