Senior Wastewater Technologist

Garver; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid professional memberships

Support for industry licenses

Continuing education opportunities

Comprehensive wellness program

Job summary

Garver is seeking a Senior Wastewater Technologist to join their Austin, Texas office. The ideal candidate will lead wastewater treatment design efforts, guide team interactions, and contribute to business development initiatives.

With over 10 years of experience in the municipal water sector, you will support and mentor other engineers while driving project quality and standards. This role requires collaboration across multiple teams and may involve travel to the College Station Water Design Center.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of municipal water/wastewater process related design experience.
• 2+ years leading design projects.
• Experience with process modeling software.

Responsibilities

• Lead wastewater process direction and design decisions.
• Collaborate and mentor engineers within the Water Design Centers.
• Support business development activities and client engagement.

Skills

Wastewater treatment expertise

Client interaction

Project management

Mentoring

Process design

Education

Master’s Degree in Civil, Chemical, or Environmental engineering

Tools

Hydromatis GPS-X

Dynamita Sumo

EnviroSim BioWin

AutoCad

Revit CAD

Bluebeam

MS Office (Excel, Outlook, Word)

Job description

Senior Wastewater Technologist – Austin, Texas

Exciting opportunity for someone in the Austin area to support the College Station Water Design Center (WDC)! This role will be based out of our Austin office with some travel to our College Station Water Design Center.

Overview

You will play an integral part in leading wastewater process direction, design and decision making in our Water Design Center, region, and across the Garver Water footprint. You will take a lead process role ranging from client interaction and project pursuit to conceptual level process work including modeling and master planning, and through final design as it is warranted on projects in our Central region, as well as across our Garver footprint. You will help grow Garver’s Process engineering capabilities.

What you’ll do

• Work hand in hand with our business teams and their clients to understand wastewater treatment challenges and share your expertise.
• Involved in design proposal work, helping establish effective approaches to complex projects.
• Collaborate with and mentor other engineers on your team and within the Water Design Centers.
• Lead the wastewater process design on assigned projects in coordination with the WDC Process Team leader, including modeling, evaluations, helping the client select alternatives and preparing master plans.
• In detailed design, work with the WDC to ensure continuity of intent and design quality.
• Continue to learn and develop your expertise and push Garver forward by attending and presenting at conferences and other opportunities.

Day to day responsibilities will include, but are not limited to

• Supporting regional teams with treatment related business development activities.
• Be known as an industry leader in WWTP design and technologies.
• Developing conceptual level designs for wastewater treatment systems.
• Coordinating with process mechanical team for detailed design services for treatment facilities.
• Performing modeling and design calculations, coordinating with other support discipline activities on projects, coordinating with regional Garver offices and regulating agencies, construction cost estimating, and quality assurance and control.
• Lead some projects from an internal Design Phase Manager standpoint on specific projects, coordinating schedules, monitoring project budgets, and ensuring delivery of quality work products which adhere to Garver standardization.
• Regularly collaborate with Water Technology Team and other Garver process experts to develop best practices and areas of focus.
• Participate in client meetings, industry conferences, and serve as a subject matter expert for the Water Business Line.

In addition, the Senior Wastewater Process Engineer will be responsible for

• Assisting in recruiting top talent for the process team.
• Developing scope, schedule, level of effort, and fees for projects.
• Mentoring process and process mechanical team members.
• Driving the detailed design through coordination with other support disciplines.
• Planning, managing, and executing process staff and workload.
• Developing detailed plans and specifications.
• Ensuring compliance with the quality program.
• Ensuring delivery of quality work products that adhere to Garver standardization.
• Developing process standards and tools, procurement, and training.
• Helping prepare Garver Water, the WDCs and your team for the future.
• Performing quality reviews for projects across the Garver footprint.

Travel

Some travel will be required as part of this position. Most travel will be within the Central region, as necessary based on project work. Because this position is not located in College Station, regular travel to the WDC will be expected to maintain continuity with the design team. This is anticipated to be one to two days every couple weeks and may change depending on circumstances. Travel will also be anticipated for business development purposes, including proposal development, interviews, knowledge transfer sessions, and industry related conference attendance. Project specific travel may also be required for site assessments, project workshops, design review meetings, and support during construction.

About Garver’s College Station Water Design Center

The College Station Water Design Center will be a knowledge‑based hub that excels in highly technical, multi‑discipline water and wastewater designs for clients in Garver’s central footprint, as well as across the country as necessary. The Center will specialize in large, high‑volume, custom treatment plant projects with conventional and advanced technologies. A centralized WDC requires constant communication, coordination, and participation with team members, benefiting the client through project delivery schedule and design quality, as well as the engineer’s opportunity for team collaboration and professional growth.

Minimum Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Civil, Chemical, or Environmental engineering from an ABET accredited program.
• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain one.
• 10+ years of municipal water/wastewater process related design experience.
• 2+ years of experience leading design projects.
• Process modeling software experience such as Hydromatis GPS‑X, Dynamita Sumo, and/or EnviroSim BioWin.

Preferred Skills

• Registered Professional Engineer (PE) license in several states.
• 15+ years of municipal water/wastewater process related design experience.
• 5+ years of experience leading design projects.
• Relationships with municipal clients in WDC footprint.
• Experience using hydraulic modeling software.
• Proven experience overseeing process designs, including detailed plans and specifications for major projects.
• Overall understanding of wastewater treatment plant systems in a campus‑wide environment.
• Experience using Bluebeam and MS Office products, including Excel, Outlook and Word.
• Demonstrated experience performing process equipment evaluation, sizing and cost estimating.
• Cost estimation experience.
• Active participation with water/wastewater organizations such as AWWA, WEF, WRF.
• Use of AutoCad and/or Revit CAD programs.
• Experience giving presentations for clients and professional organizations.
• Strong teaching and coaching skills to mentor and communicate with team members of all levels.

Benefits

Garver offers its employees programs such as company‑paid professional memberships, company support for industry licenses and continuing education opportunities that foster a progressive atmosphere. Garver provides the tools, resources, and environment to develop leaders, stimulate ideas, and accomplish projects. By offering highly competitive salary packages, attractive benefits, and a comprehensive wellness program, Garver walks the talk when it comes to work‑life balance.

Founded in 1919, Garver is an employee‑owned engineering, planning, and environmental services firm focused on aviation, transportation, buildings, federal, water and wastewater services; surveying; advisory services; and construction engineering and inspection. Garver provides an exceptional level of client service that reflects our people‑first culture.

Garver is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Our employment practices are based upon an individual's capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by law.