Niklas Christensen

Water Resource Engineer at Watershed Professionals Network

Hood River, Oregon, United States

About

Mr. Christensen is a licensed civil and environmental engineer specializing in water resource disciplines. He has 15 years of experience working on water supply assessments, water quality studies, geomorphic assessments, floodplain and bank stabilization projects, low impact development plans, pipe capacity analysis and design, irrigation demand and efficiency planning, and construction plans and specifications. Recent water supply related projects include water demand and water conservation assessments, climate change analysis, reservoir siting and sizing, water rights and water use analysis, and hydrologic and water resource modeling. Mr. Christensen has developed college curriculum for water resources modeling and basin planning and has considerable expertise at design and implementation of hydrologic field studies. Mr. Christensen supervises hydrologists and engineers.

Experience

  • Water Resource Engineer at Watershed Professionals Network
    Jan 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 6 mos

    - Municipal, irrigation, industrial, instream, and hydropower water needs assessments - Hydroelectric plant design and engineering - Climate change impacts, hydrologic and water resource modeling - Reservoir siting and water storage assessments - Water rights and water use analysis - Water conservation assessments

  • Water Resource Engineer at Herrera Environmental Consultants
    Jan 2006 - Jan 2013 · 7 yrs 1 mo

    - Stormwater conveyance and treatment design - Plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E), bid packages, and construction oversight - Low Impact Development (LID) design - Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, bank stabilization, and restoration design - Hydrologic and water quality monitoring