Woodard & Curran is a national engineering, science, and operations firm with a simple vision for clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. As an employee-owned company, we strive to cultivate diverse teams and encourage collaboration in an equitable and inclusive culture. We seek talented individuals from all backgrounds to help us address a broad range of water and environmental issues. We prioritize our people, offering opportunities for professional growth, ownership, and flexibility. That’s how we make a difference to our clients, people, and the planet.
Woodard & Curran, Inc. seeks Engineer 3s (multiple openings) in Irvine, CA, to work on a wide range of water resources and environmental projects to develop innovative and creative solutions to challenging and complex water-related problems. The Engineer 3 is responsible for working primarily on the development, calibration, and application of stormwater models, including the US Geological Survey’s MODFLOW, Department of Water Resources Integrated Water Resources Model (IWFM), Innovyze’s XPSWMM, and the US Army Corps of Engineers’ HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS platforms, to water resources projects and analysis using the results of models, processing large and complex temporal and geospatial data in Microsoft Excel, ArcGIS, Python (or other programming language) and other data management platforms; performing data analysis, visualization and interpretation of model results; analysis of watersheds, hydrology and climate change (precipitation, stream flows, etc.), land use, land-surface processes (evapotranspiration, crop water demand, soil moisture, soil parameters, etc.), and agricultural and urban water use for planning activities and supporting policy and regulatory processes; evaluating the impacts of different stormwater management activities, including drainage capacity, implication on flooding, stream and river levels, and erosion. The Engineer 3 is actively involved in local professional groups and mentors and delegates to entry level engineers, with an increased level of independence and responsibility. The Engineer 3 plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection and substantial adaptation and modification of standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria. The Engineer 3 is responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting or coordinating phases of a major project; supporting the evaluation of feasibility of alternative design approaches; preparing technical reports, plans, and applications; preparing cost estimates for projects and understanding project schedule and budget aspects of projects during project execution and performing QA/QC functions. The minimum requirements for this position are a Master’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering and 1 year of experience in developing, calibrating, and applying stormwater models, or, a Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering and 3 years of experience in developing, calibrating and applying stormwater models. All qualified applicants must have at least some experiences in hydraulics and hydrology modelling, including experience identifying deficiencies and recommending stormwater system improvements using these models. The position is based at Woodard & Curran’s office in Irvine, CA, with the option to telecommute within a normal commuting distance approximately 2 days per week. This position is eligible for Woodard & Curran’s Employee Referral Program. Applicants may apply at https://www.woodardcurran.com/careers or e-mail application materials to [email protected].
Benefits & Wellbeing
Retirement Savings:
• 401(k) Pre-tax or Roth Contributions: Company will match equal to 100% of the first 3% of salary contributed, All employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan and are 100% vested in the value of own contributions and any employer matching contributions.
Time away from work:
• Vacation time is provided to full and part-time regular employees. Vacation is accrued, based on number of hours worked per week as well as prior years of experience.
• Woodard & Curran offers paid sick time to eligible employees who are absent due to their own non-work related, illness, injury, or medical procedure.
• Woodard & Curran provides up to 80 hours of Paid Parental Leave for child bonding in a 12-month period.
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance from Sun Life to assist with replacing a portion of your income in the event of non-job-related illness or injury. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled and eligible immediately.
Coverage and support for your needs and wellbeing:
Personal and Family health: Company offers three medical plan options based on geography; plus HSA and PSA plans are available based on eligibility, additional options include dental and vision plans.
Company provides basic employee group life insurance and AD&D benefits; additional voluntary life insurance for employee and family are available through Sun Life.
WayForward powered by Dario: EAP Program combined with personalized mental health and wellbeing coaching.
LiveWell wellbeing program: credit incentive is available, up to $600 annually – nutrition and fitness reimbursement, and access to the Virgin Pulse wellness platform.
Education: Tuition assistance offers eligible employees up to 100% reimbursement of tuition, books and fees up to $5250 per year, for courses related to the employee’s job or planned career development.
Woodard & Curran is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. We are committed to ensuring our employment practices are non-discriminatory and based solely on job-related factors. To read our entire Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement, click here. To view the Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal poster and supplement, click here.
If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to apply, please contact Beth Sweitzer.
We value diversity, equity and inclusion and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.
Woodard & Curran believes that complex teams working together in an equitable, inclusive space provides the best opportunity for achieving our vision of clean water, a safe environment, healthy communities, and happy people. Our success is tied to a culture that embraces our differences so that everyone can bring their whole, authentic selves to work. When our people are supported to reach their full potential, we provide the most innovative, sound, and effective solutions.
What We Do
Woodard & Curran is more than just a consulting firm – we are an integrated science, engineering, design-build, and operations company specializing in water and environmental projects. Our depth of experience across these disciplines makes us uniquely suited to handle any project with a completely tailored approach.
By partnering with our clients, adopting their priorities, and understanding the realities they face, we deliver one-of-a-kind answers to unique problems, with a truly collaborative working style. We believe that doing good work for our clients goes hand in hand with doing good work for the companies and communities we serve, and for the planet as a whole, and that all good work begins and ends with a happy, healthy team. These commitments — to each other, to our clients, and to the world around us — define Woodard & Curran.
