Experienced Civil EIT - Water/Wastewater

Kimley-Horn; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional Retirement Plan

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Time Off and flexible scheduling

Student loan matching and bonuses

Professional Development and tuition

New Parent Leave and family benefits

Job summary

Kimley-Horn in Durham, NC is hiring a Civil Engineer-in-Training with 2+ years of municipal water/wastewater design experience to join the Water/Wastewater and Utilities team.

This is an on-site role offering mentorship, formal training, and exposure to plan production, project financials, and client interactions. Candidates should have an ABET-accredited civil engineering degree and be pursuing or able to obtain Engineer-In-Training within 12 months.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of municipal water/wastewater design experience.
• ABET-accredited Civil Engineering degree required or in progress.
• Engineer-In-Training certification or able to obtain within 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Assist in design of water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, and water treatment.
• Support project tasks, design, permitting, construction coordination, and budgeting.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to complete projects.
• Maintain high quality plans and check work of others.
• Monitor project progress, budgets, and schedules.
• Receive on-the-job and formal training with mentorship.

Skills

Communication skills

Technical writing

Detail-oriented

Team collaboration

Education

ABET-accredited Civil Engineering program

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Job description

Overview

Kimley-Horn's Durham’s office is seeking a Civil Engineer-in-Training (EIT) with 2+ years of experience to join their Water/Wastewater and Utilities team! This is not a remote position.

Responsibilities

• Responsible with assisting in the design of water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, conveyance systems, water treatment systems, water/wastewater distribution planning, master planning, and treatment plant rehabilitation and expansions
• Projects will include a variety of municipal water and wastewater utilities designs
• In addition to strong technical experience, other responsibilities will include managing project tasks, project design and permitting, construction coordination, and coordinating work with other team members
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to contribute to the successful completion of assigned projects
• Maintaining a high degree of quality sets of plans along with checking the work of others
• Assist in monitoring project progress, budgets, and schedules
• As a critical member of the team, you will perform a variety of engineering tasks and will receive both on-the-job and formal training as well as mentorship and exposure to plan production, project financials, and client interactions

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant municipal wastewater engineering design experience
• Bachelors or Masters from an ABET accredited university in the field of Civil Engineering
• Engineer-In-Training or Engineering Intern certification (or ability to obtain within 12 months)
• Experience with designing pipelines, pump stations, and hydraulic modeling calculation
• Experience using AutoCAD and Civil 3D
• Communicating technical thoughts clearly and concisely
• Excellent technical writing skills
• Detail-oriented with an ability to contribute to a positive work environment
• Ability to work independently and as a team

Why Kimley-Horn?

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.