Hydraulic Modeling Engineer

Ardurra is seeking a Hydraulic Modeling Engineer to join our Public Works Infrastructure team in Houston, TX!

Ardurra is a multidisciplinary civil engineering services firm providing innovative infrastructure solutions to public and private sector clients throughout the United States.

We leverage technical expertise, integrated project delivery, and local market knowledge to deliver practical, sustainable solutions for public infrastructure, utilities, transportation, drainage, and community development projects.

Our Houston Public Works Infrastructure team partners with municipalities, local governments, utility providers, and public agencies to plan, evaluate, and improve critical infrastructure systems.

We support projects involving utility master planning, capital improvement programs, infrastructure resiliency, system capacity evaluations, drainage and utility assessments, and long-range infrastructure planning.

Primary Function

The Hydraulic Modeling Engineer will support infrastructure planning, hydraulic modeling, and system evaluation efforts for municipal and public sector clients throughout Texas and surrounding regions.

This position will be responsible for developing, calibrating, and maintaining hydraulic models; evaluating system performance; performing engineering analyses; and preparing technical documentation to support infrastructure planning, capital improvement programming, operational optimization, and resiliency initiatives.

The ideal candidate will possess experience with hydraulic modeling software, model calibration, GIS integration, and system performance evaluations.

Experience with Autodesk’s ICM, automation in modelling (SQL and Ruby), Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) assessments and the Groundwater Infiltration Module (GIM) is highly desirable.

Primary Duties


* Develop, update, calibrate, and maintain water and wastewater hydraulic models.


* Perform system capacity evaluations, operational analyses, and infrastructure assessments.


* Analyze water distribution and wastewater collection system performance under existing and future demand conditions.


* Conduct model calibration using field data, flow monitoring information, and system operational records.


* Support Inflow and Infiltration (I/I) investigations and related wastewater system analyses.


* Utilize and interpret Groundwater Infiltration Module (GIM) results where applicable.


* Prepare technical memoranda, engineering reports, planning studies, and presentation materials.


* Assist in developing recommendations for Capital Improvement Programs (CIPs), infrastructure rehabilitation projects, utility system enhancements, and long-range municipal planning initiatives.


* Support infrastructure planning efforts associated with municipal growth, system resiliency, regulatory compliance, and public works asset management initiatives.


* Participate in client meetings and coordinate with utility staff, project ma...