Senior Water Resources Engineer - Hybrid (Portland)

WSP; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in Portland, OR is seeking a Senior Consultant, Water to lead and support wastewater conveyance and pump station projects across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and manage tasks from planning through construction.

The role requires a Civil/Environmental Engineering degree, 5–7 years of water resources experience, a PE license (or ability to obtain within 6 months), strong communication, and QA/QC discipline.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, with a focus in Water Resources or closely related discipline.
• 5 to 7 years of relevant post-education experience in water resources engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) License, or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Strong knowledge of gravity sewer systems, force mains, pump stations, and wastewater collection infrastructure.
• Ability to coordinate with agency regulators and understand requirements.
• Project management experience with small to mid-size projects including tracking hours and expenses.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for engineering and non-engineering audiences.
• Self‑leadership with attention to detail, multitasking, and prioritization.
• Ability to guide junior engineers and enforce QA/QC.
• Proficiency with technical writing, office automation, software, math, predictive models, and spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Perform professional engineering and project delivery for wastewater conveyance, force mains, pump stations, collection systems, and related infrastructure projects.
• Support planning, design, permitting, and construction of municipal wastewater projects.
• Prepare calculations, technical memoranda, studies, plans, specifications, cost estimates, and contract documents.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary project teams including structural, geotechnical, electrical, instrumentation and controls, environmental, and permitting professionals.
• Support hydraulic modeling, capacity evaluations, and capital improvement planning efforts.
• Coordinate with clients, regulators, subcontractors and other stakeholders professionally.
• Assist with scope, schedule, budget, and quality management for tasks and projects.
• Participate in client meetings, workshops, field investigations, and site visits.
• Mentor and support less experienced engineers through technical guidance and project coordination.
• Support proposal development with technical content, project experience, scope development, and cost estimates.
• Coordinate with clients and regulatory agencies to support successful project delivery.
• Stay current on wastewater engineering practices, conveyance system design, pump station technologies, and regulatory requirements.
• Work solo or in cross-functional teams to execute projects.
• Engage with regulators, subcontractors, and clients confidently.
• Adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Leadership

QA/QC

Technical writing

Problem solving

Safety awareness

Education

Civil/Environmental Engineering degree

PE license or ability to obtain within 6 months

Tools

Spreadsheets

Engineering software

Office software

Job description

WSP in Portland, OR is seeking a Senior Consultant, Water to lead and support wastewater conveyance and pump station projects across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and manage tasks from planning through construction.

The role requires a Civil/Environmental Engineering degree, 5–7 years of water resources experience, a PE license (or ability to obtain within 6 months), strong communication, and QA/QC discipline.