Lead Water Quality Engineer: Drinking Water Systems

City-of-Seattle; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 195,619,200 - 228,681,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Generous benefits package

Free Orca Pass

City pension plan

Growth potential and advancement

Job summary

City of Seattle seeks a Senior Water Quality Engineer to lead SPU’s water quality and treatment challenges, ensuring safe drinking water for over 1 million people. You will drive treatment strategy, system performance improvements, and data-driven decisions across the drinking water system.

You will collaborate with operators, engineers, planners, and project teams to support daily operations, major capital initiatives, and emergency responses, reporting to the Water Quality Engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil or sanitary engineering or related field required.
• Five (5) years of engineering project management, water treatment, and water quality management experience.

Responsibilities

• Drinking Water Treatment Engineering: plans, designs, and supports operations for water treatment and related systems.
• Water Quality Coordination: collaborates with SPU staff to assess and manage drinking water quality issues; oversees Cedar Treatment Facility operations.
• System-wide Water Quality Management: acts as SME across source-to-distribution; interprets data and ensures public health protection.
• Regulatory Compliance & Reporting: interprets regulations and develops required compliance plans and reports.
• Project Support & Standards: guides capital projects with water quality expertise and sets technical standards.

Skills

Water quality engineering

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil or sanitary engineering

Job description

City of Seattle seeks a Senior Water Quality Engineer to lead SPU’s water quality and treatment challenges, ensuring safe drinking water for over 1 million people. You will drive treatment strategy, system performance improvements, and data-driven decisions across the drinking water system.

You will collaborate with operators, engineers, planners, and project teams to support daily operations, major capital initiatives, and emergency responses, reporting to the Water Quality Engineering