Water/Wastewater Engineer

Hirecruiting; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Hirecruiting is seeking a Water/Wastewater Engineer to deliver infrastructure programs for commercial, industrial, and municipal clients, with a remote work arrangement. You will leverage your water and wastewater expertise to scope studies, design solutions, and manage permitting and construction oversight.

The role emphasizes client-facing collaboration, data-driven insights, and contributing to SAAS tool development while ensuring regulatory compliance across NPDES, 404/401, and USACE.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in water and wastewater infrastructure.
• Experience in a client-facing role.
• PE licensure or equivalent is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Scope and facilitate engineering studies and research projects to inform objectives.
• Plan, design, evaluate, and implement water and wastewater treatment projects for municipal, industrial, and commercial clients.
• Prepare permitting and regulatory documents (NPDES, 404/401, USACE, Water Rights).
• Prepare contracts, ROM cost estimates, permits, landowner agreements, and oversee construction.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to assemble data and analytics to support SAAS tool development.
• Support marketing efforts and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Client facing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related

PE licensure

Job description

**Water/ Wastewater Engineer** **Remote** **Pay: $110,000 - $150,000** The Water/Wastewater Engineer will provide commercial, industrial, and municipal clients with infrastructure portfolio management services. The Water/Wastewater Engineer will leverage their experience in water and wastewater infrastructure engineering to deliver infrastructure programs that enhance business value. **Water/Wastewater Engineer Responsibilities** * Scope and facilitate engineering studies and research projects to accomplish and inform company and client objectives like: + Planning, design, evaluation, and implementation of water and wastewater treatment infrastructure projects for municipal, industrial, and commercial clients + Evaluate existing systems and recommend operational or capital improvements to improve performance, reliability, and efficiency + Prepare permitting and regulatory compliance documents for water and wastewater use cases (NPDES, 404/401, USACE, Water Rights, etc.)* Prepare contracts, develop rough order magnitude (ROM) cost and schedule estimates, secure permits, obtain landowner agreements, establish purveyor relationships, facilitate municipal agreements and relationships, and oversee construction projects* Serve client goals by providing cross-functional tools, insights, and experience to develop all phases of infrastructure projects with varied client teams* Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to assemble and organize data and analytics to support further development of SAAS tools owned or managed by the company* Preposition project and program work for success by leveraging a risk-management approach to development planning* Support marketing efforts and perform other duties as assigned**Water/Wastewater Engineer Qualifications*** Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related* 5+ years of experience within water and wastewater infrastructure* Experience in a client facing position**Water/Wastewater Engineer Additional Skills** * PE or comparable licensure