# Chief Hydraulics Engineer

Join Us: Champion Resilient Infrastructure as a Chief Hydraulics Engineer - Guide Strategy, Advance Expertise, and Deliver Lasting Impact Where can your hydraulic engineering expertise make a lasting impact on the safety and resiliency of transportation networks? Are you passionate about guiding technical strategy, tackling sophisticated engineering challenges, and delivering practical solutions that support stronger bridge infrastructure? CHA Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Chief Hydraulics Engineer to join our Bridge Team in Buffalo, NY; Albany, NY; or Rochester, NY. In this role, you'll help drive innovative hydraulic solutions for bridges and transportation infrastructure, serving as a trusted technical resource while supporting projects that enhance safety, resiliency, and long-term performance throughout the communities we serve. What You'll Do: Lead all phases of multifaceted bridge and hydraulics projects, from concept through completion, by developing advanced engineering designs, technical reports, and contract documentation, while guiding cross-functional teams Provide expert consultation and resolve highly complex technical issues across multiple teams and projects Plan,

- **Id**: 3979750
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cha-consulting-chief-hydraulics-engineer>
- **Role**: Industrial Engineering
- **Role family**: Industrial Engineering
- **Seniority**: head
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Buffalo, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T19:21:12Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T19:21:12Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4379
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Engineering Services, Construction

## Company

- **Id**: 2828493
- **Name**: CHA Consulting
- **Domain**: chasolutions.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/chasolutions>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: iCIMS

## Salary

- **Min**: 170000
- **Max**: 210000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 210000

## Technologies

- **AutoCAD** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 15
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T19:21:12Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 21 · green card filings: 4; Filings 12m: 21

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 17
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T20:56:38Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 210000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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