Water Resources Engineer IV

Job Description Summary:

Salary: $87,235.20 - $130,832.00 annuall

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The Water Resources Engineer IV (WRE IV) is essential for ensuring community safety and resilience through effective flood modeling and real-time flood forecasting. This role involves using advanced software tools for hydrology and hydraulics tasks, monitoring and managing flood conditions, and communicating with the public and partner agencies. WRE IV also assists in planning and monitoring the District’s Water Supply/Transmission System, performs data-related tasks, and manages multiple projects. Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and continuous improvement are key aspects of this positio

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Job Descripti

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Essential Functions and Responsibilit

ies:The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this position. The work performed includes all essential functions of an Engineer III with the addition of the follow

- ing:Service on TRWD Flood Team to incl

- ude:Reservoir and riverine flood monitor

- ing.Execution and calibration of the District’s real-time flood forecasting softw

- are.Development and presentation of reservoir flood discharge operation alternati

- ves.Development of text and/or graphic communications to keep District personnel and the public informed of flood conditi

- ons.Communication with the public and partner agencies regarding flood conditi

- ons.Maintenance and updates of District’s Flood Manual and Flood To

- ols.Other role specific duties to incl

- ude:Other flooding and drainage related H&H t

- asksAssist in operations, planning, and monitoring of the District’s Water Supply/Transmission Sy

- stemData gathering, entry, and validat

- ion.Data analysis, display, and sha

- ringDesigns a complete project, system, component, or pro

- cessPrepares/directs preparation of complete project documents as requ

- iredReview others’ work, reports, designs, and models; and provides feedback or review comm

- entsFormulates and problem so

- lvesFunctions as an Assistant Project Manager or Project Manager to assign tasks to and direct engineers, technicians, and administrative staff on project

- workPrepares scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignm

- entsAssists with development of proposals to procure professional services from a ve

- ndorAssists with development of business cases to obtain funding for future engineering projects as part of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) pro

- cessDesigns and conducts experiments/studies and analyzes and interprets

- dataEffectively instructs Engineer I-III and interns on tasks related to project

- workProvides direction to Engineering staff in the absence of the H&H Manager on an as-needed b

- asisTrains Engineers I-III, technicians, and interns in software applications such as MS Office, GIS, CAD, modeling software, and technical proced

- uresMaintains familiarity with strategic District levels of ser

- viceContinuous improvement monitoring and innovation eff

- ortsPerforms other duties as requ

ired

Required Experie

- nce: Four plus (4+) years of experience in engineering working under a Professional Eng

ineer

Desired Experi

- ence: Project Mana

- gementSoftware fluency, including but not limited to: HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, HEC-MetVue, HEC-ResSim, HEC-DSS Vue, HEC-SSP, ESRI ArcMap/ArcGIS Pro, MS Excel, Power BI, Share

Point.

Required Education/Certification/L

- icense:Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in an applicable engineering discipline from an ABET/EAC accredited

- programLicensed as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) by the State of Texas, or ability to acquire said license within six months if already licensed in another state. A minimum of eight years of successful experience in engineering as an Engineering I-III with TRWD is an acceptable alternative to the P.E. requirement for the Engineer IV p

- ositionValid Texas driver’s

license

Desired Education/Certification/

L

- icense: Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) or Master of Science (M.S.) in an applicable engineering di

- sciplineCertified Floodplain Manag

er (CFM)

Success Factors/Job Comp

- etencies:Repeated technical and professional com

- petenciesExcellent written and verbal communicati

- on skillsAttention

- to detailAbility to shift priorities in a dynamic environment to accomplish overall o

- bjectivesAbility to work independently on multiple projects

- and tasksExercise discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of sig

- nificanceSuccessful collaboration with other Departments and

- DivisionsEngages in life-long learning to maintain knowledge of contemporary issues and best

practices

Physical Demands and Work E

nvironment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential

- functions.Physic

al demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, balance, stoop, talk or hear. Employees must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to ad

- just focus.Work e

nvironment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee typically resides within an office or cubicle and will have fieldwork that may expose the employee to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The employee must be able to work long hours under stress in flood

situations.