Consulting Flood Hydrologist Services for the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

The agency seeks flood hydrologist consulting services for the purpose of performing in-depth reviewing/performing: � Watershed hydrologic modeling and associated uncertainties; � Probabilistic methods in estimating hydrologic hazard curves, including stochastic event flood modeling methods; � Site Specific, Statewide/Regional and Hydrometeorological Reports (HMRs) based Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) and Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) analyses; � Regional frequency analysis to derive Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) of the precipitation and flood; � Climate change impact analyses on extreme precipitation using Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP) data and/or NASA Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections; and � Other flood hydrology-related analyses for dam safety. Typical work efforts associated with the effort include but are not limited to: � Review of submitted analyses, including digital files, prepared by Licensees or their consultants. � Review of published data or reports from federal, state and local sources. � Attendance at Board of Consultants meetings and project meetings. � Provide expert advice to FERC staff on complex flood hydrology issues. � Review proposed scopes of work developed by Licensees or their consultants for consistency with the FERC guidelines and state-of-the-practice procedures. � Preparation of written reports as directed, with critiques, conclusions and recommendations. � Review and comment on correspondence or other communications to Licensees prepared by FERC staff. � Develop technical whitepapers to assist dam safety staff in reviewing/resolving complex technical topics � Provide technical topic training to FERC staff