Supervisory Civil Engineer (Hydraulics)

About the Position: As Section Chief, will serve as the Principal advisor and consultant to the Branch Chief on hydraulic and hydrologic engineering issues. Work of the section is accomplished through the direction of section employees and through the administration of technical service contracts.

Exercises full first-line administrative and technical supervision over a multidisciplinary staff of professional engineers and technicians.

Plans workflow, establishes priorities, assigns duties, develops performance standards, conducts evaluations, and manages personnel actions.

Serves as the principal consultant and technical advisor to the Branch Chief and District leadership on complex hydraulic and hydrologic design, river mechanics, and water control management issues.

Directs, coordinates, and oversees comprehensive hydrologic and hydraulic engineering studies, field investigations, surveys, and numerical modeling for new construction, operation and rehabilitation of civil works infrastructure.

Manages and oversees Architect-Engineer (A-E) and technical service contracts; develops scopes of work, monitors budgets, controls engineering schedules, and enforces quality standards for project deliverables.

Conducts technical reviews of permit applications and engineering plans under statutory programs (e.g. Clean Water Act) to identify and mitigate adverse hydrologic impacts and ensure compliance with environmental criteria.

Directs quality assurance reviews, peer reviews, and technical consistency checks across all hydraulic designs, flood risk management analyses, and water resource projects to ensure conformance with agency standards and engineering regulations.