The position supports delivery of public sector wastewater facility planning and design projects. In your role you will evaluate, model, design, and support startup and operation of public sector wastewater treatment facilities. In particular, your expertise in and understanding of wastewater treatment processes guides the design of these important facilities. You will evaluate appropriate biological, physical, and chemical processes and optimization opportunities utilizing models such as BioWin, Sumo,GPS-X, and clarifier 2Dc. You will support various types of wastewater field sampling and analysis efforts for operations support and model calibration.
In addition, you will support projects as a critical part of the design team, a design lead, a task manager, and/or a project manager. You will prepare facility assessment and design reports, perform design calculations, perform process and/or hydraulic modeling, select and size equipment, prepare design documents and construction documents, support construction phase services both in office and in the field. Field work and site visits from planning through construction may require occasional travel. You will support and mentor junior engineers and will be supported by multiple senior mentors on projects and local and regional office leadership.
Qualifications and Skills
Required
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- BioWin, Sumo and/or GPS-X process models
- Multiple years following PE licensure of documented design experience for water/wastewater facilities projects
- Experience working on and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in roles including Task Manager and/or Design Lead
- Experience supervising, coordinating and reviewing work by junior and technical staff
- Ability to estimate workload and develop schedules
- Engagement with professional societies and similar organizations by participating in meetings and conferences
- Proficient in standard software platforms (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Bluebeam, etc.)
- Strong organizational skills
Preferred
- Experience serving as Project Manager for water/wastewater facility projects
- Engagement in professional society leadership roles
- Experience supporting proposal preparation and participating in interviews
- Experience communicating and coordinating with clients
- Experience mentoring junior and technical staff
- Experience delivering water and/or wastewater facility projects from preliminary design through construction
- Familiarity with CADD, GIS, Revit, and/or other software
- Field sampling and analysis
Education
Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering
- Texas PE or licensed PE in another state with ability to obtain Texas PE within 12 months of start date
Preferred
- Bachelor of Science degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering
- Masters degree in Engineering