Water/Wastewater Engineer, Project Manager

Kimley-Horn; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exceptional Retirement Plan

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Kimley-Horn's West Palm Beach office is seeking a Water and/or Wastewater Engineer with over 4 years of experience. This role involves designing water transmission systems and managing engineering projects. The successful candidate will work closely with a team of industry leading professionals.

Key benefits include exceptional retirement plans, comprehensive health coverage, and professional development opportunities. This position is on-site in Florida.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant engineering design experience.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Professional Engineering (P.E.) License or ability to obtain within 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Design water transmission and distribution systems and wastewater treatment systems.
• Manage project tasks, design, permitting, and construction administration.
• Mentorship to junior staff.

Skills

Water transmission and distribution systems design

Hydraulic modeling

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Professional Engineering (P.E.) License

4+ years of relevant engineering design experience

Tools

WaterGEMS

SewerGEMS

InfoWater

Job description

Overview

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

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to critical infrastructure projects and is open to candidates with a range of relevant experience who are passionate about advancing water and/or wastewater systems and providing sustainable solutions for clients.

• 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

Responsibilities

• Designing water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, water treatment systems, wastewater treatment systems, water/wastewater distribution planning, master planning, and treatment plant rehabilitation and expansions
• Managing project tasks, project design and permitting, construction administration, and providing regular coordination communications with project team
• Mentorship to staff with less experience
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and external clients to contribute to the successful completion of assigned projects
• Provide quality assurance and quality control to projects and 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

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

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.