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POSITION OVERVIEW:
This position is a member of Project Team 1 in the Project Design and Delivery (PDD) branch of the department.

We are looking for dynamic individuals to join our team to advance our mission of protecting life, property, and the environment from the effects of flooding, erosion, and water pollution. The work of this design team includes sponsoring large Capital Improvement Program projects and smaller in-house projects to reduce risk of flooding and erosion, and protect water quality in our creeks, with a focus on localized flooding and improvements to storm drain systems.

This position is responsible for performing feasibility studies to assess potential solutions to drainage issues, identifying and implementing small scale mitigation solutions, develop Hydrologic and Hydraulic models, conducting technical reviews, and assisting other engineering staff with the final design and construction phases of Capital Improvement Program (CIPs) projects and in-house projects. This position may also assist with efforts to identify and prioritize potential projects and activities for the division.

• Knowledge of municipal regulatory drainage code and criteria such as the City of Austin’s Drainage Criteria Manual.
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience of hydrologic and hydraulic analysis including 1D and 2D modeling of primarily storm drain systems and open channels, including experience and proficiency with hydraulic and hydrologic modeling software such as StormCAD, CivilStorm, ICM, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, etc.
• Experience with design, construction, and project management of drainage infrastructure projects.
• Experience and proficiency in GIS.
• Experience in AutoCAD and Civil 3D

Working with Austin Water provides a number of health and wellness benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, training opportunities and more. Please click HERE for more information.

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Engineering or in a field related to the job.

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Engineering or in a related field, plus two (2) years of experience in engineering.

• Texas Engineer-In-Training Certification

About City of Austin, Watershed Protection Department

The City of Austin is a progressive, full-service municipal organization operating under the Council-Manager form of government. Austin’s mayor is elected from the city at large, and ten council members are elected from single-member districts. The City of Austin Watershed Protection Department (WPD) is a fee-funded municipal stormwater management enterprise department with 431 employees and a budget of $112.6 million. The department’s mission is to protect the lives, property, and environment in our community by reducing flood risk, restoring erosion-damaged stream channels, and protecting water quality. WPD aims to become a high performing organization with a focus on equity, effectiveness, and efficiency by leading with empathy. WPD accomplishes its safety-related goals through programs focused on flood risk reduction, watershed management, infrastructure maintenance, stormwater pond and dam safety, and stream restoration. Additionally, there are significant opportunities to make environmental impacts through programs focused on water quality evaluation, stormwater compliance, stream restoration, environmental policy, and maintenance of green infrastructure.

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