Senior Water Engineer

For our growing drinking water business, we are seeking a Senior-level Drinking Water Project Engineer that is passionate about technical delivery leadership and team mentoring, supporting pursuits, and serving as a technical resource on projects and the Drinking Water team.

When you join our team, you will be immediately engaged in water planning and design projects. Depending on the applicant skillset / interests, projects include PFAS planning and design, groundwater treatment, water supply design, and climate change resiliency planning.

BC's drinking water team focuses on delivering solutions that enhance the adaptability, reliability, and resilience of our clients' water systems for lasting, positive impacts on our communities.

BC is an employee owned, 100% Environmental Engineering firm. BC's values include a focus on balancing life and work as a priority.

BC offers flexible work schedules and remote work opportunities.

When you join Brown and Caldwell, you will enjoy a unique and welcoming culture. You will find that we offer a collaborative and supportive environment, allowing you to do your best work.

You will be trusted to do the right thing and given the flexibility to manage your own schedule to achieve project and career objectives.

The work we do is interesting, challenging, and wide-ranging in nature, and so is our client base. BC is an employee-owned company and the right size where you can connect to technical and national leadership easily, and work on some of the most interesting projects in the water industry.

In this role you will serve as a project engineer for a wide variety of water related projects within our northwest operation.

You will work closely with our team of subject matter experts and design disciplines to deliver innovative water projects.

Typical work areas might include :

• Perform the role of Task Lead to delegate, sequence and oversee the work of technical staff and engineers performing planning and designs projects
• Solve complex technical problems by engaging and collaborating with senior engineers and subject matter experts
• Serve as a mentor to rising professional staff
• Lead client and internal meetings to advance project work as an effective communicator.
• Assist with business development efforts including positioning, pursuits, and client management services
• Engage in PNWS-AWWA and selectively present at conferences and professional meetings to further represent BC's brand.
• Support the strategies for the water market sector in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
• Prepare written reports and technical memorandums to document analyses and recommendations.
• Participate in office work groups and organizations to benefit the company's knowledge of issues and to understand client needs.

Desired Skills and Experience :

M.S. or B.S. degree in civil or environmental engineering with experience in the design and delivery of water treatment projects.

Engineers with other degrees such as Chemical or Mechanical may be considered if they have strong experience in municipal water treatment facility planning and design.

• P.E. or ability to obtain a P.E in Washington and / or Oregon is required.
• Minimum of 6 years of progressively increasing responsibility in related experience in drinking water planning, design, and implementation
• Experience supporting competitive sales efforts with municipal clients.
• Experience and interest in a combination of areas including water planning, water supply, water treatment, design, water quality, regulatory requirements, and / or water infrastructure
• Experience delivering water system and / or treatment related planning and design projects in the role project engineer or deputy project manager is preferred.
• Strong written communication skills and experience producing technical reports.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Salary Range : The anticipated starting pay range for this position is based on the employee's primary work location and may be more or less depending upon skills, experience, and education.

These ranges may be modified in the future.

Location B :

Salary $103,000- $141,000

You can view which BC location applies to you here. If you have any questions, please speak with your Recruiter.

Benefits and Other Compensation : We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance.

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About Brown and Caldwell

Headquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 50 offices and 2,100 professionals across North America and the Pacific.

For 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies.

We strive to be the company of choice-to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation.

Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities.

For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.com

This position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.

Notice to Third Party Agencies : Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.

In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO / AAP Employer. Minorities / Women / Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)