Senior Engineer - Sustainability & Resilience

Thornton Tomasetti applies engineering and scientific principles to solve the world’s challenges. An independent organization of creative thinkers and innovative doers collaborating from offices worldwide, our mission is to bring our clients' ideas to life and, in the process, lay the groundwork for a better, more resilient future. We provide support and opportunities to our employees to achieve their full potential and cultivate a rewarding career.

The Role

We have an immediate opportunity for a Senior Engineer for our Sustainability & Resilience Practice. We are looking for a candidate with an interest in climate hazard research and analyses, hydrological and/or coastal modeling experience, stormwater management and flood mitigation design experience, and a willingness to learn new analysis methods and techniques.

 

Responsibilities 

• Typical resilience projects involve multi-climate hazard analysis and related risk mitigation design for master plans, campuses, and individual new and existing buildings. 
• Research and analysis of the latest climate and resilience-related academic and scientific studies. 
• Research and analysis of local and national baseline building code requirements for a variety of climate and earth hazards and future projected climate change data (i.e. coastal flooding and sea level rise, precipitation, wind, tornado, etc.). 
• On-site surveys, inspections, and investigations including visual surveying of existing conditions and documenting observations, photographing, and sketching. 
• Hydrological analysis, 2D stormwater simulation, and watershed modeling and design stormwater management systems.
• Review of existing project drawings, specifications, and related documents.
• Contract document preparation and detail development using AutoCAD and Revit.
• Preparation of technical reports and presentations summarizing climate hazard assessments and mitigation design.
• Collaboration and coordination with other TT Practices (i.e., Structures, Facades, Renewal, Transportation, Protective Design & Security, Applied Science, etc.). 
• Assistance in project administration on an as-needed basis.
• Assistance in proposal writing on an as-needed basis.
• Coordination of design work with in-house staff as well as other project consultants including architects and other engineering disciplines, cost consultants, and contractors. 
• Data preparation and analysis for use in modeling.
• Execute modeling studies of inland, coastal, and nearshore dynamics, focused on urban flooding, urban stormwater networks, coastal/riverine flooding and/or wave action.
• Preparation of FEMA and local floodplain documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering. Master’s degree preferred.
• 2+ years’ experience with the responsibilities described above. 
• Experience with mapping tools like ArcGIS Pro is preferred. 
• Experience with HydroCAD or other 2D or 3D hydrological and/or coastal analyses tools is preferred.
• Experience with Python or similar languages.
• Experience with flood mitigation design (using ASCE24, ASCE7), climate hazard analysis, and multi-disciplinary coordination, is a plus. 
• Experience with Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, SketchUp and Photoshop is a plus. 
• 3D Modeling, Rhino, and/or Grasshopper experience is a plus.
• Experience with modeling packages such as SWMM5, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS 1D & 2D, Mike+, and/or Hazus is preferred.
• Experience with compound flood modeling of coastal storm surge plus pluvial flooding is a plus.

Compensation

The rate for this position generally is $84,000 - $94,500 annually. This range is a good faith estimate provided pursuant to the New York Pay Transparency Law. It is based on what a successful New York applicant might be paid and assumes that the successful candidate will be in New York or perform the position from New York. Similar positions located outside of New York will not necessarily receive the same compensation. Actual pay rates may vary from the range, as permitted by New York Equal Pay Transparency Law. Compensation offers will be based on various factors, including operational needs, individual education, qualifications and experience, work location and comparison to employee already in the role, as well as other considerations permitted by law. A potential new employee’s pay history will not be used in compensation decisions.

Benefits

Depending on your employment status, benefits may include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Disability and other voluntary benefits

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and Childcare

• Paid Time Off, Family Leave for New Parents, Volunteer Time

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Commuter Transit (where available)

• 401k retirement savings with Company matching on employee contributions and/or qualified student loan repayments

• Fitness Reimbursement

• And other various wellness, diversity/inclusion and employee resource programs and initiatives

 

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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