Municipal Civil/Utilities Engineer

Woolpert; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); On-site; USD 101,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Woolpert in Pennsylvania is seeking a licensed Municipal Engineer to join its Energy & Water Utilities Group. You will lead municipal projects across water, wastewater, stormwater, site/civil, transportation, and capital programs while serving as a trusted advisor to clients.

The ideal candidate holds a PE in PA, brings 8+ years of municipal experience, excels at public meetings, reviews plans, mentors staff, and guides design through bid/build.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• Licensed PA Professional Engineer (PE).
• 8+ years experience representing municipal/authority clients.
• Strong public speaking and client relationship skills.
• Experience with plan reviews, permits, and municipal codes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead engineer and technical advisor for municipal clients.
• Review development plans for compliance with laws and codes.
• Develop opinions of probable cost for improvements.
• Attend public meetings and present plan reviews.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across water, wastewater, stormwater, and transportation.
• Oversee projects through design, bid, and construction phases.
• Review and seal engineering plans and reports where appropriate.
• Mentor staff and support business development activities.
• Collaborate with leadership to pursue growth in municipal markets.

Skills

Public speaking

Client relations

Project leadership

Budget management

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering

PA Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

We seek to move the world forward through innovative thinking.

Woolpert is an award-winning, global leader in architecture, engineering, and geospatial services. We blend design excellence with cutting-edge technology to deliver exceptional client value. Our team is passionate about their work and committed to building the next generation of industry leaders, and as a certified Great Place to Work®, Woolpert embraces progress and innovation to create limitless opportunities for career growth.

Municipal Engineer

Energy & Water Utilities Group

Position Summary

Woolpert is seeking a licensed Municipal Engineer to join our Energy & Water Utilities Group in Pennsylvania. This role serves as a trusted advisor and technical leader for municipal and authority clients, providing engineering expertise across water, wastewater, stormwater, site/civil, transportation, and capital improvement programs.

The ideal candidate is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) with experience representing local governments and/or municipal authorities, including duties such as plan reviews, public meeting attendance, project/program management, regulatory compliance, and construction administration. This individual will lead multidisciplinary teams, cultivate client relationships, and provide engineering guidance throughout both the municipal plan review process and public project design/bid/build lifecycle.

Essential Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead engineer and technical advisor for municipal and authority clients.
• Review proposed development plans submitted by private individuals and organizations for compliance with relevant laws, ordinances, and codes.
• Develop improvement guarantee opinions of probable cost to protect municipal and authority clients from incomplete or deficient work.
• Attend public meetings to report on plan reviews, offer engineering insight, and provide work proposals for approval.
• Lead or assist Woolpert SMEs in capital planning efforts for multidisciplinary projects in water, wastewater, stormwater, site/civil, transportation, and other municipal and authority infrastructure sectors.
• Oversee and sometimes directly manage multidisciplinary projects in disciplines such as water, wastewater, stormwater, site/civil, transportation, and other municipal and authority infrastructure sectors.
• Review and/or prepare engineering plans, specifications, reports, technical documents, and permits, including the provision of seals and signatures where appropriate.
• Provide engineering oversight during the bidding and construction phases of public projects.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with municipal, authority, and other public-sector clients.
• Ensure deliverable quality expectations of clients are met.
• Mentor and develop junior engineering staff while promoting technical excellence and quality delivery.
• Assist with business development activities, proposal preparation, project pursuits, and client presentations.
• Collaborate with market and practice leadership to identify growth opportunities within municipal and authority sectors.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Active Pennsylvania Professional Engineer (P.E.) license.
• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience representing municipal and/or authority clients.
• Comfort with speaking at public meetings and conveying engineering concepts to non-engineers.
• Experience conducting plan reviews of proposed developments for compliance with subdivision and land development, zoning, and stormwater ordinances; and authority standards and specifications.
• Demonstrated experience overseeing and/or managing engineering design efforts for multidisciplinary infrastructure projects.
• Experience reviewing and approving engineering deliverables as the Engineer of Record.
• Strong understanding of municipal and authority design standards, regulatory requirements, and permitting processes.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, and technical teams both within and outside of disciplinary experience.
• Excellent communication and client relationship management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Pennsylvania state regulations for municipalities and authorities, including the Sunshine Act, Municipalities Planning Code, Municipality Authorities Act, public bidding and procurement requirements, and various municipal codes.
• Familiarity with infrastructure master planning, asset management programs, system modeling, or capital improvement planning.
• Experience providing construction-phase services and engineering support during project implementation.
• Existing relationships within municipal or authority markets.

Key Competencies

• Technical Leadership
• Engineer of Record Responsibilities
• Public speaking
• Municipal and Authority Engineering Design
• Client Relationship Management
• Project Delivery
• Regulatory Compliance
• Quality Assurance / Quality Control
• Team Leadership & Mentorship
• Business Development

Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Pay Range

$101,200 - $151,800 USD

Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer.

Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.