WATER/WASTEWATER PROJECT ENGINEER
Hdr
Location: United states-florida-west palm beach united states-florida-fort
Time: 6 months ago
At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we work to weave diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and foster a sense of belonging throughout the company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world?
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HDR is looking for a motivated Water/Wastewater Project Engineer to join our Florida Water Business Group. As a Project Engineer, you will serve as the main “doer” for the technical delivery of a variety of exciting and challenging municipal water and wastewater projects across the State of Florida. You will be expected to grow and learn the fundamental aspects - including participating in client management and marketing opportunities - of becoming a Project Manager in the future.
Primary Responsibilities
- Provide project engineering and task management; lead detailed design preparation of engineering plans and specifications for design of water or wastewater facilities and related infrastructure; perform hydraulic evaluations and modeling efforts for pressure and gravity linear systems; and develop planning, preliminary engineering, and other technical reports
- Provide inter-disciplinary coordination leadership on projects with various disciplines engaged in project delivery
- Work independently in addition to planning, organizing and assisting groups of medium to large teams of professionals and technicians dependent on project/task
- Assist in project permitting efforts with various regulatory and municipal entities
- Assist Project Managers with internal activities to successfully manage a project (e.g. resource management, invoicing, quality management, etc)
- Perform other duties as needed
- Master's degree in Civil, Environmental, Mechanical or related engineering field
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience with municipal or industrial water/wastewater systems, process and design
- Strong technical background and experience in water or wastewater treatment, water quality, water system distribution and/or wastewater collection systems, pipeline and pump station design
- Ambition to leverage quality-focused technical background into a client-facing Project Manager
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent field
- Previous experience executing technical studies, analyses, and/or designing and creating plans and specifications for water focused projects
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Ability to make independent decisions and be accountable for the results
- Self-motivated, able to work independently and with a project team to completion of a task
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
What We Believe
HDR is our company. Together, we build on each other's life experiences and perspectives to make great things possible every day. This shapes our collaborative culture, encourages organizational trust and connects us closer to the clients and communities we serve.
Our Commitment
As employee owners, we all have a role in creating an inclusive environment where each of us is welcomed, valued, respected and empowered to bring our authentic selves to work every day.
Our eight Employee Network Groups (Asian Pacific, Black, Hispanic/Latino(a), LGBTQ+, People with Disabilities, Veterans, Women, Young Professionals) help create a sense of belonging and foster a supportive environment where everyone is empowered to engage and contribute. Each group has an executive sponsor and is open to all employees.
