Career Opportunities in Dam Safety
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To support those in our community whose jobs have been impacted by the current administration's recent mass firings and sweeping new policies, ASDSO is temporarily hosting this career opportunities page. This page is a free, openly accessible resource for those looking for new career opportunities and those hiring for open positions. To list an open position on this page, please complete this job posting.
Natural Resource Engineer 3 (Dam Safety Project Manager)
Posted: 10/8/2025
Company: Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Water Resources
Location: Columbus, OH
Type: Full-Time
Salary: Starting hourly pay of $39.22/hr with multiple pay increases over your first 6.5 years of service, with an end salary of $55.99/hr
Deadline to Apply: 10/22/2025
Overview: The Ohio Dam Safety Program is seeking a professional civil engineer to fill a project manager position. Job duties will include providing technical assistance and review of detailed construction plans and specifications; acting as project manager for lower level staff; performing and overseeing periodic inspections of existing dams; performing and reviewing hydrologic, hydraulic, geotechnical, and structural analyses of dams; performing and reviewing downstream hazard studies and inundation mapping; working with dam owners, consultants, and contractors to improve the safety of dams across Ohio.
Dam Compliance Coordinator
Posted: 7/21/2025
Company: VA Department of Conservation and Recreation
Location: Richmond, VA
Type: Full-Time Hybrid
Salary: $70,000-$85,000
Deadline to Apply: Open untill filled
Overview: Resolves enforcement cases fairly, consistently, and in a manner that furthers DCR’s enforcement mission. Coordinates and assists the Dam Safety division’s responses in emergency situations including during imminent dam failures, anticipated storm events, and flood emergency recovery activities. Collaborate with Administration and Department personnel and stakeholders including local emergency management; and state and federal emergency management including the Governor's Office, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, Office of the Attorney General, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, EOC, VEST, FEMA, etc. to determine appropriate actions to address emergency situations. Compliance and enforcement program development and coordination. Implementation of enforcement. Compliance and enforcement program support. Provide paralegal and policy expertise and assistance to policy personnel regarding dam safety statutes, regulations, policies, procedures, compliance, enforcement, FOIA request responses, and legislative and fiscal impacts. Coordinate state hazard plan updates regarding dam incidents and floods. Assist localities dam annexes to their emergency plans.
Assistant Dam Safety Engineer
Posted: 6/11/2025
Company: Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Type: Full-Time
Salary: $75,000 - $85,000
Deadline to Apply: Open until filled
Overview: Candidate will:
- Fulfill the agency’s mission to protect lives and property.
- Assist Dam Safety Engineers in conducting and reviewing safety inspections, issuing operation and maintenance certificates, construction and alteration permits, monitoring construction and alteration activities, and ensuring technical documents meet regulatory standards in accordance with Code of Virginia.
- Assist Dam Safety Engineers in developing or reviewing dam break inundation studies, emergency plans and dam database support functions.
- Participate in public engagement with state, local, federal, and community partners and is a team player in the delivery of relevant training, technical assistance, outreach, and education awareness messaging across the Commonwealth.
Emergency Coordinator
Posted: 6/11/2025
Company: Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation
Location: Virginia
Type: Full-Time
Salary: $70,000 - $80,000
Deadline to Apply: Open until filled
Overview: Resolves enforcement cases fairly, consistently, and in a manner that furthers the Department’s enforcement mission. Coordinates and assists the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Dam Safety and Floodplain Management division’s responses in emergency situations including during imminent dam failures, anticipated storm events, and flood emergency recovery activities. Collaborates with Administration and Department personnel and stakeholders including local emergency management; and state and federal emergency management including the Governor's Office, the Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources, Office of the Attorney General, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Emergency Operations Center, VEST, FEMA, etc. to determine appropriate actions to address emergency situations. Assists with necessary press releases and notices. Compliance and enforcement program development and coordination. Implementation of enforcement. Compliance and enforcement program support. Provide paralegal and policy expertise and assistance to Department policy personnel regarding dam safety and floodplain management statutes, regulations, policies, procedures, compliance, enforcement, Freedom of Information Act request responses, and legislative and fiscal impacts. Coordinate state hazard plan updates regarding dam incidents and floods. Assist localities and planning districts to update flood and dam annexes to their emergency plans. Assist with dam sector threat identification and critical infrastructure identification and protection related to dams or floods.
Senior Manager of Regulatory Dam & Public Safety
Posted: 6/3/2025
Company: Southern California Edison
Location: Rosemead, CA
Type: Full-Time - Hybrid
Deadline to Apply: Open until filled
Overview: Join the Clean Energy Revolution - Become a Senior Manager of Regulatory Dam & Public Safety at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. Are you passionate about ensuring public safety and regulatory compliance? Join our team as a Senior Manager for Regulatory Dam and Public Safety, where you'll lead a team of engineers and manage regulatory requirements on Hydro infrastructure. Bring your expertise to a dynamic environment and make a tangible impact on public safety.
