Environmental Engineer 5
About The Position
CDM Smith's Concord office has an immediate need of a mid-level engineer with a drinking water or wastewater design background to support senior engineers on a variety of water and wastewater projects in our Water Services Group locally and across the West Coast. You'll have the opportunity to learn every day from our highly-skilled technical staff and project managers, participate in our mentoring program, and drive your professional development and gain skills through our Leadership Academy and extensive trainings available within the CDM Smith University. This role requires strong communication and teamwork with staff in our local and regional offices and various engineering disciplines in other offices. This position is perfect for you if you are looking to elevate your career and take on increasingly challenging work. We will provide the encouragement and support so you can become a strong leader within our industry.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil, Environmental or Chemical Engineering or related discipline.
- Professional engineering (PE) license.
- 7 years of related experience.
- Expert Knowledge of computer assisted design and drafting (CADD) 3D and 4D software and practices.
- Expert Knowledge of engineer principles of design.
- Expert Knowledge of Microsoft business software (excel, word, etc.).
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Expert knowledge of federal, state and local regulations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with design, permitting, and construction of water and/or wastewater treatment facilities is preferred.
- Expert knowledge of Bluebeam Revu for redlining and quality management of engineering contract documents
Responsibilities
- With general direction, creating water and wastewater treatment facilities, water and sewer systems, water reuse facilities, chemical feed systems, pipelines, and pump stations engineering designs and planning reports to meet client project requirements
- Performing engineering work with an emphasis on water and wastewater treatment process; water, stormwater and wastewater conveyance, pumping, and civil design and planning
- Reviewing draft designs and reports for compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and signing off on completed designs
- Leading engineering tasks, performing design calculations, and preparing design reports, plans, and specifications with oversight by more senior staff and support from junior staff
- Ensuring that firm policies and practices are followed on all designs.
- Performing field activities and site reviews, as needed, to ensure designs are aligned with location specifications
- Providing technical guidance and training to junior staff; mentoring junior staff and developing them for future growth within the discipline and firm
- Delegating to and reviewing work of junior engineers.
- Corresponding/interacting directly with clients and contractors to discuss projects and present engineering designs
- Collaborating with sales staff to create proposals in response to current and potential client requests for proposal
- Review draft proposals for adherence to firm, industry, state, local and federal regulations and best practices
- Meeting with current and potential future clients to review their current and future design needs
- Attending conferences, symposia, etc. to improve the visibility of the firm's products and services in collaboration with applicable sales staff
- Contributes to technical reports and early design documents to support project development.
- Other duties as required
Benefits
- challenging, progressive and inclusive work environment
- career growth and development
- mentoring program
- Leadership Academy
- extensive trainings available within the CDM Smith University
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
