Designer II - Water Resources

McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation, and geomatics firm located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Florida. We seek to partner with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what make McAdams different. We bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do, and to do that takes special people.

Location: Preference to work out of our Raleigh office.

Position Purpose

Designers will work as part of a project team to deliver a variety of stream, wetland, and buffer restoration projects for both public and private clients across the Southeast. This work will include but is not limited to geomorphic assessments, stream and wetland restoration design, permitting, construction observation, and post-construction monitoring.

Essential Functions + Responsibilities

• Assist in conducting geomorphic assessments (cross section and longitudinal profile survey, pebble counts, and BEHI analysis, etc.)


• Design, analysis, and permitting for stream and wetland restoration projects


• Develop technical memos and mitigation plans


• Delineate drainage areas and use AutoCAD or ArcGIS to develop drainage area maps


• Complete Hydrograph routing, Riverine Modeling, FEMA Flood Studies, CLOMR/LOMR letters, and No-Rise certifications


• Complete analyses of open channel systems


• Work in accordance with company standards with project team from concept phase through construction administration for a variety of projects


• Assist with annual monitoring activities of constructed projects and preparation of annual monitoring reports.


• Be willing to perform field work as necessary for geomorphic assessments, construction observation, and monitoring activities


• Be able to manage time spent on assigned tasks efficiently

Qualifications

• Four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited program in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, or related field


• 2 - 5 years of experience in water resources and environmental design experience


• Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and ArcGIS


• Experience with technical writing


• Excellent communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills


• Self-starter with strong drive to better oneself, project team, and community


• Work collaboratively with all team members on all aspects of project execution


• Possess strong organizational skills with an attention to detail


• Candidates should be prepared to provide work samples and/or take a CAD assessment

Preferences

• EI on path to PE


• Rosgen or equivalent stream restoration training


• Stormwater Control Measure design training

McAdams is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran's status, or any other legally protected status.

If you need assistance with our online application system process, please contact the Human Resources Team at 919.361.5000 or [email protected]. 

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