Water Resources Engineer - 0-4 Years Of Experience

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Finding the right fit: 

Ayres has been serving Colorado communities for over 25 years. Our team is seeking a passionate and ambitious entry-level hydraulic engineer willing to work on a variety of office and field functions to improve the places we live, work, and play. You’ll join a nationally recognized technical staff to perform challenging engineering studies and designs in Colorado, the mountain West, and the United States. If you are passionately interested in rivers and stormwater and want to be part of a like-minded team, this is a great position for you!

On any given day, you’ll:

• Assist with the hydraulic design of bridges over rivers, including design of scour countermeasures for highway, bridge and flood control projects.
• Analyze river and floodplain hydraulics and hydrology.
• Design culverts and drainage facilities for highway projects.
• Engage in field work that involves physical demands which could include being present in a construction environment, or in/near the water.
• Assist with design of water, wastewater, urban stormwater and groundwater projects.
• Evaluate and apply standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria to complete individual tasks or assignments under the supervision of more experienced engineers.

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in civil engineering.
• Coursework or experience in hydrologic or hydraulic analysis, especially with two-dimensional hydraulic modeling software, HEC-RAS, WMS, EPA-SWMM or HEC HMS.
• 0-4 years of relevant experience.
• Has passed the Fundamentals of Engineering examination.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record required.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• A master’s degree in civil engineering.
• Design experience in water resources, hydraulic or hydrologic engineering.
• Experience applying HEC-RAS and/or two-dimensional hydraulic modeling on engineering projects.
• Knowledge and experience with AutoCAD Civil3D preferred along with ESRI ArcMap/ArcGIS.

Benefits of being part of the Ayres team:  

• Health/dental/vision insurance offering affordable plans with flexible coverage options
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Development
• Paid membership dues to professional organizations
• Paid licensing exam/prep course for professional certification
• Encourage/reimburse for professional registrations and certifications.
• Work/Life Balance
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid holidays [including two floating holidays]
• Flexible work schedules
• Financial
• Flexible spending plans and Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Social
• Peer recognition program and mentor programs
• Young Professionals [YP] networking groups
• Sporting events, dragon boat races, annual parties, summer picnics, and more!

Our good-faith compensation approach is fair and equitable, and takes into consideration only permissible factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, training, skills, and experience, and geographic location where the work is performed. A salary range for this posting is $72000 - $91000. The foregoing salary range represents what the company believes, in good-faith, it will pay for the posted opportunity. The individual selected for this role will be evaluated with the compensation factors in mind and placed appropriately.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)