Water/Wastewater Civil Engineer — Lead Projects & Growth

Kimley-Horn; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Health coverage

Time off & flexible scheduling

Student loan matching (401(k))

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Kimley-Horn in Austin, TX is seeking a Civil Engineer with 3+ years of experience to join our Water/Wastewater and Utilities team. This is not a remote position.

You will design water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, and treatment facilities, while managing projects and mentoring junior staff. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential to coordinate with clients, regulators, and multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant engineering design experience.
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) License (or ability to obtain within 12 months).
• Relevant municipal engineering experience including designing pump stations, pipelines, water/wastewater treatment facilities.
• Experience performing hydraulic modeling (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.

Responsibilities

• Designing water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, conveyance systems, water treatment systems, and related planning.
• Managing project tasks, design, permitting, construction coordination, and mentoring staff.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and clients to drive project success.
• Maintain high quality plans and check others' work.
• Create work plans and manage budgets set by clients; strong project management.
• Attend meetings with clients, government entities, and regulators to satisfy project requirements.
• Monitor progress, budgets, and schedules; foster internal and external professional relationships.
• Work closely with industry professionals, jurisdictions, and contractors.

Skills

Communication skills

Project management

Leadership potential

Entrepreneurial spirit

Education

Professional Engineer (P.E.) license eligibility within 12 months

Tools

WaterGEMS

SewerGEMS

InfoWater

Job description

Kimley-Horn in Austin, TX is seeking a Civil Engineer with 3+ years of experience to join our Water/Wastewater and Utilities team. This is not a remote position.

You will design water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, and treatment facilities, while managing projects and mentoring junior staff. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential to coordinate with clients, regulators, and multidisciplinary teams.