Senior PE: Hybrid Water/Wastewater Project Engineer

Gresham Smith, Inc.; Memphis (TN); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) with Company Match

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Mass Transit Program

Telemedicine

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Gresham Smith in Memphis, TN, seeks a Project Engineer/Project Manager to lead planning, design, and delivery of water and sewer infrastructure. You will coordinate schedules, budgets, and teams while ensuring regulatory compliance and client satisfaction.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of design experience in water/wastewater within a consulting environment, with strong leadership and communication skills. Hybrid work arrangements support on-site collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or related engineering field.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license required.
• Minimum 10 years of professional design experience in water/wastewater engineering in a consulting environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning, design, and evaluation of water and wastewater infrastructure projects, including collection, treatment, conveyance, pumping, distribution, drainage, and relocation projects.
• Support overall management of a Consent Decree Sewer Program, including planning, scheduling, reporting, and ensuring compliance with regulatory mandates.
• Coordinate with internal teams, external consultants, contractors, permitting agencies, and utilities to align goals, deliverables, and timelines.
• Assist with prioritization of sanitary sewer projects based on regulatory drivers, asset condition, capacity needs, and client objectives.
• Prepare and review engineering design documents, calculations, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and technical reports for accuracy, constructability, and adherence to program standards.
• Manage and provide technical direction to external consultants for capital improvement project design and delivery.
• Support procurement of design and construction services, including scope development, proposal evaluation, and contract negotiations.
• Provide engineering services during construction to ensure compliance with codes, permitting requirements, and best practices.
• Mentor and support junior staff, fostering professional growth and technical development.
• Participate in recurring client, regulatory, and stakeholder update meetings; deliver presentations and progress reports.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Leadership

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or related engineering field

Professional Engineer (P.E.) license

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Gresham Smith in Memphis, TN, seeks a Project Engineer/Project Manager to lead planning, design, and delivery of water and sewer infrastructure. You will coordinate schedules, budgets, and teams while ensuring regulatory compliance and client satisfaction.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of design experience in water/wastewater within a consulting environment, with strong leadership and communication skills. Hybrid work arrangements support on-site collaboration.