Water Treatment Plant Design Engineer

Kimley-Horn; Sherman (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Health insurance

Time off / flexible scheduling

Student loan matching

Tuition reimbursement

New Parent Leave

Job summary

Kimley-Horn’s Sherman, TX office is seeking an Environmental or Civil Engineer with 4+ years of relevant experience to join their Water/Wastewater and Utilities team. This on-site role offers opportunities to design water treatment and conveyance systems, lead projects, and collaborate with clients and regulators.

The candidate will work on diverse facilities, contribute to planning and budgeting, and mentor junior staff while engaging with multidisciplinary teams and external clients.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant engineering design experience.
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) License.
• Municipal engineering experience including designing treatment and conveyance systems.
• Preferred experience with Revit.
• Experience performing hydraulic modeling (WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, InfoWater).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Positive attitude and ability to lead a team and manage clients.

Responsibilities

• Design water treatment or water reclamation facilities (RO, NF, UV, lime softening, MBR/SBR/CAS).
• Design transmission and distribution, collection systems, pumping stations, and conveyance systems.
• Manage project tasks, design, permitting, and construction coordination; mentor staff.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and clients to complete projects.
• Maintain high-quality plans and review colleagues' work.
• Create work plans and manage budgets; monitor progress with clients.

Skills

Municipal engineering experience

Excellent written and oral comms

Project management

Entrepreneurial spirit

Education

Professional Engineering (P.E.) License

Tools

Revit

WaterGEMS/SewerGEMS

InfoWater

Job description

Overview

Kimley-Horn's Sherman, TX office is seeking an Environmental or Civil Engineer with 4+ years of relevant experience to join their Water/Wastewater and Utilities team! This is not a remote position.

Responsibilities

• Designing either water treatment or water reclamation facilities - Reverse osmosis, Nanofiltration, UV disinfection, Lime Softening, MBR, SBR, CAS, etc.
• Experience designing transmission and distribution systems, collection systems, pumping stations, conveyance systems, production and/or injection wells.
• Managing project tasks, project design and permitting, construction coordination, and providing regular communication and guidance with less experienced staff
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and external clients to contribute to the successful completion of assigned projects
• Maintain a high degree of quality sets of plans along with checking the work of others
• Create work plans and adhere to the budget set by the client and performing strong project management knowledge
• Attend meetings and communicate with clients, government entities, and various regulatory agencies to fulfill any regulations and requirements relating to projects
• Monitor project progress, budgets, and schedules
• This is an exciting opportunity to work with a team of engineers and designers on a variety of projects
• You will flourish on both building meaningful internal and external professional relationships
• You will work closely and collaboratively with other industry leading professionals, various jurisdictions, and contractors

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Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant engineering design experience
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) License
• Relevant municipal engineering experience including designing treatment and conveyance systems.
• Preferred experience with Revit
• Experience performing hydraulic modeling preferred (using programs such as WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, InfoWater, etc.)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Positive attitude, self-motivated; sense of urgency to produce high quality work
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Entrepreneurial spirit with the potential/desire to lead a practice and manage clients and a team

Why Kimley-Horn?

At Kimley-Horn, we do things differently. People, clients, and employees are at the forefront of who we are. Clients know we prioritize achieving their goals and growing their success. Employees know our culture and approach to business are built on a desire to provide an environment for everyone to flourish. Our commitment to quality is only as good as the people behind it— that’s why we welcome and develop passionate, hardworking, and proactive employees. We take pride in how our employee retention, robust benefits package, and company values have led to Kimley-Horn’s placement on the Fortune “100 Best Companies to Work” list for 19 years!

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2-to1- company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary + bonus) and additional profit-sharing contribution.
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Time Off: Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
• Financial Wellness: Student loan matching in our 401(k), and performance-based bonuses.
• Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• Family-Friendly Benefits: New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.