Hydraulic Steel Structures Principal Engineer

Dewberry has an excellent opportunity for a Principal Engineer with at least 15 years of experience with an emphasis on the design and construction of hydraulic steel structures in riverine and coastal environments. The Principal Engineer will serve as Dewberry’s national technical lead on planning, engineering, and construction of large-scale flood resilience and water related projects in coastal and riverine environments. The Principal Engineer will also participate in the development of proposals, lead business development, present at conferences, participate in professional organizations, and will have the opportunity to grow nationally. The Principal Engineer will be involved in development of a hydraulic structure design team to support various projects across the Dewberry enterprise and will play a critical role to support Dewberry’s Resilience Growth Initiative.   

At Dewberry you will have the opportunity to engage in strategic initiatives, collaborate with exceptional colleagues, and contribute to interesting projects that transform communities. We invest in our employees and offer extensive career development opportunities as well as a comprehensive compensation package and healthy work-life balance.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors is our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

• Candidate should be able to perform engineering analysis; develop preliminary and detailed designs of hydraulic steel structures such as flood control gates, storm surge barriers, rolling and swing gates; write specifications; and develop construction documents.
• Be the hydraulic structures engineer of record.
• Support leadership to develop a team of professionals that delivers multi-disciplinary flood resilience projects.
• Develop strong client relationships.
• Lead a structural design team of professionals on large design projects.
• Participate in strategy and capture planning on pursuits of large design projects.
• Provide technical services for resilience, water resources, and hazard mitigation projects within the municipal, regional, and federal markets.
• Communicate with clients, establish budget, performance and schedule goals for task teams, and deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the performance expectations of the client.

• BS or MS degree preferably in Mechanical, Marine, or Structural Engineering (with an emphasis in design of hydraulic structures in marine environments).
• At least 15 years of experience in marine engineering, flood resilience, flood control and water resources
• Demonstrated performance as hydraulic structures engineer of record on built projects. 
• Professional Engineer License and ability to apply for reciprocity in various states
• Progressive experience conducting client engagement and project delivery for marine and resilience projects in coastal communities
• Knowledge of USACE, ABS, FEMA, PIANC, I-STORM, ASME, AWS and similar agencies standards and procedures for design.
• Knowledge of coastal engineering, riverine engineering and offshore marine engineering is a plus.
• Candidate must have strong technical writing and communication skills.
• Experience using CAD programs such as Solidworks, AutoCAD, Microstation and others.
• Experience using Finite Element Models such as SAP 2000, ANSYS, ABAQUS and others.
• Knowledge of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), is a plus.
• A clean driving record is required.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

The projected range for this position is $175,000-$225,000 annually. Depending upon other factors, i.e., skills, experience, location, market conditions, the range may vary slightly. These ranges are for NY only.