Hydraulic Modeling Engineer

Come work for OHM Advisors, the Community Advancement firm.

With the singular mission of Advancing Communities, our diverse, 800+ member team works collaboratively across multiple service areas in multiple states, including architecture, engineering, planning, surveying, and construction engineering.

We are a team of experts with individual specialties working together, driven to make a difference through people-focused problem solving, design and ideas. In everything we do, we put people first. We create places for communities of people that help solve a problem and drive them forward— advancing the whole community today and well into the future.

What You Will Contribute to OHM Advisors

OHM Advisors’ Environmental & Water Resource Group is seeking an early career Hydraulic Modeling Engineer with a strong interest in stormwater management, floodplain management, and hydraulic modeling. This position will support a variety of transportation, development, and stormwater infrastructure projects across Ohio and the Midwest.

As a Hydraulic Modeling Engineer, you will contribute to and develop expertise in the planning, analysis, and design of stormwater and floodplain management projects through hydraulic modeling, engineering analysis, and technical documentation. This opportunity involves working alongside experienced water resources professionals and with a growing team of hydraulic modelers on a variety of projects locally, regionally, and nationwide.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) models for open-channel and closed-conveyance stormwater systems and provide engineering recommendations for clients.
• Conduct open-channel hydraulic analyses, including bridge and culvert analyses. Review, update, supplement, or develop FEMA hydraulic models.
• Prepare clear, concise technical reports, presentations, and supporting documentation for permitting, engineering decision-making, and Letters of Map Change (C/LOMR, C/LOMA, and C/LOMR-F) applications.
• Coordinate with FEMA, state agencies, and local communities.
• Participate in client meetings and public engagement activities.
• Participate in fieldwork and site visits from design through construction as needed.
• Support municipal MS4 and resilience planning.
• Assist with drainage and stormwater master planning and design projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental, or a similar engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program.
• 0-5 years of experience.
• Knowledge of drainage design principles and common analytical approaches.
• Experience with H&H modeling with a focus on open channel hydraulics and stormwater management.  Proficiency with HEC-RAS steady flow 1D modeling.