RS&H seeks a Water Resources/Drainage Engineering Associate III to join our Infrastructure Group. This position will be based out of our Springfield, IL office.

Job Summary: This position is responsible for stormwater management, drainage design, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, water quality design, environmental permitting, and sustainability practices. Accepted and innovative water resources engineering practices are applied to the following clients: IDOT, other state transportation agencies, regional airports, and local agencies. 

Essential Functions:

• Analyzes and interprets data. Performs analyses of design, planning, and impact studies, as well as cost analyses, design requirements, site selection, and criteria and permitting requirements.
• Designs a complete project, system, component, or process and prepares project documents, engineering analysis, and reports.
• Prepares project specifications, calculations, exhibits, and prepares complete project documents, analysis, reports, and forms.
• Formulates and solves problems with innovative solutions.
• Will collaborate with water resources engineering group and other engineering disciplines. May provide technical guidance and assign tasks to junior and support staff for project duration. May also manage discipline and small multidisciplinary teams and ensure adherence to company and project contractual requirements.
• May meet with and coordinate with clients to determine objectives and provide quality deliverables.
• Performs all other duties as assigned and within scope of practice.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an ABET accredited program or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7 years relevant experience.
• Certification as a Professional Engineer (PE) or eligibility to obtain PE.
• Proficient in production software and construction document production.
• Must possess strong oral and written communications skills.
• Must have the ability to effectively interact with and build strong relationships with clients, customers, contractors, and other key stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the following:
  • Watershed delineation and determination of hydrological parameters, and construction document production
  • Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling (HEC-HMS, HY-8, HEC-RAS, SMS SRH-2D, SWMM, and/or ICPR/Stormwise)
  • Drainage Analysis and Design using Geopak Drainage and Subsurface Utilities Design and Analysis (SUDA) for Open Roads Designer (ORD)
  • CADD (MicroStation SS10, ORD, and/or Civil 3D)
  • ArcGIS for water resources projects
  • Plans, Specifications, and Estimates production
  • Erosion and Sediment Control and Best Management Practices

If this sounds like the role for you and you're ready to join an amazing team, please apply.

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From roadway capacity improvement projects including managed toll lanes and Preliminary Design and Environmental Studies, to watershed analyses, our teams are working in the field and in the office while providing the highest quality infrastructure and facility solutions. Each day, we partner with transportation agencies and local governments across the country to keep our communities moving.

Employee-owned, RS&H is one of the nation’s leading architecture, engineering, and consulting firms whose associates work hard every day to create a more connected future where everyone can thrive. We offer an exceptional journey from start to future. Our integrated teams translate experience into insight, turn challenges into opportunities, and build relationships that are as strong as the buildings and infrastructure we deliver together. We attribute our success to an unwavering commitment to our core values of: integrity, caring, forward-thinking, creativity, inclusivity, and ownership.