Colorado Water Resources Engineering Leader
Denver, CO - USA
Job Summary
Location: Denver CO Type: Full-time Salary: $160000-$190000 per year plus annual performance bonus
Lead and grow a Colorado water rights engineering practice at an employee-owned engineering and environmental sciences consulting firm. Youll be the senior technical voice on water rights and water supply guide strategy on Colorado projects and build the client relationships that expand the firms presence across Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region. Youll also collaborate with teams on the firms national platform. This role reports to the Regional Director.
- Water supply planning and development
- Water budgets and water accounting frameworks
- River and stream system supply modeling
- Water transfers and strategic supply planning
- Water rights valuations
- Colorado water rights engineering: yield studies changes augmentation plans and accounting
- Expert analysis testimony support and litigation support
- Grow a book of business across the Colorado and Rocky Mountain markets
- Develop long-term relationships with core clients
- Lead competitive pursuits alongside the marketing team
- Build and manage a team to deliver an established pipeline of work
- Mentor team members and support their technical and professional growth
- Run multiple concurrent projects on time on budget and to a high technical standard
- Review deliverables for quality assurance and quality control
- Interpret technical results and draw clear conclusions
- Write technical memoranda reports and studies including expert reports water supply assessments urban water management plans water supply strategies integrated plans water transfers and conservation programs
- Present complex technical issues clearly to broad audiences
- Coordinate and facilitate meetings with clients and external parties
- Bachelors degree in Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering Hydrology Geology Earth Sciences or a related field
- Masters degree preferred
- 12 years of experience including 8 years as a water resources engineer in Colorado
- Expert testimony experience preferred
- Professional registration desirable (or 12 years of demonstrated experience where registration isnt available for your degree)
- Knowledge of Colorado water rights frameworks and administration
- Surface water modeling and water balance modeling
- Water resources planning
- Data management and visualization
- Technical writing
- Strong written and verbal communication with clients subconsultants regulatory agencies and the public
- Commitment to integrated solutions responsiveness ingenuity quality and results
- Valid drivers license
- Fast-paced setting with a high-volume workload and frequent short deadlines
- Occasional travel including overnight for client meetings and site visits (up to 25%)
- Ability to lift up to 25 lbs and to sit or stand for extended periods
- Base salary of $160000-$190000 based on skills experience qualifications and location
- Annual performance bonus tied to individual and company performance
- Employee ownership through an ESOP plus 401(k) profit-sharing
- Medical vision and dental coverage
- Career advancement and training opportunities
- A culture committed to work/life balance
All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age pregnancy genetic information disability protected veteran status or any other protected category under applicable law.