Water Resources Engineer

Prairie Engineers is hiring licensed Water Resources Engineers for their Vicksburg, MS location. The role involves managing water resources projects, mentoring junior staff, and developing client relationships. Candidates should have a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering and 5+ years of experience. The company offers remote, hybrid, and office work options, competitive salaries, and generous benefits, emphasizing a collaborative and people-focused culture.
Prairie Engineers, P.C. is seeking licensed Water Resources Engineers to join our team!

Join a collaborative team that fuels your growth and rewards your dedication. We're a team looking to make a lasting impact and want people who embrace challenges, drive change, and help shape our collective future. If that's you, let's connect!

Prairie Engineers is a growing and progressive business. You will find opportunities for career advancement, a diverse range of clients, and varied projects across the nation. We value a people-focused culture, a "can-do" attitude, and responsiveness. You can expect mentoring and guidance from us as part of your professional development. We offer remote, hybrid, and office work environments with competitive salaries and benefits. As part of our award-winning company, we will work with you to achieve career success!

What you Need:
• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
• Experience: Minimum 5+ years' relevant modeling and/or design experience
• Licensure: Professional Engineer in any U.S. State with ability to obtain additional licensure within the first 6 months of employment
• CADD: Proficiency with ESRI ArcGIS
• Knowledge: Working knowledge of FEMA, USACE, and state DNR design standards and compliance

How you Align:
• People Focused: Professional, respectful, and teamoriented, with a strong work ethic and the ability to collaborate internally and externally
• Can Do Attitude: Positively engages with challenges, facilitates problemsolving, and takes initiative to deliver solutions
• Responsive: Communicates openly, proactively, and promptly, with excellent verbal and written communication skills

What you can Add:
• More Experience: Past experience in 2D modeling, dam breach analysis, FEMA flood studies, sediment transport, flood frequency analyses
• CADD: Proficiency with Bentley OpenRoads Designer and/or AutoDesk Civil3D
• Certification: Certified Floodplain Manager, D.WRE Board Certification

What you will Do:
• Manage and perform the planning, design/analysis, and construction administration of water resources infrastructure projects
• Take ownership of tasks with dependable performance
• Develop scopes, schedules, and budgets for various water resources engineering projects
• Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling including advanced/complex hydraulic modeling
• Mentor and support the development of junior staff
• Focus on project delivery and client satisfaction with attention to detail and deadlines
• Develop and maintain client relationships

Salary range $75,000-$175,000/year determined by education, experience, licensure, and KSAs of the applicant, as well as internal and external equity.

Generous Benefits:
• 401(k)
• Medical Insurance
• Health Reimbursement Arrangement
• Voluntary Dental/Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Professional and Technical Development
• Bonus Program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible Work Schedules

Check out the Careers page at prairieengineers.com for additional details on the benefits available and to find out why employees chose to join our team.

Prairie Engineers is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of diversity. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information (including family medical history), or any other legally protected status.

Potential candidates for this position should fill out the application form found at prairieengineers.com and submit with cover letter and resume. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

About Prairie Engineers
Prairie Engineers is a full services engineering, geospatial, and environmental science firm with a goal of delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions and maintaining our natural and built environment. We are a woman-owned firm with offices in Columbia, Hillsboro, Washington, Champaign, and Springfield, Illinois; Keokuk, Iowa; Lenexa, Kansas; Hannibal, Hazelwood, Joplin, and Kansas City, Missouri; and Vicksburg, Mississippi. We provide services to federal, state, and local governments, utilities and industries with capabilities and experience with planning; program management; civil and structural engineering; water resources, transportation, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering; topographic, hydrographic, and land surveying; natural resources management; and construction management. We are committed to providing interesting work opportunities to our team members, to offering flexible work arrangements, and to recognizing personal and professional accomplishments.