WSP

Senior Water/Wastewater Engineer-ATX

WSP • $90K — $120K *
Austin, TX 78745In-Person
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
4 days ago
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering with a focus in Water/Wastewater.
  • 5-7 years of relevant experience in water/wastewater engineering.
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Texas.
  • Strong knowledge of Texas environmental regulations and compliance practices.
  • Experience with hydraulic modeling tools like WaterGEMS or SewerGEMS.
  • Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Proven mentoring skills for junior engineering staff.

Responsibilities

  • Design water transmission and distribution systems.
  • Manage project design tasks and construction coordination.
  • Lead multidisciplinary teams on water/wastewater projects.
  • Execute project work and assist with calculations and documentation.
  • Maintain quality control standards for design deliverables and analysis.
  • Assist in scoping of small- to medium-sized projects.
  • Prepare technical reports and presentations on research findings.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship.
  • Access to cutting-edge projects in water and wastewater.
  • Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
  • Contributions to impactful community infrastructure solutions.
  • Dynamic work environment that fosters growth and innovation.
Full Job Description
Job Description

This Opportunity

Provides technical assistance and guidance for water/wastewater production, treatment and conveyance infrastructure projects. Tasks may include assisting with the analysis, development, and design of water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, conveyance systems, water treatment systems, water/wastewater distribution planning, master planning, treatment plant rehabilitation and expansions. Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards.

Your Impact
  • Designing water transmissions systems and distribution systems, pumping stations conveyance systems, water treatment systems, water/wastewater master planning,
  • Managing project design tasks, permitting, construction coordination, and providing general guidance to junior engineering staff.
  • Collaborate within multidisciplinary teams serving as the task lead on various water/wastewater facilities projects.
  • Work as an individual or as part of a cross-functional team to execute project work, assist with calculations, permit applications, compliance documentation, and regulatory and technical analysis memos.
  • Maintain quality control standards and procedures for accurate design deliverables, analysis, and reporting.
  • Assist with development and scoping of small- to medium-sized projects.
  • Assist with performing concept level design of treatment works, analysis of sanitary sewer models, water distribution models, and computations for master planning, stream restoration, and water quality studies.
  • Contribute to the preparation of technical reports and presentations that explain research and findings.
  • Assist in the preparation and implementation of site Health and Safety Plans (HASPs).
  • Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
  • Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, with a focus in Water/Wastewater or closely related discipline.
  • 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in water/wastewater engineering.
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) in the state of Texas.
  • Expertise in water/wastewater engineering principles, practices, process, and the application to environmental permitting and project work-related issues.
  • Knowledge of Texas Commission of Environmental Quality regulations, compliance practices, and record-keeping requirements.
  • Basic experience with preparing permit applications for oversight agencies to address the full range of environmental issues and conditions associated with water/wastewater projects.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience either orally or written.
  • Effective self-leadership with attention to detail, results orientation, and managing multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment.
  • Demonstrated ability mentoring junior staff in engineering principles and growing them into competent engineers.
  • Ability to learn new techniques, perform multiple tasks simultaneously, follow instruction, work independently, and comply with company policies.
  • Moderate proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
  • Familiarity with hydraulic modeling (such as WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, InfoWater, etc.), process modeling (GPS-X, etc), and with ESRI ArcGIS software.
  • Experience with coordinating technical matters with public and private groups
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
  • Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
  • Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
  • Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Engineering or Master's Degree in Business Administration
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple large projects on time and under budget.

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About WSP

WSP is a Canadian engineering consulting firm that provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment. The firm's expertise ranges from environmental remediation and urban planning, to engineering iconic buildings and designing sustainable transport networks, to developing the energy sources of the future and enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. It has approximately 54,000 employees, including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors, program and construction management professionals, and various environmental experts. WSP has offices in more than 40 countries and territories around the world.
Learn more about WSP
Size
54,000 employees
Industry
Technical Services
Founded
1959
* Ladders Estimates

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