Job Description

Take Your Design Career to the Next Level

Kleinfelder, a Forbes' Top Employer for Engineers in North America, is committed to a people-first culture, technical excellence, and creating opportunities where employees can thrive!

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder’s Design team is looking for you! From bridge and structural engineering to civil, electrical, mechanical, and process engineering, Kleinfelder’s collaborative Design Services create synergy across multiple disciplines.

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is seeking a growth-oriented Engineer-In-Training with strong technical, organizational, and communication skills to complement our Public Works team. The opportunity to help grow your career and advance in the company is tremendous. As an EIT, you will work closely with all Public Works Water Resources Department members and coordinate with clients, sub-consultants, and other Kleinfelder staff. Existing clients include TWDB, TXGLO, TxDOT, and counties and municipalities across Texas. You will be responsible for the successful coordination and completion of planning, analysis, and design project tasks using software such as ArcGIS, AutoCAD, MicroStation, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, StormCAD, InfoWorks ICM, etc. Project types include:

• Drainage, stormwater, water supply, and wastewater system design,
• Water quality & LID planning and design
• Streambank stabilization, fluvial geomorphology, and sediment transport analyses,
• Coastal and watershed-scale master planning,
• FEMA LOMR, CLOMR, PMR coordination,
• Hydrologic and hydraulic analyses (including unsteady-state and 2D),
• Dam analysis and design, and
• Development review/floodplain management for government agencies.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist Project Manager with project related task and design.
• Coordinate project duties with other engineers, surveyors, technicians, and various staff and sub-consultants.
• Communicate frequently and effectively with clients, Doucet’s senior management, and project team members consistently by providing updates and progress during all phases of projects.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and tasks.
• Understand and follow the company employee handbook, communication guidelines, and mandated safety policies.
• Perform responsibilities in a conscientious, legal, and ethical manner with strong attention to detail.
• Must keep current in job specialty through continuing education.

Job Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited college or university with a B.S. in Civil Engineering or master’s emphasis in Water Resources or Environmental Engineering.
• Entry level experience in water resources/public works.
• Texas EIT license with plans to gain PE certification
• You have a working knowledge of engineering software such as ESRI ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, Civil3D, MicroStation, HEC-RAS, HEC-HMS, StormCAD, InfoWorks ICM, EPA-SWMM.
• You have leadership skills including communication and collaboration, with the ability to coordinate and complete tasks in a team-oriented manner.
• You are adaptable. Kleinfelder is a fast-growing company with ambitious goals!

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 85 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans. (Compliant with the new VEVRAA and Section 503 rules)

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.