Entry Level Water Resources Engineer

Position Overview

Dewberry has an immediate opening for a Graduate Engineer experienced in water, wastewater and water resources engineering, planning, and modeling for our growing Florida Water practice in our Tampa, FL office. This is an excellent career opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented individual to join an exciting team of professionals working in a dynamic environment utilizing the latest technology. Typical projects involve helping local, state, and regional municipal clients solve complex water and wastewater infrastructure, planning, and asset management challenges. Collaborating within multi-disciplined teams, the successful candidate will engage in engineering, planning, and modeling of water and wastewater infrastructure. Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 60 locations and 2,500 professionals nationwide, driven by a commitment to excellence and defined by the values we call “Dewberry at Work.”

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams to develop unique solutions for clients, including engineering and numeric models for water systems analyses.
• Develop strategies, methods, and tools for capturing, managing, storing, and delivering infrastructure asset data.
• Apply expertise in hydraulic modeling, where hands-on experience is strongly preferred.
• Leverage experience with Geospatial Technologies such as ArcGIS 10.X and AGOL (strongly preferred).
• Prepare reports, design plans, and specifications for municipal water and wastewater system projects.
• Conduct Likelihood and Consequence of Failure and Business Risk Assessments for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM).
• Document and enhance business processes and requirements, select technology tools, and support EAM systems.
• Assist in the analysis, planning, execution, and monitoring of EAM implementations and technology components.
• Coordinate engineering work and interface with other engineering and support disciplines.
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent experience (preferably 2-4 years of industry experience).
• Engineering Intern License is strongly preferred or the ability to obtain a FL EI license within 1 year.
• Basic knowledge of hydraulic modeling software such as WaterGEMS and Sewer GEMS.
• Familiarity with SQL concepts, relational database principles, and a backend coding language (Java, .NET, Python, or C++).
• Understanding of data aggregation and modeling techniques.
• Basic knowledge of AI/machine learning is a plus.
• Basic knowledge of cloud technologies is a plus.
• Basic knowledge of GIS programming is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to function effectively as a team member, understanding both personal and team roles.
• Proven track record of building solid relationships with team members to contribute to a positive working environment.
• Proactively seeking guidance, clarification, and constructive feedback.