Senior Engineer - Water Infrastructure

Dudek; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Engineer to join their dynamic Engineering Team. This role focuses on planning and designing water-related infrastructure projects, offering a unique opportunity to work on innovative solutions that improve community resources. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in civil engineering, particularly in water/wastewater systems, and will thrive in a collaborative environment that values creativity and problem-solving. Join a company that prioritizes employee ownership, professional development, and a culture of inclusivity, while making a positive impact on the environment and communities.

Benefits

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Discretionary bonuses

Employee stock ownership program

Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)

Dog-friendly offices

Yearly merit review

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in water infrastructure-related civil engineering.
• Professional Civil Engineer licensed in California.

Responsibilities

• Lead hydraulic modeling and capacity analyses for water systems.
• Manage project phases ensuring adherence to scope, budget, and schedule.

Skills

Hydraulic modeling

Capacity analysis

Civil engineering

Project management

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering

Tools

Innovyze

AutoDesk

ArcGIS

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

Who We Are

Dudek is a leading environmental, planning, and engineering firm that helps public and private clients plan, design, and build projects that improve communities’ built and natural infrastructure. Founded in 1980, Dudek has grown steadily to more than 800 professionals across the U.S. and received the Top Workplace Award for 2024.

As a 100% employee-owned company, Dudek’s culture rewards smart, productive team members with ownership, professional development, and financial benefits. We seek creative, pragmatic problem-solvers working at the intersection of science, engineering, regulations, and multiple stakeholders’ interests to help clients achieve project goals.

We encourage collaboration, sustainability, and innovation.

At Dudek, we abide by shared values:

• Trust: We trust each other to use good judgment.
• Respect: We act professionally and treat each other fairly.
• Teamwork: We come together, share openly, and apply diverse perspectives.
• Fun: We take our work seriously…not ourselves.
• Well-Being: We care about each other’s health, safety, and total wellness.

Our culture is the foundation of who we are and how we work. We empower our employee-owners to invest in our local communities and themselves through initiatives that make Dudek a great place to work! Our cultural programs include:

• DuGreen: Our sustainability initiative, which works to improve our environmental footprint
• DuGood: Our philanthropic initiative, which seeks to support the communities in which we live and work through fundraising challenges, office-based giving, and opportunity to take a paid volunteer day each year
• eDUcate: Our educational outreach program where we aim to foster interest in our work and careers in the environmental and engineering field by participating in educational events in our communities
• DuWell: Our wellness initiative, aimed at providing education on wellness, benefit resources, and preventive care

At Dudek, we recognize that different perspectives, inclusivity, trust, and belonging build a stronger culture and add value to our firm. Dudek's Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) operate as diversity champions within Dudek and create a safe space for underrepresented employees and their allies to support, collaborate, network, and brainstorm ways to make Dudek’s work community more inclusive. We proudly support our 4 Employee Resource Groups (ERGs):

• Women at Dudek
• Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) community
• Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) employees
• Disabled employees (all disabilities, seen/unseen)

Learn more about our culture.

About The Job

Dudek is currently seeking a full-time Senior Engineer in our Engineering Team. This position provides planning and design support as part of a project team for water, wastewater, and recycled water projects, predominantly focused on infrastructure-related planning and design. The ideal candidate would be a professional engineer with 5+ years of experience in water infrastructure-related civil engineering. This position will be based out of our Liberty Station or Encinitas locations.

Water resources professionals at Dudek work on innovative and relevant projects, frequently in a cross-discipline environment. Dudek offers a broad opportunity for personal growth based on an individual’s own performance and initiative.

Who You Are

To thrive at Dudek, you should be comfortable with accountability, collaboration, flexibility while being a resourceful and independent thinker. We look for curious, solution-focused people who can adapt quickly to an ever-changing industry. There is no single way to solve a problem, so we encourage innovation.

Duties and Responsibilities (may include some or all of the below):

• Leading hydraulic modeling and capacity analyses of pressure (water/recycled water) and open channel flow (sewer) systems, predominantly using Innovyze/AutoDesk and Aquanuity software packages
• Leading the planning and analysis of water, wastewater, and/or recycled water systems and facilities, including master plans, hydraulic modeling studies, capacity analysis, alternatives analysis, condition assessment, cost estimates, risk evaluation, operations and maintenance assessments, and other planning studies
• Manage project phases or technical tasks, ensuring adherence to scope, budget, and schedule
• Delegate to and review the work of early career engineers and offer guidance on technical approaches
• Capability to work in the field, including inspections and field measurements, as necessary
• Potential for limited travel within San Diego, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Ventura, Imperial, and Santa Barbara counties
• Technical document and graphics preparation

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering or a similar discipline
• 5 plus years engineering experience in planning and design of water/wastewater-related projects
• Professional Civil Engineer licensed in the State of California
• Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), have excellent writing, organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Experience with design software including ArcGIS and AutoCAD
• Experience with, or willingness to learn, hydraulic modeling and asset management software programs (predominantly Innovyze/AutoDesk InfoWater, InfoSewer, InfoSWMM, InfoWorks ICM, and Aquanuity AquaTwin Sewer and AquaTwin Asset)
• As a federal contractor, successful candidates are required to pass the following pre-employment requirements prior to beginning employment: pre-employment drug test and background check

Physical Requirements

Working Conditions:

• This job operates in a remote or office-based environment and this role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers, etc.
• This job requires occasional project site visits-based outdoors which can include excessive noise, uneven walking surfaces, extreme weather, moving vehicles, and equipment

Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met in order to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

• This job requires working on a computer, sitting or standing for long periods of time in an office or remote office setting
• This job requires attending meetings, both in person and virtually as well as speaking on the phone with peers, clients, etc. Speaking, hearing, and listening are required
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Proposed Salary Range: $120,000-$140,000 annually*

Final agreed upon compensation will be based on a variety of factors including but not limited to an individual’s related experience, education, certifications, skills, and work location.

Perks of Being a Dudekian

At Dudek, we will provide you with a competitive salary in an environment that promotes growth, career development, and a flexible work–life balance. Dudek offers an array of benefits, from medical, dental, and vision coverage, to discretionary bonuses based on firmwide, divisional, and individual performance.

We also offer a yearly merit review, an employee stock ownership program, and dog-friendly offices! To honor our key value of well-being, Dudek provides generous Paid Time Off (PTO) packages for both salaried and hourly employees. If you’re tired of an overly bureaucratic decision-making process and want to be part of a work culture that puts its employees first, speak with your recruiter to learn more about the great perks of being a Dudekian.

Dudek is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Dudek is a U.S.-based employer. All positions are based in the U.S. and require U.S. work authorization.