Professional Engineer – Agricultural Irrigation/ Surface Water Focus

J-U-B Engineers, Inc.; Kennewick (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career growth opportunities

Bonuses

Vacation and sick leave

Job summary

J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc. is seeking a Professional Engineer with a focus on agricultural irrigation and surface water, located in Kennewick, WA. The role involves planning, design, permitting, and construction administration for regional irrigation and municipal projects.

Collaboration with clients, agencies, and multidisciplinary teams is essential to deliver practical water infrastructure solutions. The ideal candidate will have a P.E.

Qualifications

• Must hold a B.S. in Civil Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, or equivalent.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) licensure in WA or OR, or eligible via reciprocity.
• 10–15+ years of civil engineering experience in irrigation, surface water, water, or wastewater.
• Knowledge of project permitting and regulatory processes.
• Strong technical, communication, and writing abilities.
• Proven ability to collaborate with clients, teams, and regulators.
• Leadership, project delivery, and mentoring experience.
• Experience with irrigation systems and agricultural infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead design across civil projects including irrigation, river intakes, lagoons, dams, and small water systems.
• Analyze data, prepare plans/specs, and support client challenges with sound engineering.
• Prepare memos, reports, drawings, and cost estimates for projects.
• Collaborate with the Kennewick Surface Water Resources Group and others to deliver designs.
• Coordinate permitting with regulatory agencies, including dam safety and in-water permits.
• Build relationships with clients, contractors, and partners throughout delivery.
• Organize stakeholder meetings and communicate engineering solutions effectively.
• Utilize AutoCAD Civil 3D and hydraulic modeling tools for reports and presentations.
• Support project management activities like scope, budget, and schedule.
• Mentor junior staff and assist with business development efforts.

Skills

P.E. licensure

Strong communication

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

B.S. in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

Hydraulic modeling software

MS Office

Job description

Description

Job Title: Professional Engineer – Agricultural Irrigation/ Surface Water Focus

Location: Kennewick, WA

At J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc., our purpose is simple but powerful: Helping Each Other Create Better Communities. With over 20 offices across seven states, J-U-B is committed to creating an environment where employees feel supported, challenged, and connected to meaningful work.

We are seeking an experienced Professional Engineer to join our Surface Water Resources Group in Kennewick, Washington. This position offers the opportunity to work on a variety of agricultural irrigation, surface water, water, and wastewater infrastructure projects throughout southeastern Washington and the surrounding region. As a key member of our team, you will play an important role in planning, design, permitting, and construction administration for agricultural and municipal infrastructure projects. You will collaborate with clients, agencies, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver practical, high‑quality solutions that support communities and agricultural operations.

What You’ll Do

Provide design services for civil projects including irrigation, river intakes, lagoons, dams, and small public water systems within southeastern Washington and surrounding region. This includes large steel pipe and outlet reinforcing design, river intake screen design, pump selection for river and booster pump stations with multiple pumps operating in parallel, design of single and double lined lagoons, design of small public water systems, permitting for in-water work, permitting for dam safety, hydraulic calculations and modeling of on-farm irrigation systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Play a key role in all phases of project development, planning, design, and construction administration.
• Analyze engineering data, prepare plans and specifications, and make sound engineering decisions to solve client challenges.
• Analyze engineering data, prepare technical memoranda, reports, plans, specifications, and cost estimates, and make sound engineering decisions to address client challenges.
• Collaborate with the Kennewick Surface Water Resources Group and multidisciplinary teams across J-U-B to deliver successful design and construction projects for clients.
• Coordinate permitting and regulatory requirements, including in-water work permits, dam safety permitting, and other local, state, and federal agency approvals.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with clients, contractors, consulting partners, and regulatory agencies throughout project delivery.
• Organize and facilitate meetings with project stakeholders, including clients, agencies, contractors, and consulting partners.
• Utilize engineering and design tools such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, Microsoft Office, hydraulic modeling software, and related applications to communicate engineering solutions through reports, presentations, technical memoranda, correspondence, and verbal communication.
• Support project management activities including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, quality control, and project delivery.
• Mentor junior staff, contribute to technical development within the team, and support client relationship management and business development efforts.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Civil Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, or equivalent.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) licensure in Washington or Oregon, or ability to obtain Washington licensure through reciprocity.
• 10-15+ years of civil engineering experience related to agricultural irrigation, surface water, water, wastewater, or civil infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of project permitting and regulatory processes.
• Strong technical, communication, and writing skills.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with clients, project teams, contractors, and regulatory agencies.
• Demonstrated leadership, project delivery, and mentoring abilities.
• Experience with irrigation systems, pumps, lagoons, screens, conveyance facilities, or similar agricultural infrastructure.
• Experience with irrigation district projects and agricultural water delivery systems, hydraulic modeling and analysis.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary: $110,000 – $150,000 annually, depending on experience
• Professional development and career growth opportunities
• Coaching and Mentorship programs
• Performance bonuses for qualified employees
• Generous vacation and sick leave programs (increases with tenure)
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match and profit sharing
• Education Reimbursement
• Paid Holidays
• Health club subsidy
• A collaborative, team-centered work environment
• Employee ownership opportunities after qualified years of service

The application window will be open through December 23, 2026. Applications will be reviewed frequently, and interviews may be scheduled throughout the posting period.