Key skills
Communication
About this role
Role Overview
- Lead multidisciplinary teams of engineers, scientists, and analysts in providing technical assistance to municipalities for the planning and design of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure projects in small, under-resourced communities
- Independently assess community water and wastewater infrastructure needs
- Develop clear, well-documented planning documents and technical reports (e.g., Preliminary Engineering Reports)
- Deliver preliminary and detailed project designs suitable for securing infrastructure funding
- Lead meetings with community stakeholders to gather information, facilitate project support, and ensure stakeholder buy-in
- Depending on your qualifications and experience, support additional projects, including assessing and promoting innovative water and wastewater treatment technologies, evaluating design, cost, and environmental impacts of water infrastructure projects, and contributing to efforts to reduce human health and environmental risks from PFAS and other emerging contaminants
- Mentor junior and mid-level staff as a subject matter expert and technical leader
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering
- Active Professional Engineer (PE) license in at least one U.S. state (multiple state licenses preferred)
- 15+ years of relevant experience in municipal water or wastewater system planning and design, including familiarity with funding, financing, and governance frameworks for Capital Improvement Programs
- Experience with decentralized wastewater systems is a plus but not required
- Willingness to travel to assess community infrastructure needs
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Experience evaluating the infrastructure needs of small and rural communities
- Experience developing Master Plans, Capital Improvement Plans, Facility Plans, and Feasibility Studies for water infrastructure
- Water distribution, wastewater collection, and water/wastewater treatment system design experience, including working knowledge of 3D modeling, hydraulic analysis, process design, and asset management software
Benefits
- health and dental insurance
- life insurance
- long-term disability
- educational benefits
- FSAs
- a generous 401k plan
- profit sharing
- an EAP
- 11-20 paid vacation days per year
- 10 paid holidays per year
- 56 hours or more of sick leave (based on the state you work in) per year (pro-rated for part-time)
- equal opportunity employer