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Designer II - Stream Restoration

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation, and geomatics firm located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Florida. We seek to partner with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what make McAdams different. We bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do, and to do that takes special people.

Position Overview

The role will be responsible for completing geomorphic assessment field work, developing stream and wetland designs, and preparing plans and reports, construction observation, and post-construction monitoring for public and private stream restoration projects. The role acts as a liaison between Project Managers and less experienced design staff.  Success in this position is associated with near autonomy while maintaining a high quality of work, minimal review and revisions required by senior staff in addition to supporting less experienced team members.

Key Responsibilities

  • Exhibits good communication and time management skills; completes tasks efficiently; and able to train less experienced staff in their Key Responsibilities.
  • Efficiently use AutoCAD Civil 3D and have mastered available CAD tools and commands; correct application of design and CAD standards
  • Set up and manage AutoCAD and GIS basefiles with accurate representation and organization of existing and proposed data.
  • Develop Civil 3D alignments, profiles, corridors, surfaces and grading tools efficiently and correctly
  • Independently layout Erosion Control measures and develop plans per local and State standards efficiently and with minimal revisions required.
  • Develop design and layout of stream restoration designs including grade control structures, bank protection measures, planting zones, etc. efficiently.
  • Produce plan sets (in AutoCAD) per jurisdiction and project purpose using Sheet Set Manager efficiently and with minimal revisions required.
  • Produce detail sheets and project notes per Local/State/Federal Standards efficiently and with minimal revisions required.
  • Produce set of plans including all necessary notes and construction sequences per company and local standards, and general understanding of project specifications efficiently and with minimal revisions required.
  • Review work and provide redline plans and design revisions consistent with team quality control expectations.
  • Use Rivermorph software or equivalent design spreadsheets to develop dimensionless design parameters efficiently;
  • Use ArcGISPro for exhibit development; geoprocessing various datasets; transfer shapefile data accurately both internally and externally
  • Produce hydrologic calculations using SCS Curve Number Method or other relevant methodologies for use in design and analysis of water resource projects
  • Produce technical memos and mitigation plans with minimal comments and redlines.
  • Ability to perform riverine flood analysis, FEMA map revisions, and demonstrate proficiency with HEC-RAS
  • Identify potential utility conflicts and impacts to proposed design and adjust design appropriately
  • Produce earthwork calculations and adjust grading as necessary to meet project goals efficiently and with minimal revisions required.
  • Be willing and able to lead field work as necessary for geofluvial data collection, construction observation, and monitoring activities

Skills + Experience

  • Four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited program in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Civil Engineering Technology, or related field
  • 3-6 years of experience in stream restoration or related water resources experience
  • Rosgen or equivalent stream restoration training (preferred)
  • Experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D and ArcGIS Pro
  • Experience with technical writing
  • EI or progressing towards a PE, PE (preferred)
  • Excellent communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
  • Possess strong organizational skills with an attention to detail

Work Environment + Physical Demands

  • Be willing and able to work outdoors in various types of terrains and weather conditions throughout the year 10%-15% of the time.
  • Ability to carry various pieces of geofluvial data collection and/or monitoring equipment while navigating difficult terrain.
  • Walking distances as necessary with project sites.

McAdams is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran's status, or any other legally protected status.

If you need assistance with our online application system process, please contact the Human Resources Team at 919.361.5000 or hrteam@mcadamsco.com. 

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