Water Treatment Plant Design Engineer

Kimley-Horn; Sherman (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional Retirement Plan

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Family building benefits

Job summary

Kimley-Horn's Sherman, TX office is looking for an Environmental or Civil Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join their Water/Wastewater team. Responsibilities include designing treatment facilities, managing projects, and collaborating with teams and clients. Essential qualifications include a Professional Engineering license and strong communication skills. The role provides exceptional benefits such as health coverage, retirement plans, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant engineering design experience.
• Experience designing treatment and conveyance systems.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Designing water treatment or reclamation facilities.
• Managing project tasks and providing guidance to staff.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on projects.

Skills

Engineering design

Communication skills

Project management

Hydraulic modeling

Education

Professional Engineering (P.E.) License

Tools

Revit

WaterGEMS

SewerGEMS

InfoWater

Job description

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

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

Key Benefits at Kimley-Horn

• Exceptional Retirement Plan: 2‑to‑1 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.