Job Details

Water Resource Engineer

OHLA USA brings together the construction industry's most diverse talent who thrive in a collaborative work environment and appreciate challenges and opportunities.

OHLA USA, Inc. is seeking a Water Resource Engineer to join the OHLA West Environmental Team. The Water Quality Field Engineer will report to the Regional Environmental Manager. This is a full-time, onsite position that will require commuting throughout San Diego, California or Los Angeles, Riverside, and Orange County in California.

Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site water control and stormwater pollution prevention inspections to insure compliance of company projects
• Work with environmental manager and project teams to implement water control and stormwater pollution prevention plans as necessary
• Ensure all agency reporting requirements are met, including uploads to the SMART system are performed
• Interpret and apply the rules, regulations, and requirements of the California Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards.
• Interpret and apply the California and Federal Water Quality Control Acts, water rights principles, and the policies, regulations, and requirements for the State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards in all project areas.
• Interpret engineering plans, estimates, and specifications.
• Collect and maintain environmental and technical data for projects.

Qualifications

Education: Equivalent to graduation from college with a bachelors or advanced degree curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology with major work in environmental, chemical, sanitary, mechanical, agricultural, geotechnical, or civil engineering, or a related engineering discipline. Possession of equivalent qualifications may be demonstrated by graduation from an unaccredited curriculum in any of the above specialized engineering fields, which includes the basic engineering courses normally covered in a standard four-year course, and by qualifying in a written examination covering water quality control engineering.

Certifications:

• Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a civil or professional engineer issued by the California State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
• California State General Permit Qualified Industrial Stormwater Practitioner (QISP)
• California State General Permit SWPPP Practitioner (QSP)
• California State General Permit SWPPP Developer (QSD)

Knowledge of:

• Principles of water quality control, water rights, and water resource management.
• Physical, biological, and chemical factors relating to the control of water pollution and quality, and the management of surface and ground water.
• The California Water Quality Control Act.
• Principles, policies, regulations, and requirements of the California Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards.

Bacteriological, biological, and chemical factors relating to the control of water pollution and quality, and the management of surface and ground water quality.

Experience:

• Three to five years of increasingly responsible professional experience in water quality control, water pollution control, sanitary, environmental, chemical, civil, or water rights engineering, or a related field in the State of California.
• Possession of a master's degree in a biological, chemical, physical, or environmental science, soil science, water science, hydrology, agronomy, natural resource science, environmental or public health, physical geography, or a closely related scientific discipline may be substituted for one year of the required general experience; possession of a doctorate in the above-named disciplines may be substituted for two years of the general experience.

Compensation: The base hourly rate being offered for this position is USD $75,000.00 per year to USD $85,000.00 per year. Please note that the salary range listed is specific to the role listed in California. Hourly rates may vary for different individuals in the same role based on various factors including, but not limited to, experience, education, and performance.

OHLA ADA Message: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will require the ability to freely access all points of a construction site in wide-ranging climates and environments. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; Employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud noise.

OHLA EEO Message: OHLA USA and its affiliates are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.