HYDRAULICS MANAGER

<p><span data-teams="true">This role is eligible for a $20,000 sign-on bonus, subject to the terms and conditions of the Company's sign-on bonus program.</span></p> <p>When you join Forsgren Associates, a newly acquired Apex Company, you won’t just be ‘going to work’. You’ll be helping grow a longstanding business while receiving the recognition and support your commitment to professional growth deserves. This candidate can sit remotely in the intermountain west. </p> <p><strong>Your Responsibilities as a Hydraulics Manager:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Serve as the Hydraulics Engineering Manager and discipline lead for Forsgren’s Hydraulics Practice, providing technical and operational leadership for the hydraulics team.</li> <li>Lead, mentor, and develop hydraulic engineering staff, including setting goals, providing performance feedback, supporting career development, and identifying training opportunities.</li> <li>Manage team workload and resource allocation, balancing project demands, staff capacity, schedules, and priorities across multiple projects.</li> <li>Build and grow the hydraulics practice by identifying opportunities, supporting proposals and pursuits, and strengthening relationships with existing and prospective clients.</li> <li>Provide oversight of technical quality, project delivery, and adherence to company standards and industry best practices.</li> <li>Partner with office and company leadership on staffing needs, strategic growth initiatives, forecasting, and development of the hydraulics practice.</li> <li>Manage projects including scope, schedule, budget coordination, project delivery, and client relations.</li> <li>Provide technical leadership on 1D and 2D hydraulic and surface water modeling for bridge openings, culverts, and floodplains; bridge scour evaluation and mitigation design; floodplain analysis and permitting; drainage, gravity, and irrigation system modeling and design; and stormwater management analysis considering control of water quantity and quality.</li> <li>Coordinate with design teams, environmental staff, clients, contractors, and regulatory agencies to support project design, permitting, and delivery.</li> <li>Serve as a technical resource and mentor to project teams across Forsgren, supporting staff on complex hydraulic and hydrologic challenges.</li> <li>Represent Forsgren with clients and at industry events, helping strengthen the company’s reputation and expand its presence in the hydraulics market.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What we're looking for:</strong></p> <ul> <li>B.S. in Civil Engineering (or related field)</li> <li>Professional Engineer (PE) registration in Idaho (or ability to obtain within 6 months)</li> <li>10+ years of Civil Engineering experience with a focus in hydraulic modeling and design</li> <li>A strong understanding of hydraulics and hydrology in engineering design, including runoff calculations, open-channel hydraulics including application to bridge hydraulic and scour analysis, culvert design, and detention structure/BMP design principles</li> <li>Experience in hydraulic modeling using 1D/2D HEC-RAS and SMS SRH-2D</li> <li>Familiarity with HEC-18, HEC-20, and HEC-23</li> <li>Experience in HY-8</li> <li>Experience with FEMA floodplain management, modeling, and permitting (LOMR/CLOMR)</li> <li>Experience with Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP) desirable</li> </ul> <p><strong>Why you'll love working for us:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Company-subsidized medical and dental.</li> <li>Company-paid life, short, and long-term disability.</li> <li>401k match, tuition assistance, and more.</li> <li>Cross-training and the ability to work on a variety of projects.</li> <li>Performance-based bonuses or other incentives.</li> <li>Working with the best and brightest in the industry.</li> <li>2,000+ employee national firm with 70+ locations across the US.</li> </ul> <table style="height: 83px; width: 605px;" width="618"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 590.6px;" width="631"> <p> </p> <div data-ccp-timestamp="1739308378069"> <table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 263pt;" width="351"> <tbody> <tr style="height: 14.25pt;"> <td style="width: 263pt; height: 14.25pt;" width="351" height="19">Apex Job Title: Engineer 5 - Sr Engineering Manager</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p> Req ID: 12014</p> <p><span data-teams="true">#LI-SH1</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Annual Expected Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$125,000</span><span class="divider">-</span><span>$135,000 USD</span></div></div></div>