Civil Engineer / Project Manager – Water and Wastewater

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited; Jacksonville (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health-insurance reimbursement model

Company vehicle

Hybrid work flexibility

Job summary

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited seeks a licensed Civil Engineer / Project Manager to lead water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Texas from design through permitting and construction support. This direct-hire role offers technical ownership, client visibility, and growth toward leadership or ownership within a growing Texas firm.

The successful candidate will manage projects for rural water utilities and municipalities, with experience in design, bidding, and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering required.
• Texas PE license and ability to seal plans essential.
• 6–8+ years civil engineering experience in water/wastewater or public works.
• Experience with TCEQ submittals, permitting, and approvals.
• Proven project-management, client coordination, and design-to-delivery skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead water and wastewater projects from design through permitting, bidding, construction support, and closeout.
• Review, design, and seal civil plans for water/wastewater infrastructure.
• Develop bid packages and support public bidding processes.
• Coordinate with drafting resources and mentor junior staff as needed.
• Engage in client meetings and field visits across Texas.

Skills

Project management

Client communication

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Civil Engineer / Project Manager – Water and Wastewater

Cephas Consultancy Services Private Limited Jacksonville, Texas, United States

About this position

Job Id :CLI-45760-1

Job Type: Direct hire

End Client Name: Confidential

Summary

A growing Texas civil engineering firm is seeking a licensed Civil Engineer / Project Manager to lead water and wastewater infrastructure projects from design through permitting, bidding, construction support, and closeout. This is a high-impact, direct-hire opportunity for an active Texas Professional Engineer who wants technical ownership, client visibility, strong earnings potential, and a long-term path toward leadership, ownership, or partnership. The firm serves rural water supply corporations, municipalities, and public-sector utility clients throughout Texas. Most current work involves water distribution systems, wells, elevated storage tanks, treatment plants, and related utility infrastructure.

What You’ll Do:

• Review, design, and sign/seal civil engineering plans for water and wastewater infrastructure projects.
• Lead design work involving water distribution lines, wells, storage tanks/towers, treatment plants, and related municipal utility systems.
• Prepare, review, and manage TCEQ submittals, permitting documentation, plan-review responses, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Manage projects from planning and design through bidding, construction support, and closeout.
• Develop bid packages, support public bidding processes, review contractor submissions, and assist clients during project execution.
• Serve as an engineering point of contact for municipalities, rural water supply corporations, utility clients, boards, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with in-house drafting resources and provide technical direction for project production.
• Participate in client meetings, board meetings, field visits, site inspections, and travel throughout Texas.
• Help build scalable engineering processes and potentially mentor EITs, junior engineers, technicians, or design staff as the firm grows.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• Current, active Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Texas; ability to review and seal plans is essential.
• Approximately 6-8+ years of progressive civil engineering experience.
• Water/wastewater, municipal infrastructure, utility, or public-works project experience.
• Demonstrated experience with TCEQ submittals, permitting, regulatory requirements, and approval workflows.
• Experience with water distribution systems, wells, storage facilities, treatment plants, and/or related infrastructure.
• Proven project-management experience, including engineering design, bidding, client coordination, construction support, and project delivery.
• Working proficiency with AutoCAD or comparable civil design/drafting software.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel throughout Texas.
• Strong written communication, client-facing, organization, and project-management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting rural water supply corporations, municipalities, public works departments, or utility clients.
• Background as a Municipal Engineer, Water/Wastewater Project Engineer, Civil Project Manager, Consulting Civil PE, or Public Works Engineer.
• Familiarity with public-sector bidding, infrastructure funding, and board-level client interaction.
• Interest or experience in business development and building client relationships.
• Established Central Texas network, particularly around Austin, Taylor, Pflugerville, or surrounding communities.
• Experience mentoring, leading, or supervising EITs, junior engineers, technicians, or drafting staff.

Why Join:

• Base salary up to $, commensurate with experience.
• Performance-based bonus opportunity of approximately 50%-100% of base salary; recent annual bonus performance has reached 100%.
• Potential total annual compensation up to approximately $.
• Hybrid flexibility, typically up to three work-from-home days weekly based on workload and project needs.
• Health-insurance reimbursement model.
• Company vehicle within approximately the first six months, including fuel and authorized personal use.
• Laid-back, collaborative small-firm culture with direct access to leadership and meaningful autonomy.
• Long-term opportunity to help lead and expand the engineering function, develop clients, and pursue future ownership or partnership.