2026 Civil & Environmental Engineer I Jobs - Texas and Louisiana

Freese and Nichols; New Orleans (LA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent engineering firm in New Orleans seeks new graduates for infrastructure design and planning roles. You will work on projects involving roadway design, stormwater modeling, and water resource management. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in a team. This position offers a hybrid work schedule and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Hybrid work schedule

Professional development opportunities

Paid overtime

Annual bonus

Access to company cabins

Qualifications

• Ability to apply standard practices and techniques in specific situations.
• Capable of collecting, adjusting, and correlating data with attention to discrepancies.
• Experience in coordinating project efforts with others on the same project.

Responsibilities

• Design infrastructure including roadways, water pipelines, and treatment facilities.
• Assist in stormwater modeling and flood risk reduction programs.
• Collaborate with others to complete project tasks.

Job description

Overview

Are you interested in designing infrastructure? Water resource planning? Stormwater modeling? Do you want to enhance your community by creating sustainable solutions to make it more livable and environmentally sound?

Freese and Nichols has opportunities for December 2025, May 2026, and August 2026 new grads to launch their careers. Our opportunities provide you with a pathway to grow your career in design, modeling, planning, technical excellence, and business development.

What your day looks like

You will partner with others to complete tasks by collecting and correlating information to assist in completing projects. You will verify information and adjust data as needed and coordinate project efforts with others contributing to the project.

Your work may involve designing roadways, highways, water pipelines, water treatment facilities, dams, reservoirs, or levees. You may also guide client stormwater and flood risk reduction programs using modeling and design, plan for long-term water solutions, and support communities in enhancing their existing infrastructure for future needs.

What we will do for you

We offer a flexible work environment with options such as a hybrid work schedule with remote work up to 2 days per week and an alternative work schedule with every other Friday off. We support your career journey with professional development in technical areas and soft skills such as collaboration, workload management, presentation skills, and building partnerships.

Our mentoring program allows you to learn from colleagues ranging from recent grads to subject matter experts. Rise and Thrive, our Young Professionals ERG, will help you grow your career through networking, development opportunities, and social events.

Our opportunities are available in:

• Dallas/Ft Worth/Frisco/Denton, TX
• Austin/San Antonio, TX
• Houston/Pearland, TX
• Harlingen, TX
• New Orleans, LA

Our Practice Areas

Water Resource Planning – Provides integrated planning, development, and implementation of comprehensive, resilient water solutions for clients. This includes maximizing current supplies, resiliency against natural disasters and uncertainty, balancing flood and drought cycles, and planning for future needs.

Water Resource Design – Heavy civil infrastructure design including dams, reservoirs, levees, canals, and flood protection systems, with multiple engineering disciplines involved.

Stormwater – Guides federal, state, and local entities through stormwater and flood risk reduction programs using modeling, effective design, and policy development.

Water/Wastewater Master Planning – Assists municipalities and utilities in enhancing infrastructure for future needs, providing capital improvements roadmaps, hydraulic modeling, operational assessments, and business/financial process improvements.

Water Transmission & Utilities – Engineering and management support for water pumping and pipeline systems, including pump stations, pipelines, utilities, tanks, and valves; supports all project lifecycle phases.

Water/Wastewater Treatment – Leads planning studies and plant designs for treatment facilities with startup/commissioning services for municipal, state, and federal clients.

Transportation – Transportation planning, roadway/highway design, bridge design, engineering, and program development for transportation agencies, cities, and counties.

Majors we hire

• Civil/Environmental/Water Resource Engineering
• Biological and Agricultural/Biosystems Engineering
• Structural/Geotechnical/Geological Engineering
• And similar programs

Qualifications

• Apply standard practices and techniques in specific situations
• Collect, adjust, and correlate data and recognize discrepancies in results
• Perform project assignments within the scope of work and guidelines
• Coordinate project efforts contributed by technicians and/or drafting personnel working on the same project

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About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture are the LEADS values: Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always. Our leaders and employees live these values, as reflected in our engagement surveys.

We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing infrastructure: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and more.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico. We have a hybrid schedule with up to 40% remote work and an alternative schedule providing a day off every other Friday.

Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at the Freese and Nichols careers page.

Freese and Nichols is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable laws.