Civil Engineer - Water
Date : Sep 27, 2025
Location : Virginia Beach, VA, US
Company : Black & Veatch Family of Companies
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Job Overview
Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity's biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1.
The Opportunity
- Focus on large-scale water and wastewater infrastructure projects with a focus on the delivery of projects by leading significant portions of a variety of facilities throughout the cycle of design and construction, and startup phases as a technical specialist or lead.
- Hands-on involvement in developing reports or technical memos, completing studies, detailed designs, and specifications, collaborating to complete cost estimates, and preparing contract documents.
- Participation in scheduling, budgeting, and contract administration for infrastructure projects is also part of the role, including involvement in business development and preparation of proposals.
- Coordinate with all other internal / external team members on moderately complex projects.
- Assist with identification of key client interests and drivers on less complex projects.
- Communicate client interests and drivers to project team members and develops approaches to accommodate these concerns in the performance of the work on less complex projects.
Key Responsibilities
Perform design of projects from the conceptual and bid phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set by the project managers based off client needs.Assist the Engineering Manager in maintaining project schedules and budgets.Assist the Engineering Manager in managing sub-consultants.Under the direction of the Engineering Manager, interface directly with the client or sub-consultants.Support business development through writing of technical approaches, scopes of work, and presentation to clients.Utilizes knowledge of regularly used civil concepts, practices, codes, and procedures within the water engineering industry.Applies knowledge to complex projects, find and develop non-standard design solutions to better serve clients project specifications.Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to less experienced engineers.Responsible for effective communication with other engineering disciplines and project team.Prepares a variety of complex engineering deliverables.Performs complex research and develops recommendations for equipment and / or materials selection.Prepares complex engineering calculations following standard methods and principles. Manages assigned budget, schedule, and quality requirements.Plans and conducts independent evaluation, selection and adaptation of engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria.Reviews engineering work and / or assignments of early career professionals.Is responsible for one or more of the following : overseeing collection, assimilation, and management of data for engineering work; leading smaller production teams; and serving as the responsible charge for a project.Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.Licensed PE or ability and interest to obtain PE and / or be in active pursuit of registration.Thorough understanding of water and wastewater design.Ability and motivation to lead portions of complex projects with guidance and mentorship.Minimum Qualifications
Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering from either a recognized accredited program in their home country or the country in which the professional is practicing.Minimum of 5 years related work experience.Black & Veatch is committed to being an employer of choice by creating a valuable work experience that keeps our people engaged, productive, safe and healthy. Our comprehensive benefits portfolio is a key component of this commitment and offers an array of health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances along with disability and a robust wellness program.
BVH, Inc., its subsidiaries and its affiliated companies, complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) affirmative action laws and regulations. Black & Veatch does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender Identity and expression, disability, veteran status, pregnancy status or other status protected by law.
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