Civil Engineer - Water/Wastewater

Kimley-Horn; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional Retirement Plan

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Time Off and Flexible Scheduling

Financial Wellness and Bonuses

Professional Development

Job summary

Kimley-Horn in Oakland, CA is seeking a Civil Engineer with 7+ years of experience to join the Water/Wastewater and Utilities team. This is not a remote position.

The role focuses on designing water, wastewater, and recycled water facilities, managing projects, and mentoring staff while ensuring regulatory compliance and high-quality outcomes. Collaboration with clients and regulators is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant engineering design experience.
• California P.E. license (or ability to obtain within 12 months).
• Municipal engineering experience including pump stations, pipelines, and water/wastewater facilities.
• Experience performing hydraulic modeling (WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, InfoWater, etc.).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with leadership potential.

Responsibilities

• Design water, wastewater, and recycled water facilities and associated systems.
• Manage project tasks, design, permitting, and coordination with staff.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and clients to deliver projects.
• Maintain high-quality plan sets and review colleagues' work.
• Develop work plans and manage budgets within client-approved limits.
• Attend meetings with clients, agencies, and regulators to meet requirements.
• Monitor progress, budgets, and schedules; ensure on-time delivery.

Skills

Project management

Client management

Hydraulic modeling

Written & verbal communication

Leadership

Time management

Education

Professional Engineer (P.E.) License

Tools

WaterGEMS

SewerGEMS

InfoWater

Job description

Overview

Kimley-Horn's Oakland, CA office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 7+ years of experience to join their Water/Wastewater and Utilities team! This is not a remote position.

Responsibilities

• Designing water, wastewater, and recycled water facilities, including: collection, transmission and distribution systems; pumping stations; conveyance systems; treatment systems; master planning; and treatment plant rehabilitation and expansions
• Managing project tasks, project design and permitting, construction coordination, and providing regular communication and guidance with less experienced staff
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and external clients to contribute to the successful completion of assigned projects
• Maintain a high degree of quality sets of plans along with checking the work of others
• Create work plans and adhere to the budget set by the client and performing strong project management knowledge
• Attend meetings and communicate with clients, government entities, and various regulatory agencies to fulfill any regulations and requirements relating to projects
• Monitor project progress, budgets, and schedules
• This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team of engineers and designers on a variety of projects
• You will flourish on both building meaningful internal and external professional relationships
• You will work closely and collaboratively with other industry leading professionals, various jurisdictions, and contractors

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant engineering design experience
• California Professional Engineering (P.E.) License (or ability to obtain within 12 months)
• Relevant municipal engineering experience including designing pump stations, pipelines, and/or water/wastewater treatment facilities
• Experience performing hydraulic modeling (using programs such as WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, InfoWater, etc.)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Positive attitude, self-motivated; sense of urgency to produce high quality work
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Entrepreneurial spirit with the potential/desire to lead a practice and manage clients and a team

Salary Range:

$140,000 - $185,000

Why Kimley-Horn?

At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune "100 Best Companies to Work" list for 19 years!

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
• Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.