Lead Project Engineer - Water & Wastewater, End-to-End

Airswift; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Project Engineer to lead engineering execution for industrial water and wastewater treatment projects across manufacturing, chemical, industrial, and infrastructure sectors. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams and act as the primary technical interface with clients, vendors, and internal project teams.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in engineering, 10+ years in EPC or related environments, and strong client-facing skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Civil, Environmental, or related engineering.
• 10+ years of engineering and project execution experience in EPC or industrial project environments.
• Experience leading projects through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Strong client-facing background with stakeholder management skills.
• PE license or ability to obtain licensure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering execution from concept development through detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams, including process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and civil disciplines.
• Serve as the primary technical interface with clients, vendors, contractors, and internal project teams.
• Review engineering deliverables, technical specifications, equipment selections, and vendor packages.
• Support project scheduling, budgeting, risk management, quality assurance, and project reporting.
• Provide technical leadership throughout project execution while ensuring safety, quality, and performance objectives are achieved.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Client-facing

Project execution

Team leadership

Education

Engineering degree (Bachelor's)

Job description

Airswift is seeking a Project Engineer to lead engineering execution for industrial water and wastewater treatment projects across manufacturing, chemical, industrial, and infrastructure sectors. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams and act as the primary technical interface with clients, vendors, and internal project teams.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in engineering, 10+ years in EPC or related environments, and strong client-facing skills.