Engineering Specialist I - Water/Wastewater

Bartlett & West, Inc.; Springfield (MO); Hybride; USD 90 000 - 130 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Bartlett & West, Inc. is seeking a technical subject matter expert in water treatment with a civil/chemical engineering background for our Springfield, MO office.

The role focuses on water and wastewater projects, serving as an internal consulting resource and providing technical guidance on proposals and client presentations. Ideal candidates have a PE license, 10+ years of civil engineering experience in water systems, and a proven record mentoring staff while delivering high-quality project

Qualifications

• Professional engineering license is required or in process for licensed practice.
• 10+ years of civil engineering experience focused on water and wastewater.
• Strong communication, leadership, and client-interfacing skills.
• Experience mentoring less experienced staff and coordinating project teams.

Responsabilités

• Serve as a technical specialist on water treatment projects.
• Provide internal technical advice to project managers for proposals and client presentations.
• Collaborate on project planning, scope, budgets, and schedules.
• Develop design plans, specifications, and contract documents.
• Monitor quality and deliverables across project lifecycle.
• Mentor team members and contribute to staff development.
• Travel to client meetings and Bartlett & West locations as needed.

Connaissances

Technical leadership

Client communication

Mentoring

Project planning

Problem solving

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Civil or Chemical Engineering

Professional Engineering License

Description du poste

US-MO-Springfield, US-MO-Jefferson City

• Job ID 2025-2366
• FLSA Status
• Service Group Water Resources
• Focus Water/Wastewater
• # of Openings 1
• Type Full-Time

Overview

About Us:Bartlett & West is an engineering, architecture, technology, and other professional services firm headquartered in Topeka, KS with 19 offices in seven states throughout the Midwest. As a completely employee-owned company, Bartlett & West has a “We Before Me” mentality. We prioritize service to our clients, communities, and each other. We’re less concerned about titles and more concerned about how each person can be supported to make the greatest impact.

Position Summary:

Atechnical subject matter expert on water treatment projects and shouldhave a background in water/wastewater.The focus of this position may include serving as an internal consulting resource to other professionals on projects throughout the company,and support business development pursuits.Project work will focus on water and wastewater projects.

Veterans encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions & Responsibilities:

• Acts as a technical specialist in a particular engineering area or discipline.
• Provides internal technical advice to project managers throughout the company for the purpose of preparing proposals and developing client presentations.
• Collaborates with a project manager with project planning including development of the project scope, concepts and strategies to be used, task organization, estimates of effort the identification of other required resources, and schedules necessary to complete the project. Collaborates with the development of cost and budget estimates for the project.
• Provides technical guidance to the project manager in developing an agreement for engineering services, including scope, fee structure, fee amount, schedule, and all other risk sharing/management provisions related to the engineering manager’s portion of the project.
• Directs, manages and participates in the production of the project deliverables. Performs or participates in some or all of the following:
• Preliminary studies, plans and cost estimates
• Definition of and oversight of design surveys
• Designs and plan production
• Specification and contract document development and production
• Bidding and contract award and construction administration oversight
• Monitors and maintains quality on all facets of the project deliverable
• Provides input to the project manager and/or others regarding the monthly project accounting process, including review of time and expense charges to projects.
• In coordination with the project manager, communicates openly and frequently with clients during the course of a project to ensure that all issues are addressed to the client’s satisfaction.
• Participates in on-going client maintenance activities, as appropriate.

Reviews personal and project staff labor utilization relative to assigned project teams on a regular basis as directed.

• In coordination with the project manager, oversees and directs the assignments of engineers and technicians assigned to a project.
• Develops and fosters an open environment encouraging communication among team members assigned to a project. Provides constructive performance feedback to project team members and coaches to improve performance.
• Provides performance information on all project team members to the delivery leader, team leader, or project manager.
• Stays abreast of new engineering trends, techniques, strategies, philosophies and methods. Participates in professional organization(s) in the manager’s area of expertise and/or client focus. Maintains professional licensure in the states required by the company.
• Focused on project delivery, mentoring, and technical leadership.
• Will have a substantial role in developing and implementing scope/fee/schedule/quality plan for projects. Typically teamed up with PM II who is ultimately responsible for the projects.
• Mentors team members.

May analyze a specific issue on PM’s project to recommend solutions that are efficient and cost effective.

• Meets with vendors of equipment on a technical basis with project managers and project teams as directed.
• May present at conferences and tradeshows as directed.
• May participate in the company’s standard specification process as directed.
• May serve as the people manager/HR supervisor for a team.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Professional Engineering License
• Demonstrates creativity, foresight, and judgment in planning, organizing and problem analysis and resolution.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills to maintain effective internal and external relationships.
• Demonstrates creativity, foresight, and judgement in planning, organizing, and problem solving
• Professional engineering license in any state, ability to obtain in other states by reciprocity required
• Knowledge of various contracting methods including design-bid-build and design-build
• Provides internal technical advice to project managers
• Ability to mentor and develop less experienced staff in area of expertise
• In coordination with the project manager, oversees and directs the assignments of engineers and designers
• Stays abreast of new engineering trends, techniques, strategies, philosophies, and technologies

Experience:

10+ years’ experience in civil engineering projects, specifically water and wastewater projects with increasing responsibility and P.E. license

Education:

College degree in civil, or chemical engineering as appropriate or equivalent in combined education and experience.

Travel Requirements:

Position may travel for client meetings, to other Bartlett & West locations, various business/organization meetings and/or industry conferences. Minimum travel is up to 20% of the time. Valid driver’s license with good driving record required.

Bartlett & West is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with disability.

An offer is contingent upon successfully passing the pre-employment drug screen. Drug screen will need to complete within 48 hours of being contacted.

Nearly all positions at Bartlett & West can require employee-owners to operate a motor vehicle on public roads in the course of their duties. Accordingly, all employees may be required to have acceptable driving records and to provide an authorization to the Company to periodically obtain MVR reports”.

Bartlett & West partners with businesses and communities to build smarter, stronger, more connected infrastructure. From railroad GIS to industrial parks and city planning, we provide innovative technology and engineering solutions to clients worldwide. With deep industry knowledge and a passion for creative problem solving, we engineer better tomorrows.

Bartlett & West is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with disability.