
Experienced Civil Engineer - Water Resources
Overland Park, KS · HybridJobSeen 4mo agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
Olsson is seeking an experienced civil engineer to join its Water Resources team. The role supports planning, design, permitting, and construction-phase services, with work focused on engineering calculations, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, and stormwater projects. The position is available on a hybrid schedule from the Overland Park, Kansas, or Springfield, Missouri, office.
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Company Description
We are Olsson. We engineer and design solutions that improve the world around us. As a company, we promise to always be responsive, transparent, and focused on results – for our people, our clients, and our company.
We’re a people-centric firm, so it’s no surprise our greatest asset is our people. The impact this creates is an environment that encourages our people to grow and be creative with their talents. This approach builds a culture that is uniquely Olsson. It allows us to grow our people as we grow our business. This, in turn, creates a lasting impact on the world around us.
Job Description
Join our Water Resources team at Olsson, a leading engineering firm actively seeking a dedicated Experienced Civil Engineer. The Water Resources team offers its clients a full spectrum of water services, including a complete line of planning, design, permitting, and construction phase services. This position assists with generating ideas and creating designs that provide purposeful, high-quality solutions to successfully solve engineering and design needs.
Be part of a team that values your contribution, encourages growth, and is committed to your career development. Join us in making a lasting, positive impact on communities through innovative water resources engineering solutions.
Primary Responsibilities:
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Perform various tasks, immersing you in practical experience and exposure to diverse engineering facets, methods, and programs
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Execute precise technical engineering calculations
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Develop hydrologic and hydraulic models for floodplain modeling and mapping
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Engage in design and management tasks for stormwater projects, including channel stabilization/restoration, storm drain systems, culverts, and water quality features
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Coordinate with project managers and project teams to achieve project objectives
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Innovate and introduce new ideas to projects, showcasing your creativity and initiative
We have one current opening and will consider candidates interested in working a hybrid schedule out of our Overland Park, KS or Springfield, MO office locations.
Qualifications
You are passionate about:
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Working collaboratively with others
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Having ownership in the work you do
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Using your talents to positively affect communities
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Developing your career in Water Resources engineering
You bring to the team:
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Strong communication skills
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Ability to contribute and work well with a team
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Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, environmental engineering, or a related field of study
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Must possess Engineer Intern (EI) or (IE) certificate
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Minimum of two years of experience
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Proficiency in Civil 3D and HEC-RAS modeling software
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Exceptional problem-solving skills
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Additional Information
Olsson specializes in engineering and design, client advisory services, planning, field services, and environmental. Improving the world has been our mindset from the very beginning, back when Olsson first opened for business in 1956. And it will be our mindset for years to come.
As an Olsson employee, you will:
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Receive a competitive 401(k) match
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Be empowered to build your career with tailored development paths
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Have the possibility for flexible work arrangements
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Engage in work that has a positive impact on communities
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Participate in a wellness program promoting balanced lifestyles
In addition, full-time employees will receive our traditional benefits package (health care, vision, dental, paid time off, etc.) and the opportunity to participate in a bonus system that rewards performance.
Olsson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran, and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, military status, or other protected status.
Olsson understands the importance of privacy and is committed to protecting job applicants’ personal information. Pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, the “CCPA”), this notice explains Olsson’s practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information for job applicants residing in California. Please read this Notice carefully to understand our privacy practices.
For more information about the types of information we collect and how we use it in connection with your general access and use of our website, please review our general California Privacy Notice here (https://www.olsson.com/privacy-policy) .
How this job compares
Set against the 5,314 open Civil Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Kansas median$91–160K/yr25 salary ranges
- US median$30–43/hr195 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 78 open Civil Engineer jobs in Kansas and 5,314 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kansas
- Olsson (this employer)21 open
- CDM Smith9 open
- Black & Veatch8 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Civil Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 4,325 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,061 of the 5,314 open Civil Engineer jobs (76%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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