Design Engineer, Water Infrastructure

Design Engineer, Water Infrastructure

4435 Waterfront Drive, Suite 304, Richmond, VA 23060, USA

Full-time

Design Engineer, Water Infrastructure
Richmond, VA, Americas

Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative, and empowering culture? Do you want to work on inspiring projects and innovative solutions that create a sustainable future and set the standard among our peers? Do you want to leave a positive impact on societies, companies, and people around the world, where both people and nature flourish?
If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect
opportunity. Join our Water team and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As our new Design Engineer, you will join a team dedicated to working with clients to deliver a wide range of water-related projects, from preliminary studies through design and construction and will work alongside our engineers, scientists, and resiliency planners, including collaborating with our global team of experienced professionals, to develop sustainable solutions to help urban and rural communities address the impacts of climate change and water infrastructure needs.

Your key responsibilities will include:
Working in a multi-disciplinary market to support a variety of water resources projects including assessment, design and rehabilitation of water distribution and storage, sanitary and storm sewer conveyance, combined sewer overflow control, stormwater management and green infrastructure, and flood resiliency, floodplain restoration, and flood control.

Alongside the guidance of senior engineers and subject matter experts, you will be
performing field investigations (including infrastructure assessment and rehabilitation), alternatives analysis, preparing designs and performing
engineering calculations, preparing cost estimations, collaborating with the project
team to deliver final deliverables and contract documents and providing review of construction submittals for compliance with project plans and specifications.

In addition to design, you will be developing written technical reports and be given the
opportunity to present findings to various audiences to strengthen your technical and
communication skills, recognize your contributions to the project, and to further develop
your professional network and brand with stakeholders, clients, and project teams.

Your new team

You will be part of the Water Infrastructure & Climate Adaptation team. With a diverse team
across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions, we provide solutions related to hydraulic modelling, watershed management, site civil design, stormwater management; blue-green infrastructure; design of new and rehabilitation of water infrastructure; climate and resiliency planning; dams and waterfront development including structural, geotechnical, heavy civil and water resources engineering.

About you

From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional
development so that you can continue to grow with the company. While we look forward to
supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some
qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.

These include:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 2+ years of qualifying engineering experience in
  the engineering/design field.
• Exhibits basic knowledge of engineering fundamentals.
• Basic experience with Microsoft Office products.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD (Proficiency in AutoCAD Civil 3D, preferred)
• Engineer-in-Training certification, preferred.
• Personal qualities that will help you succeed in this role include ability to work remotely
  with colleagues and collaboratively with project teams, efficient time management skills,
  proactive communication, and ability to adapt to working on a variety of projects

What we can offer you

• Investment in your development
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• Be valued for the unique person you are
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
• Flexible work environment
• Competitive benefits package

Work at the heart of sustainable change
Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realize their full potential.

Ready to join us?

Please submit your application. Be sure to include all relevant documents including your CV, cover letter, etc.

We recognize that some candidates only apply when they tick every box. However, passion and potential often outweigh a perfect resume and Ramboll’s supportive learning culture can help you grow. So if this role resonates with you but you don't meet all the requirements, we encourage you to apply. You might be the perfect fit for this opportunity or another within our team.

Thank you for taking the time to apply! We look forward to receiving your application.

Ramboll in the Americas

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. Ramboll has thousands of experts working across more than 70 offices in the Americas, delivering innovative solutions within Environment & Health, Water, Energy, and Planning & Urban Design. We invite you to contribute to a sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.

An equal opportunity employer

Equality, diversity, and inclusion is at the heart of what we do. At Ramboll, we believe that
diversity is a strength and that different experiences and perspectives are essential to creating truly sustainable societies. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability or medical condition, gender identity, marriage and domestic partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, ancestry, or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation, military service and veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Ramboll wants to ensure opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please reach out to our recruitment team to discuss any adjustments that you might require during the application process.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.