ENGINEERS | SURVEYORS | PLANNERS | SCIENTISTS

Morrison-Maierle is a 100% employee-owned firm specializing in integrated consulting and design services in engineering, planning, surveying, and science. As a trusted partner to our clients, we deliver reliable, high-quality results, grounded in a deep understanding of local context and regional needs.

Position: Senior Structural Engineer (Hydraulic Structures)

Job status: Exempt-salaried

Job type: Full-time

Location: Boise, ID

(Relocation assistance provided)

Seeking a Senior Structural Engineer to lead water resources hydraulic structural projects. Join a top, local firm delivering resilient, science‑based solutions.

THE ROLE

The Senior Structural Engineer is responsible for leading the planning, design, and delivery of complex hydraulic structures projects. This role blends advanced technical expertise with people leadership—ensuring both project success and team growth. In this role, you will develop science-based engineering solutions that integrate infrastructure with the natural environment, supporting water retention and storage systems, conveyance structures, flow control and regulation systems, safety and measurement structures, and the rehabilitation of critical water infrastructure including fisheries and hydropower projects. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, coordinate with clients and regulatory agencies, and oversee projects from concept through design and into construction. You will help create an engaged, accountable team environment while ensuring projects are delivered efficiently and to a high standard of excellence. This position is ideal for a structural professional with progressive expertise in hydraulic, fisheries, and hydropower structural engineering, strong leadership capability, and a desire to influence both project outcomes and team success—delivering resilient, impactful solutions for the communities we serve. These responsibilities include:

Supervisory Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day leadership, mentorship, and guidance to engineers and EITs supporting project delivery.
Align team resources to project needs, helping balance workload and support efficient utilization of staff.
Support staff development through coaching, performance feedback, and technical oversight.
Foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment focused on quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Partner with leadership to identify staffing needs and support team growth.

Project and Client Leadership

Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, building strong relationships and ensuring alignment between project objectives and deliverables.

Prepare and lead client meetings, technical presentations, and design workshops.

Lead the planning, modeling, design, and delivery of complex structural projects, including fish passage and screening, hydropower, and hydraulic structures.

Manage full project lifecycle: scope development, budgeting, scheduling, resourcing, risk identification, and change management.

Maintain accurate project documentation, progress tracking, and financial performance reporting.

Technical and Deliver Leadership

Direct preparation and QA/QC of plans, specifications, cost estimates, technical reports, and other engineering deliverables.

Develop engineering approaches, alternatives analyses, and recommendations that balance technical performance, cost, constructability, and environmental stewardship.

Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure integrated and timely project delivery.

Lead construction-phase services including RFIs, submittal reviews, field observations, and resolution of design‑related issues.

Make key technical and delivery decisions, balancing risk, cost, constructability, and regulatory requirements while guiding the team to successful outcomes.

Business Development and Growth

Identify new opportunities, support client account growth, and help develop strategic pursuits.

Lead or contribute to proposal development, including scopes, schedules, level of effort, and interview participation.