Senior Engineer - Master Planner and Modeling - Water Wastewater

Ardurra Group, Inc. in; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardurra in Newport Beach, CA seeks a Senior Engineer - Master Planner and Modeling specialized in water, wastewater, and recycled water master planning. Lead hydraulic modeling and long-range planning efforts, guiding junior staff and coordinating with design teams.

The role requires a CA-licensed PE with 5–8 years of related experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency with InfoWater, ArcGIS Pro, and Innovyze software. California project delivery experience is valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental, or related Engineering from an ABET accredited university or equivalent.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in California.
• 5-8 years of master planning and hydraulic modeling experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and track milestones and activities.
• Develop and run hydraulic models; document results in reports.
• Perform water, recycled water, and wastewater master planning tasks and analytics.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams; guide junior staff.
• Assist with business development activities.
• Archive final deliverables and tools.

Skills

Hydraulic modeling

Master planning

Public project delivery

Technical writing

Strong communication

Education

ABET-accredited Bachelor's in Civil/Environmental Engineering

Licensed Professional Engineer in California

Tools

InfoWater/InfoWater Pro/InfoSWMM/InfoSewer

ArcGIS Pro

Innovyze integration

Job description

Senior Engineer - Master Planner and Modeling - Water Wastewater (Architecture)

Ardurra is seeking a Senior Engineer - Master Planner and Modeling - Water Wastewater to join our team ideally in Newport Beach, CA., but could be based out of any of our California offices.

Primary Function:

The primary function of the Senior Hydraulic Modeler / Master Planner is to lead the development, analysis, and interpretation of complex hydraulic models to support long‑range planning for water, wastewater, and recycled water systems. This role is responsible for translating system data, operational requirements, and infrastructure characteristics into accurate, actionable planning solutions. The position provides technical leadership in the evaluation of capacity needs, system performance, and future improvement strategies, while ensuring modeling assumptions, methodologies, and outputs align with industry standards and client objectives. The Senior Modeler / Master Planner also collaborates closely with multidisciplinary teams, guiding junior staff and contributing to the development of master plans, feasibility studies, and capital improvement programs.

The ideal candidate will have a well-rounded background or proven skills in master planning and hydraulic analyses and will support technical staff on water / wastewater / recycled water planning projects. The candidate will also have strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Primary Duties:

• Plan, schedule, and track milestones, tasks, and activities
• Develop and run hydraulic models and document results in reports or technical memoranda.
• Perform research and analytical tasks related for water, recycled water, and wastewater masterplans, urban water management plans, asset management plans, water supply assessments, risk assessments, flow monitoring reports, etc.
• Attend meetings to discuss project progress and results.
• Actively managing assigned projects
• Assist with business development activities.
• Archive final deliverable documents – reports, models, and associated tools.
• Experienced with public project delivery for water/wastewater/ recycled water.
• Strong understanding of how to conduct infrastructure modeling to include water pumping stations and sewer lift stations and the effects to system hydraulics and modeling outcomes.
• Strong understanding of how conveyance infrastructure such as pipelines, flow control facilities, turnouts, pressure‑reducing stations, metering stations, and related facilities effects system hydraulics and modeling outcomes.
• Ability to evaluate how these components influence pressures, headloss, flow distribution, and operational performance within complex water, wastewater, and recycled water systems.
• Experience and ability to integrate facility-specific characteristics into hydraulic models to support accurate planning, design, and operational decision‑making.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil, Environmental, or related Engineering from an ABET accredited university or equivalent. Equivalent modeling and master planning project experience with another STEM degree will be considered.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in California.
• 5-8 years of related experience in master planning tasks related to but not limited to: developing / confirming water demand factors and demand projections, developing / confirming sewer flow factors and flow projections, performing I/I analysis, business risk calculations, alternative analysis, cost estimations, alternatives scenario analysis, fire flow analysis etc.
• Experience with hydraulic modeling tools such as Autodesk modeling products including but not limited to InfoWater, InfoWater Pro, InfoSWMM, InfoSewer, Aquanuity or other equivalent software. Experience with other modeling tools will be considered.
• Experience with ArcGIS Pro and integration with Innovyze software.
• Excellent technical writing skills for use in development of master plans, studies, engineering reports, and related technical documents.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Highly self-motivated, able to anticipate and initiate subsequent project tasks, working independently or with minimal instruction.
• Able to work efficiently within a predetermined project budget and schedule.
• A writing sample of or link to previous work is encouraged.
• Experience with Asset Management software like InfoAsset Planner is desirable but not required.

Compensation and Benefits:

Compensation is based on experience and qualifications. The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $185,000. The firm offers a salary and benefits, and most importantly, an opportunity for engagement and support from an engineering team that has led major regional and national water resource projects.

Why Ardurra?

While Ardurra offers competitive compensation and rich benefits programs, it is our culture that truly sets us apart from our peers.We nurture a family-like culture, striving to create a work environment that is enjoyable, challenging and rewarding but also fun. We are acutely focused on developing our staff, whether through our internal Ardurra Academy or through our industry-leading Leadership program. We have made a deliberate and focused commitment to nurture a people-centric culture where people are: valued as individuals; supported in their professional and career development with multiple, varied career paths; provided the tools and resources to be successful, engaged, and satisfied in their work; and positive benefits, time-off programs, and flexibility to help maintain a healthy balance between work and home.

Ardurra is an Equal Opportunity/ Affiantive Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

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