Senior Irrigation Engineer

Parsons Corporation

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Irrigation Engineer to join our team!

Parsons extensive experience in this field, combined with your advanced project and communications knowledge, will propel your career forward with opportunity to lead teams. We need our engineers to be versatile, enthusiastic to work in highly flexible, team oriented environment and who have exceptional communication, analytical and leadership skills. In this role you will: Plan, design and manage the construction of irrigation projects to distribute water to agricultural lands. They are responsible for the construction of irrigation canals and river dams. They conduct research on soil drainage & conservation of forests and ranges.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Plans, designs, and oversees construction of irrigation projects for transporting distributing water to agricultural lands.

• Plans and designs irrigation fixtures & installation of fixtures to requirements specifications.

• Directs, through subordinate supervisors, construction of such irrigation systems as dams, canals and ditches, according to type of soil, climatic characteristics, water supply, return flow and other factors affecting irrigation requirements.

• Conducts research on problems of soil drainage and conservation, applying knowledge of civil engineering [Research Engineer profess. kin. ].

• Identify complex problems and review related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

• Manage own time and the time of others.

• Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, organization rules, and the democratic political process.

• Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or related field).

• 15+ years of related field engineering experience.

• Broad general engineering background, and previous project engineering experience is required.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Professional registration may also be required Proven ability to perform in a supervisory/leadership role.

• Thorough knowledge of industry practices and regulations are required.

• Must also possess a thorough knowledge of current technology and be able to select and apply appropriate engineering software for use on project.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

We truly invest and care about our employee s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest APPLY TODAY!