Planning Engineer

American Water•Plainfield, NJ

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

People are the heart of our business. As an American Water employee, you will be offered a competitive salary and health benefits package, along with opportunities to develop, grow, and evolve your career. Our benefits packages focus on key areas such as health & wellness, emotional & well-being, and savings for current & future goals. We are Beautifully Different. We strongly believe having diversity across our company makes us more successful and helps us provide essential services to our customers. We are stronger because we embrace different ideas, viewpoints, experiences, and backgrounds. American Water is the best choice for your next role! Click here for more information on our inclusion, diversity, and equity journey. About American Water American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. With a history dating back to 1886 and celebrating 140 years in 2026, We Keep Life Flowing® by providing safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water’s approximately 7,000 talented professionals leverage their significant expertise and the company’s national size and scale to achieve excellent outcomes for the benefit of customers, employees, investors and other stakeholders. For more information, visit amwater.com and join American Water on LinkedIn , Facebook , X and Instagram .

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering; advanced degree preferred
EIT or 2 - 4 years’ experience in Engineering design, planning, construction, project delivery and/or project management.
Water system and wastewater collection system hydraulic modeling experience is a plus.
Valid Driver’s License
Engineer in Training (EIT) preferred

Nice To Haves

Water system and wastewater collection system hydraulic modeling experience is a plus.
Engineer in Training (EIT) preferred

Responsibilities

Assist with the preparation of strategic water and wastewater system engineering planning studies.
Conduct system capacity evaluations, analysis of water source, treatment, pumping and collection/distribution, storage, or other system deficiencies as assigned to support ongoing operations, service extension requests or regional growth opportunities.
Hydraulic model development, calibration and analysis for water distribution systems and wastewater collection systems.
Assist with multiple small to medium size projects and perform varied engineering assignments associated with planning, design or construction.
Develop technical information and concepts into feasible and effective engineering approaches.
Establish project budgets and scope.
Support the pre-qualification and selection of consulting and construction organizations for projects using negotiation or competitive selection processes