Engineer III
Core
Provide hydrologic and hydraulic design recommendations for surface drainage and stormwater quality in multi-modal transportation projects, ensuring compliance with federal regulations like NFIP and FEMA.
Role type
Senior hydraulic engineer (transportation infrastructure)
Builds
Hydrologic and hydraulic studies, design methodologies, and compliance frameworks for NCDOT transportation facilities.
Domain
Civil engineering, hydrology, hydraulic modeling, transportation infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Advanced hydrologic and hydraulic design practices, complex riverine modeling techniques, bridge scour assessments, NFIP policy application, FHWA and AASHTO guidelines, NEPA merger process, floodplain management ordinances
Preferred skills
Professional engineer (PE) registration, complex steady and unsteady-state hydraulic modeling, extreme event operations support, policy and design methodology development
Technologies
HEC-RAS, SRH-2D, Surface-water Modeling System (SMS), NCFMP Flood Risk Information System (FRIS), Flood Inundation and Mapping Alert Network (FIMAN), USGS StreamStats, Coastal Emergency Risk Assessment (CERA), BridgeWatch, ArcGIS, Bentley ORD/DU
Responsibilities
Collaborate with NCEM on FEMA regulations compliance and disaster response coordination; Ensure NCDOT projects meet NFIP requirements; Provide training and guidance in advanced hydrologic analyses; Develop and review hydrologic and hydraulic studies for transportation facilities; Develop and improve guidance and policies governing hydraulic policy and design methodologies
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC