CDM Smith

Environmental Engineer 5

CDM Smith$104K — $182K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental or Chemical Engineering or related discipline.
  • Professional engineering (PE) license required.
  • 7 years of related experience in water and wastewater design.
  • Expert knowledge of water and wastewater treatment facilities design, permitting, and construction preferred.
  • Expert knowledge of CADD 3D and 4D software.

Responsibilities

  • Create engineering designs and planning reports for water and wastewater treatment facilities and systems.
  • Perform engineering work focusing on treatment processes and civil design.
  • Review drafts for regulatory compliance and sign off on completed designs.
  • Lead engineering tasks, perform calculations, and prepare report specifications with oversight.
  • Ensure compliance with firm policies and standards on design projects.
  • Conduct field activities and site reviews to align designs with specifications.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior staff.

Benefits

  • Participation in mentoring program for professional development.
  • Access to Leadership Academy and extensive training through CDM Smith University.
  • Opportunities to collaborate on challenging projects across the West Coast.
  • Supportive work environment fostering career advancement.
  • Involvement in industry conferences and symposia to enhance professional visibility.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Would you like to take your career to the next level? CDM Smith's Concord office has an immediate need of a mid-level engineer with a drinking water or wastewater design background to support senior engineers on a variety of water and wastewater projects in our Water Services Group locally and across the West Coast. You'll have the opportunity to learn every day from our highly-skilled technical staff and project managers, participate in our mentoring program, and drive your professional development and gain skills through our Leadership Academy and extensive trainings available within the CDM Smith University.

Your tasks could include:
• With general direction, creating water and wastewater treatment facilities, water and sewer systems, water reuse facilities, chemical feed systems, pipelines, and pump stations engineering designs and planning reports to meet client project requirements
• Performing engineering work with an emphasis on water and wastewater treatment process; water, stormwater and wastewater conveyance, pumping, and civil design and planning
• Reviewing draft designs and reports for compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and signing off on completed designs
• Leading engineering tasks, performing design calculations, and preparing design reports, plans, and specifications with oversight by more senior staff and support from junior staff
• Ensuring that firm policies and practices are followed on all designs.
• Performing field activities and site reviews, as needed, to ensure designs are aligned with location specifications
• Providing technical guidance and training to junior staff; mentoring junior staff and developing them for future growth within the discipline and firm
• Delegating to and reviewing work of junior engineers.
• Corresponding/interacting directly with clients and contractors to discuss projects and present engineering designs
• Collaborating with sales staff to create proposals in response to current and potential client requests for proposal
• Review draft proposals for adherence to firm, industry, state, local and federal regulations and best practices
• Meeting with current and potential future clients to review their current and future design needs
• Attending conferences, symposia, etc. to improve the visibility of the firm's products and services in collaboration with applicable sales staff
• Contributes to technical reports and early design documents to support project development.
• Other duties as required

This role requires strong communication and teamwork with staff in our local and regional offices and various engineering disciplines in other offices. This position is perfect for you if you are looking to elevate your career and take on increasingly challenging work. We will provide the encouragement and support so you can become a strong leader within our industry.

Skills & Abilities
• Expert Knowledge of computer assisted design and drafting (CADD) 3D and 4D software and practices.
• Expert Knowledge of engineer principles of design.
• Expert Knowledge of Microsoft business software (excel, word, etc.).
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Expert knowledge of federal, state and local regulations.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental or Chemical Engineering or related discipline. Professional engineering (PE) license. 7 years of related experience. Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands. Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with design, permitting, and construction of water and/or wastewater treatment facilities is preferred.
• Expert knowledge of Bluebeam Revu for redlining and quality management of engineering contract documents

Amount of Travel Required

10% or less
Pay Range Min

USD $104,562.00
Pay Range Max

USD $182,978.00
Additional Pay Range Information

CDM Smith is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. This pay range is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels for the geographic location assigned to the position. In addition to geographic location, a candidate's salary is determined by several other factors including, but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, relevant work experience, skills, required certifications, and education/training.
Additional Compensation

All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.
Visa Sponsorship Available

No-We will not support sponsorship in the United States, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position
Agency Disclaimer

All vendors must have a signed CDM Smith Placement Agreement from the CDM Smith Talent Acquisition Manager to receive payment for your placement. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of the CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries staff will not be considered binding terms. All unsolicited resumes sent to CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries and any resume submitted to any employee outside of CDM Smith Talent Acquisition Team will be considered property of CDM Smith. CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.

About CDM Smith

CDM Smith is an engineering and construction company that provides a wide range of services to clients in the public and private sectors. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. CDM Smith offers services in areas such as water resources, transportation, environmental engineering, and more. The company is committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact. CDM Smith has offices throughout the United States and around the world.
Learn more about CDM Smith
Size
5,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1986

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