Water/Wastewater Engineer

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Health coverage

Paid time off

Bonuses & 401(k)

Professional development

Family benefits

Job summary

Kimley-Horn's Fort Myers, Florida office seeks a Civil Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join the Water/Wastewater and Utilities team. This role is not remote and involves designing water transmission systems, pump stations, and treatment facilities.

You will manage projects, coordinate with clients and regulators, and mentor junior staff while ensuring quality and on-time delivery. A P.E. license or plan to obtain within 12 months is required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant engineering design experience.
• P.E. license or ability to obtain within 12 months.
• Municipal engineering experience including pump stations, pipelines, water/wastewater treatment facilities.
• Experience performing hydraulic modeling (using WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, InfoWater, etc.)
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Positive attitude with sense of urgency to produce high quality work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Entrepreneurial spirit with potential to lead a practice and manage clients and a team.

Responsibilities

• Design water transmission and distribution systems and related facilities.
• Manage project tasks, design, permitting, construction coordination, and guide junior staff.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external clients to complete projects.
• Maintain high quality plans and perform quality checks on others' work.
• Create work plans and manage budgets set by clients.

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Multitasking

Entrepreneurial mindset

Education

Professional Engineer (P.E.) license

Tools

WaterGEMS

SewerGEMS

InfoWater

Job description

Overview

Kimley-Horn's Fort Myers, Florida (FL) office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join their Water/Wastewater and Utilities team! This is not a remote position.

Responsibilities

• Designing water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, conveyance systems, water treatment systems, water/wastewater distribution planning, master planning, and treatment plant rehabilitation and expansions
• 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 (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

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.