Civil Engineer - Water/Wastewater

Kimley-Horn • McKinney, TX

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Kimley-Horn's McKinney, Texas office is seeking a Civil Engineer with 4+ years of experience to join its Water/Wastewater and Utilities team. This is not a remote position. The role involves designing water and wastewater infrastructure and managing project tasks, design, permitting, construction coordination, budgets, and schedules. The engineer will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, clients, government entities, regulatory agencies, jurisdictions, and contractors, while maintaining high-quality plans and providing guidance to less experienced staff. The opportunity includes working on a variety of projects and developing meaningful professional relationships.

Requirements

• 4+ years of relevant engineering design experience.
• Professional Engineering (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 to produce 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, water/wastewater distribution plans, master plans, and treatment plant rehabilitation and expansions.
• Manage project tasks, project design and permitting, and construction coordination.
• Provide regular communication and guidance to less experienced staff.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external clients to help complete assigned projects successfully.
• Maintain high-quality plan sets and check the work of others.
• Create work plans, adhere to client budgets, and apply strong project management skills.
• Attend meetings and communicate with clients, government entities, and regulatory agencies to address project regulations and requirements.
• Monitor project progress, budgets, and schedules.
• Build professional relationships internally and externally 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) and 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) and performance-based bonuses.
• Tuition reimbursement and extensive internal training programs.
• New Parent Leave, family building benefits, and childcare resources.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed