Civil Engineer - Water/Wastewater
About The Position
Kimley-Horn's Virginia Beach, Virginia office is seeking a Civil Engineer with at least four years of experience to join its Water/Wastewater and Utilities team. The role involves designing and delivering municipal water and wastewater projects, including water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, conveyance systems, treatment systems, planning, and treatment plant rehabilitation and expansions. The engineer will manage project tasks, design, permitting, construction coordination, budgets, and schedules. The position works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, clients, government entities, regulatory agencies, jurisdictions, and contractors, while providing communication and guidance to less experienced staff. The role also includes maintaining high-quality plan sets, reviewing others’ work, and building professional relationships. The listed base salary range is $95,000 to $110,000.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of relevant engineering design experience.
- Professional Engineer (P.E.) license, or ability to obtain one within 12 months.
- Relevant municipal engineering experience, including design of pump stations, pipelines, and water/wastewater treatment facilities.
- Experience performing hydraulic modeling using programs such as WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, or InfoWater.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Positive attitude, self-motivation, and a sense of urgency in producing high-quality work.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Entrepreneurial spirit and potential or desire to lead a practice and manage clients and a team.
Responsibilities
- Design water transmission and distribution systems, pumping stations, conveyance systems, water treatment systems, and water/wastewater distribution planning and master planning projects.
- Support treatment plant rehabilitation and expansion projects.
- Manage project tasks, design, permitting, and construction coordination.
- Provide regular communication and guidance to less experienced staff.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external clients to complete assigned projects successfully.
- Maintain high-quality plan sets and check the work of others.
- Create work plans and adhere to client budgets.
- Attend meetings and communicate with clients, government entities, and regulatory agencies to fulfill project regulations and requirements.
- Monitor project progress, budgets, and schedules.
- Build meaningful internal and external professional relationships and work collaboratively with industry professionals, jurisdictions, and contractors.
Benefits
- Retirement plan with a 2-to-1 company match on up to 4% of eligible compensation (salary plus bonus), with an additional profit-sharing contribution.
- Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
- Personal leave, flexible scheduling, floating holidays, and half-day Fridays.
- Student loan matching in the 401(k).
- Performance-based bonuses.
- Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
- New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
