Civil Engineer - Water

Eugene Water & Electric Board; Eugene (OR); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) in Eugene, Oregon, seeks a Civil Staff Engineer or Senior Civil Engineer to join the Water Division. The role involves leading design and project management for municipal water infrastructure, reviewing plans, and coordinating with operations and contractors.

The position requires a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and a Professional Engineer license, with 4+ years (Staff) or 9+ years (Senior) of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• PE license required.
• 4+ years of relevant experience for Staff Engineer or 9+ years for Senior Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Act as lead design engineer, project engineer, or project manager on multi-disciplinary projects.
• Review engineering plans by external agencies and development proposals.
• Prepare technical memorandums, regulatory reporting, and engineering studies.
• Lead project teams and coordinate with operations, contractors, and regulatory agencies.
• Provide construction management including site visits, review of inspection reports, and budget coordination.

Skills

Project management

Lead design engineering

Regulatory reporting

Construction oversight

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Professional Engineer license

Job description

This posting will remain open until filled, with the first review of applications on November 30, 2026. The Eugene Water & Electric Board is currently seeking a Civil Staff Engineer or Senior Civil Engineer to join our high-performing team of engineers in the Water Division.

It has never been a more exciting time to work for EWEB’s Water Division, with some of the largest and most significant water infrastructure projects in EWEB’s history planned over the next decade. Our water system is expansive and complex, which consists of an 80 million gallon per day water treatment plant, 800 miles of distribution pipe, 25 pump stations, 23 reservoirs, and numerous pressure zones serving almost 200,000 customers through both retail and wholesale contracts. The successful candidate will play a key role in planning and delivering the projects that keep our community’s water system safe, reliable, and resilient. The work may involve conducting complex engineering work, leading internal project teams, working independently on challenging engineering assignments, and/or managing consultants from concept through delivery. Projects will likely include replacing and upgrading water storage tanks, pump stations, transmission pipelines, treatment facilities, and distribution pipelines. The candidate will have the opportunity to develop engineering plans, technical reports, cost estimates, project schedules, contract documents and other critical deliverables to see their work serve the community for decades to come.

Based on the Water Division’s current needs, EWEB is especially interested in hiring a candidate who demonstrates knowledge and experience with planning, designing, and managing municipal drinking water projects; has the ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams to deliver water infrastructure projects; possesses excellent interpersonal skills; shows a track record of inclusive, respectful, and professional behavior in all interactions; and is motivated to work independently with high degree of ownership in the work they do.

This position will be filled at the Staff Engineer or Senior Engineer, level, depending upon the successful candidate’s qualifications.

Based on the successful candidate’s experience, education, and training, responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

Act as lead design engineer, project engineer, or project manager as necessary on projects with novel, difficult, and multi-disciplinary aspects or features.
Review engineering plans by external agencies and development proposals.
Prepare technical memorandums, regulatory reporting, and engineering studies related to EWEB’s water system.
Support operations stakeholders by providing technical reviews, engineering advice, work prioritization, and maintaining technical standards and drawings.
Lead project teams and routinely interact with crew superintendents, foremen, contractors, other utilities, regulatory agencies, City of Eugene, and other internal and external stakeholders as necessary to deliver projects.
Provide construction management including regular site visits, reviewing inspection reports, processing change orders, leading regular construction meetings, responding to RFI’s, preparing budget reports, coordinating with operations stakeholders, and other tasks as necessary to ensure projects are constructed to the approved plans and specifications.

A Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering is required at all levels.
Experience and license/certification requirements are as follows:

Staff Engineer

Four (4) years of relevant experience.
Professional Engineer (PE) license required.

Senior Engineer

Nine (9) years of relevant experience.
Professional Engineer (PE) license required
Equivalency: Candidates who don’t meet all the minimum qualifications, but whose application materials demonstrate equivalent relevant experience, skills, and ability to excel in similar roles are encouraged to apply. We understand that valuable experience can be gained through various avenues, and we value diverse experiences and unique perspectives. EWEB will consider a combination of relevant education and experience that demonstrates the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position.

Post-offer background check required: Yes
Post-offer drug test required: Yes
Oregon Driver License required: Yes, or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire.
Please note: Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. EWEB is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

LOCATION

This position is based in Eugene, Oregon; however, it has been approved as a hybrid work arrangement involving a combination of telecommuting and working on-site (at least two days per week with additional on-site presence as needed). The selected candidate must live in the state of Oregon.

REQUIRED

Bachelors or better in Engineering.