Senior Hydrologic Engineer

Brunel has an exciting direct opportunity for a Senior Hydrologic Engineerwith our client providing engineering and consulting services to the mining industry with a significant amount of work being civil and geotechnical engineering. This position is located in Denver, CO.

As a Senior Hydrologic Engineer, the primary responsibility is to assist with completion of various large scale mining project elements. The immediate need is support for on-going Dam Breach Analyses for tailings storage facilities and other water retaining impoundments.

This position is 3 days in office, 2 days’ work-from-home. Travel expected is 30%. Mainly domestic travel but could have some international travel.

Essential Functions:

• Hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, dam breach analysis modeling, report writing, interfacing with clients, and performing occasional field inspections in support of design
• Understand how to utilize Hydrometeorological Reports (HMR) to prorate storm events
• Be familiar with accessing and utilizing USGS stream gauge data
• Be familiar with prorating design storms outside of North America
• Be able to utilize HEC-HMS or other software to create a hydrologic model (i.e., to delineate catchments, input CN layers, Manning’s coefficient, define streamflow, input design storm events (prorated), and generate streamflow hydrographs)
• Work towards building a water resources group, which includes work such as water balance modeling, climate and design storm analyses, spillway design, stormwater management design, etc.

• Industry experience in Engineering & Environmental Consulting – Mining Industry
• Education: BS in Civil Engineering or another appropriate field. MS or PhD preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a consulting and design environment
• Registered Professional Engineer highly desired
• Proficient skills with HEC-HMS, dam breach / river modelling software (FLO-2D, HEC-RAS, RiverFlow2D, etc.) and advanced skills with Microsoft Office products required. Experience with GoldSim software desired.
• Intermediate knowledge on generating a water balance for large scale mine sites - preferred
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, the ability to interface professionally with personnel and clients and the willingness to work in a highly collaborative environment.
• Position requires sitting for long periods of time and extended hours working on a computer.
• Field assignments are located in a variety of climactic conditions and may require standing, squatting, bending and lifting up to 30 pounds over prolonged periods of time.