Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer

Location: Charlotte, NC, United States; Hybrid

We have an immediate opportunity within our Water practice in the Carolinas for a Water/Wastewater Engineer to pursue and manage municipal and industrial projects including water, wastewater, and stormwater conveyance and treatment facilities and related civil infrastructure. The successful candidate will use their management and technical abilities to work within a team of water professionals to win, manage, and deliver projects involving the planning and design of a wide array of civil and water resources projects, with the goals of:

• Delivering high-quality products/outcomes
• Meeting financial and timeline performance requirements
• Achieving client satisfaction

Your Key Responsibilities

• Management and successful pursuit of water-related projects of varying complexity within multidisciplinary teams.
• Manage and pursue project(s) or tasks within a larger project. Manage and lead other team members while working on projects, complete tasks and delegate specific project tasks to other team members as appropriate.
• Mentor and supervise staff and develop high-performing project teams.
• Participate in marketing efforts and business development including relationship development, proposal preparation and participation in interviews.
• Interact with clients and management regarding status of project scope, schedule, and budget
• Apply and share experience/knowledge of planning and design expertise.
• Research and understand issues related to regulatory and other drivers that impact individual projects.
• Prepare project deliverables and ensure that projects needs are met in a timely and effective manner.
• Perform calculations, report preparation, process study, research investigations, preparation of plans and specifications and other activities requiring knowledge of principles and techniques for a variety of projects with a focus on water/wastewater treatment and conveyance, storm water management, regulatory compliance, low impact development (LID) design, and green infrastructure.
• Develop engineering conclusions for data analysis.
• Determine the permitting requirements for the particular type of work being designed for the location in which it is to be constructed. Involved in the permitting process of projects, which may require meetings with clients, contractors, reviewing agency personnel and governing entities.
• Assist in determining schedule and budget requirements.
• Interact directly with clients to gather information and discuss project requirements.
• Evaluate, select, and apply standard engineering techniques, procedures and criteria, using judgment in making adaptations and modifications.
• Assign tasks to and coordinates work of project technical team.
• Lead project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, owner and contractor, sub-contractors, and vendors.

About Us

Communities everywhere share the need for clean water. And as they work to meet that need, they’re facing new, more complex challenges every day. Our water professionals collaborate to contribute innovative ideas, guided by scientific rigor and a vision for sustainable growth. Every day, we’re helping communities improve, reuse, and protect our world’s most precious resource.

Join our team to deliver transformational projects that will benefit future generations. Grow with us, H2O+U.

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