Civil Engineer Water/Wastewater

Actalent; Laurel (MD); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is recruiting a Civil Engineer in Laurel, MD for permanent, hybrid work. You will design water distribution and wastewater systems, perform engineering calculations, and coordinate with surveyors, geotechnical teams, and permitting agencies.

Responsibilities include developing construction plans, cost estimates, and reports, reviewing submittals, and supporting project meetings and field inspections.

Qualifications

• PE license or ability to obtain within 1 year.
• Experience with water/wastewater design and municipal infrastructure.
• Experience with design and construction documents and CAD.
• Experience with permitting and construction administration.

Responsibilities

• Prepare engineering designs for water distribution and wastewater systems.
• Perform engineering calculations for pipelines, grading, and drainage.
• Coordinate with surveyors, geotechnical engineers, and permitting agencies.
• Develop construction plans, profiles, specs, and reports.
• Prepare cost estimates and engineer's opinions of probable construction cost.
• Support permitting activities with local, state, and federal agencies.
• Review shop drawings, RFIs, submittals, and contractor requests.
• Participate in construction meetings and field inspections.
• Coordinate with CAD designers to produce construction documents.
• Verify compliance with standards and maintain project schedules.

Skills

Hydraulic modeling

Construction administration

Project coordination

Field investigations

Quality control

Survey coordination

Education

Professional Engineer license

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Description

As a Civil Engineer, your responsibilities will encompass:

• Preparing engineering designs for water distribution and wastewater collection systems.
• Performing engineering calculations for pipelines, utility systems, grading, and drainage.
• Conducting utility investigations, field visits, and condition assessments.
• Coordinating with surveyors, geotechnical engineers, utility companies, and permitting agencies.
• Developing construction plans, profiles, specifications, and technical reports.
• Preparing cost estimates, quantity takeoffs, and engineer's opinions of probable construction cost.
• Supporting permitting activities with local, state, and federal agencies.
• Reviewing shop drawings, RFIs, submittals, and contractor requests during construction.
• Participating in construction meetings and field inspections.
• Coordinating with CAD designers and technical staff to produce quality construction documents.
• Verifying compliance with applicable engineering standards, client requirements, and quality control procedures.
• Maintaining project schedules and assist with project documentation.

Skills

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Additional Skills & Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications, but not required:

• Professional Engineering license or the ability to obtain within 1 year of employment
• Experience working with WSSC Water, Washington Aqueduct, DC Water, Baltimore City DPW, Prince George's County, and/or Montgomery County
• Experience with water main rehabilitation and replacement, sewer rehabilitation and replacement, pump stations, utility coordination, and related municipal infrastructure improvements
• Experience with construction administration
• Experience with hydraulic modeling
• Experience with Microsoft Project

Experience Level

Intermediate Level

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Laurel, MD.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $95000.00 - $105000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

EBA engineering pushes all their engineers to pursue their PE. There is also immediate growth opportunities into PM roles in the future. Currently there are 2 PMs at EBA that do not hold their PE, they are filling in until other engineers receive their PE and want to take on additional responsibilities. These PMs without their PEs limit EBA's ability to include them on bids and proposals.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Laurel,MD.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 14, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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