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Kimley-Horn · 2 hours ago

Civil Engineer - Water Resources

Kimley-Horn is a company that prioritizes its people, clients, and employees, and they are seeking a Civil Engineer with 8+ years of experience to join their Surface Water team. The role involves supporting the water resources practice, working on a variety of projects, and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality engineering solutions.

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Responsibilities

Support our growing water resources practice and will require working with multi-disciplinary teams for a variety of existing and new public and private clients
Work in a dynamic team environment on a range of projects including surface water management studies, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, analysis and design, flood studies, bridge hydraulics, green infrastructure planning and design
Prepare Hydraulic/Hydrology studies, drainage reports, design documents, and design plans and specifications for water resources projects
Technical writing in the form of memorandums, feasibility studies, regulatory submittals (including CLOMR/LOMR submittals to FEMA), and master plans
Assist with developing scopes of work and associated budgets
Watershed master planning, stormwater master planning
Report or planning level documents CIP development
This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team of engineers and designers on a variety of projects
You will flourish on both building meaningful internal and external professional relationships
You will work closely and collaboratively with other industry leading professionals, various jurisdictions, and contractors

Qualification

Hydrologic modelingHydraulic modelingProfessional Engineering LicenseAutoCADArcGISHEC-RASHEC-HMSStormCADEntrepreneurial spiritCommunicationPositive attitudeSelf-motivated

Required

8+ years of relevant engineering design experience
Professional Engineering (P.E.) License (or ability to obtain within 12 months)
Experience with AutoCAD, ArcGIS, HydroCAD, SWMM, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, StormCAD, and other related hydrologic/hydraulic analysis and design software
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Positive attitude, self-motivated; sense of urgency to produce high quality work
Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
Entrepreneurial spirit with the potential/desire to lead a practice and manage clients and a team

Benefits

Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.

Company

Kimley-Horn

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Kimley-Horn is one of the nation’s premier planning and design consulting firms.

H1B Sponsorship

Kimley-Horn has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (13)
2024 (7)
2023 (10)
2022 (2)
2021 (3)
2020 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Shannon Ahartz
VP, Sr. Project Manager, Transportation Engineer, and Practice Builder-Roadway & Transportation
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