Staff Water Resources Engineer Job at Taylor Engineering, Jacksonville, FL

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  • Taylor Engineering
  • Jacksonville, FL

Job Description

Taylor Engineering is currently seeking an entry-level Water Resources Engineer to work in any of our Florida locations (Jacksonville, Tampa, or Destin) or our Pennsylvania location (Philadelphia). The Water Resources Engineer will work with our Federal Programs supporting FEMA MT-2 Program - Letter of Map Revisions (LOMRs). This is a nation-wide project and will accomplish the mission through hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, model review, quality control, spatial data development and analysis, map production, and watershed management programs.

Job duties will involve handling tasks associated with floodplain mapping and floodplain management, hydrology and hydraulics, and project reviews associated with FEMA LOMRs under the guidance and supervision of senior staff. Tasks will include:

  • Review LOMR case requests to determine if they meet all FEMA criteria justifying a change to published flood hazard data.
  • Review hydrologic and hydraulic models for technical accuracy.
  • Verify compliance with FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) standards and FEMA Guidelines and Specifications.
  • Preparation of all appropriate FEMA documentation and correspondence.
  • Verbal and written communication skills will be utilized on a daily basis to interact directly with the client and LOMR requesters.

This is an excellent career opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented individual to join our team Delivering Leading-Edge Solutions in the Water Environment . This position offers tremendous potential for professional growth in a flexible working environment and the opportunity to apply state of the art modeling to help solve our clients’ most challenging problems. You will tackle large-scale, diverse projects addressing current and future flood risks while enhancing stakeholder resilience.

Requirements

A qualified candidate will possess the following:

  • B.S. Degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering (or related engineering field), with emphasis in water resources
  • Experience: 0- 5 years water resources-related experience
  • Registration: EIT registration preferred and ability and desire to obtain a Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • Must be a U.S. citizen

Preferred Candidate Characteristics

  • Demonstrated knowledge of basic hydrologic and hydraulic concepts, including open channel hydraulics, and groundwater processes
  • Knowledge and experience with ESRI Arc GIS, especially ArcGIS PRO, as well as HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, FLO 2D, SWMM, ICPR, MIKE SHE / 11 / HYDRO is preferred
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Energetic, detail-oriented team player
  • Ability to communicate effectively with remote employees and other offices

Who are we?

Here at Taylor Engineering, we are a team. We succeed together. We are a group of professionals in a business casual, team member-focused environment. We support career growth and personal development. We work hard, and we play hard—doing both while always upholding our Vision and Values. We are servant leaders, seeking to help our clients and the community at large. Still not convinced? The Jacksonville Business Journal recently named us a 2023 Best Places to Work.

Benefits

You are not a number at Taylor and our benefit plans show we take care of our people. From flextime to playtime and from the boardroom to the classroom, you’ll find a slew of policies and programs designed to benefit you. We offer medical and dental at no cost to the employee, vision, group life, medical leave, short- and long-term disability, accrued paid leave, 401k, as well as…

  • Bonus program
  • Generous PTO
  • Licensure, training, continuing education, and tuition reimbursement
  • Participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP)
  • Flextime scheduling and work from home options
  • Seven paid holidays and two floating holidays
  • Wellness incentives and monthly fitness reimbursement
  • Health savings account and flexible spending account options
  • Life insurance
  • Short- and long-term disability
  • Relocation reimbursement package (if necessary)

Taylor Engineering, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Temporary work, Casual work, Remote job, Work from home, Relocation package, Flexible hours,

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