Water Resources Engineer

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Leading consulting engineering firm is seeking a Civil Engineer - Water Resources to join their Engineering Hydrology Division in Johannesburg. 

Requirements: 

• BSc. Eng. (Civil) / BEng. (Civil) 
• Preferably a MSc or MEng in Hydrology and Hydraulics
• Around 5 - 7 years experience in relevant work
• Experience in the development and assessment of water balances using GoldSim 

• Software:
  - General: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Projects, AutoCAD (Civil 3D).
  - GoldSim, PCSWMM, HEC-RAS, UPFLOOD, WRSM2005, Flo-2D, QGIS/ArcGIS, ModelMaker.
  - Programming / coding experience (Visual Basic, Python) will be an advantage.

Hydrology:
The candidate will be required to carry out hydrological analyses focused mainly on, but not limited to:
- Acquisition and processing of hydrological data (rainfall, runoff, evaporation).
- Hydrological parameters (eg, MAP, MAE, MAR).
- Catchment delineation.
- Surface water runoff calculations (eg. MAR, seasonal and dry weather flows, etc.) for site specific catchment areas.
- Flood peak runoff calculations (applying industry acceptable deterministic, statistical, empirical and dynamic modelling methods).
- Water balance analysis and modelling (principles of conservation of mass, including dam sizing).
- Reservoir and canal routing (dynamic water level analysis).
- Floodline determination.
- Surface water impact assessment.
- Flood risk and flood hazard assessment.

Hydraulics:
The candidate will be required to carry out hydraulic analyses and designs, focused mainly on,
but not limited to:
- Water surface backwater profiling (applying the principles to be used in floodline modelling).
- Flood attenuation (whether in reservoirs or upstream of culverts, applying the principles to determine the attenuated volumes, reduced release peak flows, etc.)
- Canal flow (applying hydraulic theory and principles for free surface flow).
- Spillway design (hydraulic design and optimisation with flood routing and attenuation calculations).
- Energy dissipating and erosion control structures.
- Dam break analysis.

The following additional technical and personal skills are considered important:
- Good understanding of surface water management, particularly in a mining and industrial context.
- Working knowledge of legislation, regulations and guidelines pertaining to water management in the mining and industrial context.

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