CONSOR Engineers

Senior Engineer - Water Structures

CONSOR Engineers$160K — $200K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Santa Clara, CA
Energy & Utilities
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in structural engineering, focusing on water/wastewater infrastructure.
  • Project management experience with public sector projects.
  • Proven ability to lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams.
  • Excellent client engagement skills with a focus on long-term relationship building.
  • B.S. in Civil or Structural Engineering required; CA Structural Engineer License preferred.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Self-motivated with multitasking capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Lead structural design for water infrastructure projects, including treatment plants and reservoirs.
  • Serve as the technical project lead, ensuring compliance with codes and standards.
  • Prepare design calculations, specifications, and construction documentation.
  • Conduct site assessments of existing infrastructure and recommend solutions.
  • Collaborate with engineers from various disciplines for integrated project designs.
  • Review engineering deliverables for quality assurance and accuracy.
  • Mentor junior staff, overseeing their technical growth and project involvement.
  • Engage with clients through presentations and meetings, establishing trust as a structural expert.
  • Provide construction-phase support, including responding to RFIs and resolving site issues.
  • Support business development, fostering client relationships and contributing to proposals.

Benefits

  • Career Growth & Development: Tuition reimbursement, paid training, and major license bonuses.
  • Work-Life Alignment: Competitive PTO, flexible work schedules, and hybrid work options.
  • Wellness: Comprehensive health benefits, fitness and wellness reimbursements, and HSA/FSA options.
  • Life Insurance: Employer-paid short and long-term disability, and retirement 401(k) with matching.
  • Community Engagement: Paid volunteering, social events, and employee networks.
Full Job Description

What Your Day Will Look Like:


As a Senior Structural Engineer focused on water infrastructure, you will lead the planning, analysis, and design of critical water and wastewater facilities, including treatment plants, pump stations, reservoirs, elevated tanks, intake structures, and other hydraulic infrastructure. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and regulatory agencies, you will develop innovative, resilient solutions that support essential community services and long-term system reliability.

Your day will involve performing structural analyses, developing design calculations, preparing construction documents, and conducting technical reviews to ensure compliance with industry standards and client requirements. You will provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, guide project deliverables through all phases of design, and support business development efforts through client engagement and proposal development.

 

You will also participate in site visits, condition assessments, and construction support activities, helping resolve field issues and ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. Balancing technical excellence with project execution, you will play a key role in delivering sustainable water infrastructure projects that have a lasting impact on the communities we serve.

 

Projected Compensation: $160,000 - $200,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications. Compensation above this range may be considered for candidates whose experience and expertise significantly exceed the minimum requirements.

What You'll Do:

  • Lead the structural design and analysis of water and wastewater infrastructure, including treatment facilities, pump stations, reservoirs, tanks, and hydraulic structures.
  • Serve as the technical lead on multidisciplinary projects, ensuring designs meet client requirements, applicable codes, and industry standards.
  • Develop structural calculations, specifications, reports, and construction documents for projects ranging from rehabilitation efforts to new facility expansions.
  • Perform condition assessments and structural evaluations of existing water infrastructure to identify deficiencies and recommend practical solutions.
  • Collaborate with civil, mechanical, electrical, process, and geotechnical engineers to deliver integrated and efficient project designs.
  • Review and seal engineering deliverables, providing quality assurance and ensuring technical accuracy throughout all phases of project development.
  • Mentor and support junior engineers and designers through technical guidance, project oversight, and professional development.
  • Participate in client meetings, presentations, and workshops, serving as a trusted advisor and primary structural engineering resource.
  • Provide construction-phase services, including responding to RFIs, reviewing submittals, conducting site visits, and resolving field-related engineering challenges.
  • Support business development efforts by cultivating client relationships, identifying new opportunities, and contributing to proposals, interviews, and strategic growth initiatives.

What You'll Need:

  • 10+ years of structural engineering experience with water, wastewater, transportation, or other public infrastructure projects.
  • Project management experience on Water Resources and applicable structures projects
  • Experience managing public-sector projects (state, county, city, and federal).
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, motivate, and collaborate within multidisciplinary teams.
  • Ability to develop productive, long-term relationships and communicate with clients, peers, multi-disciplinary teams, and management 
  • Ability to manage several subconsultants and internal staff on a multi-disciplinary team
  • Bachelor's degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
  • Active California Structural Engineer (SE) License, or ability to obtain California licensure within a reasonable timeframe.
  • Excellent written and verbal communications skills
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently with multiple priorities
  • Attention to detail, delivering quality work products, and excellent client service

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This hybrid job operates between an office environment and a field environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones and copy machines. May require occasional exposure to work environments that may include inclement weather, heat, humidity, noise, hazard, atmospheric conditions, and bodies of water, depending on project requirements.

While performing the duties of this job, physical demands of the employee include frequent sitting, moving, standing, talking, hearing, and occasional balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling. This job may occasionally require operating a company vehicle, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 lbs.

What Benefits You’ll Enjoy:  

 

We invest in us. Because our team members go above, below, and beyond the surface to care for our communities (inside and out), we do our best to take care of you by providing a comprehensive benefits package! Eligibility for some of the benefits outlined below is based on full-time work status; part-time and contingent positions are only eligible based on hours worked. If you have questions, contact [email protected]

  • Career Growth & Development – Tuition reimbursement program, paid professional training, major license achievement bonus, extensive on-demand learning center, and paid professional memberships.  
  • Work-Life Alignment – Industry-competitive PTO, seven paid holidays and two floating holidays, flexible work schedules, paid parental leave, and eligibility for hybrid and remote work options for some employees based on role responsibilities.  
  • Wellness – Medical, dental and vision insurance, employee assistance program, fitness and wellness reimbursement, and HSA and FSA options.  
  • Life – Employer-paid STD and LTD, employer-paid term life insurance, and retirement 401(k) with company match.  
  • Community – Quarterly social events, paid group volunteering events, and employee networks and groups.   

  

How Your Career Will Grow:  

 

We know career growth is not always linear or streamlined—it’s often dynamic. You may want to explore a management track, try a new technical track, or move laterally to reposition your skills and talents. No matter what level you join us at or how you want to shape your career, we want Consor to be a place where you can learn and grow.  

  

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About CONSOR Engineers

CONSOR Engineers is a leading engineering firm that provides a wide range of services to clients in the public and private sectors. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. CONSOR Engineers offers a variety of engineering services, including civil, structural, and transportation engineering. The company has a team of experienced professionals who work to deliver high-quality solutions that meet the needs of its clients. CONSOR Engineers is committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact. The company has won numerous awards for its work and is recognized as a leader in the engineering industry.
Learn more about CONSOR Engineers
Size
500 employees
Industry
Net Income
$5 million
Founded
2004
5 Year Trend
+15%
Revenue
$50 million

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