RES is looking for a Water Resources Engineer with two to five years of experience in water resources to work on innovative techniques to future restoration projects in Florida. This role can be based out of any of our Florida office locations including Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Deland and Miami.

The Mission: 

Join our team of engineers and professionals in Florida to develop key innovative projects to meet the current regulatory requirements and nature-based solutions. This is a perfect opportunity for an Engineer to make an immediate impact on the design and implementation of unique and large-scale restoration projects. 

Working for RES means having a career that truly makes an impact and a job that improves nature and our communities. We foster a team environment while enriching individual growth. As a member of our team, you will focus on projects for ecosystem restoration, water quality improvements, coastal resiliency, and improvements in complex watersheds, as well as solving unique ecological and hydrologic issues in various complex watersheds across Florida. Opportunities may include projects for large landscape-level flood mitigation; urban, sub-urban and rural stormwater retrofits; stream and wetland restoration; living shorelines; canal retrofits and nutrient reduction projects related to EPA’s Impaired Waters Rule/Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and Florida’s Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs).  

Your day to day design tasks and projects may  include feasibility assessments, water resources design, plan development, cost estimating, post design, and seeing projects that you had a hand in designing built in the field. 

Work products are expected to be detailed, clear, and concise, so be ready to shine with your communication skills during the interview. You will be working on several projects simultaneously, so superior attention to detail, feedback, and the ability to prioritize are paramount. 

Occasional travel and field work are required.

We would love to talk to you if you have any of the following: 

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, Water Resources, or Coastal Engineering with a water resources focus. 
• Engineer In Training license with the expectation to sit for the Florida Professional Engineering Exam within one to two years of hiring. 
• Two to five years of experience with stormwater management, watershed and floodplain management and planning, natural systems mitigation, living shorelines and restoration design and management, and/or stream and wetland design. 
• Knowledge of field survey and data collection techniques for streams, wetlands, shorelines; monitoring wells, water quality and flow monitoring. 
• Experience with AutoCAD/AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Experience with Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling software (ICPR 3 and 4, Storm Wise, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, and XPSSWMM).Stormwater BMP Design
• NPDES and ERP Regulatory Programs

What will make you stand out? 

• Low Impact Development (LID) design experience.
• Experience preparing project estimates, floodplain analyses, H&H investigation, evaluating groundwater hydrology, and assessing and restoring stream and wetland biological functionality. 
• Direct experience with Federal/State/Local environmental regulations and understanding of the Federal Clean Water Act, State Stormwater Rule, and other state and federal environmental regulations, and permitting processes. 

• Knowledge of basic civil site design fundamentals (i.e. grading, drainage, topography, coordination with survey, stormwater management, culvert/pipe sizing, open channel design, permeable pavements/surfaces). 
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RES is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.