Senior Water Treatment Engineer - Lead Plant Design (ESOP)

Lochmueller Group; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Work/Life Balance

Wealth-Building

Professional Benefits

Job summary

Lochmueller Group seeks a Senior Water Treatment Engineer to lead the planning, design, and delivery of municipal drinking water treatment plants and related projects. You will serve as a technical expert within our water resources team, influencing safety, reliability, and long-term resilience of critical water infrastructure.

Lochmueller Group is a 100% employee-owned engineering firm with CARDIA values and a broad portfolio across water, transportation, environmental permitting, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a closely related engineering field.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Extensive and progressive experience in water treatment facility design
• Experience designing water treatment facilities in Texas is needed
• Proven success in managing large and/or complex water treatment facility design projects
• Proficiency with relevant engineering software and tools for design, project management, and analysis
• Excellent communication and client management abilities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including: Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
• Valid Driver's License

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical expert and lead the planning, process selection, and detailed design for water treatment plant projects
• Provide technical oversight and mentoring to project managers and engineers, ensuring sound engineering judgment, regulatory compliance, and consistency with firm standards
• Support projects across the broader Water Resources team, integrating treatment facility expertise with conveyance, storage, pumping, and utility infrastructure projects
• Prepare project documents and designs, conduct analyses, interpret data, and plan and coordinate specific aspects of water treatment engineering work
• Perform QA/QC on project deliverables, ensuring the technical accuracy and constructability of water treatment plant designs and documentation
• Oversee project teams, ensuring alignment with technical standards, project schedules, and organizational goals
• Collaborate with senior management on strategic planning for water/wastewater services and assist with business development efforts including client engagement and proposal development
• Prepare proposals and/or funding applications

Skills

Project leadership

Mentoring

Regulatory compliance

Client management

Engineering software

PE license

MS Office

Driver's license

Education

Civil Eng

Environmental Eng

Chemical Eng

Tools

Design software

Project management tools

Job description

Lochmueller Group seeks a Senior Water Treatment Engineer to lead the planning, design, and delivery of municipal drinking water treatment plants and related projects. You will serve as a technical expert within our water resources team, influencing safety, reliability, and long-term resilience of critical water infrastructure.

Lochmueller Group is a 100% employee-owned engineering firm with CARDIA values and a broad portfolio across water, transportation, environmental permitting, and