Water/Wastewater Project Engineer II
About The Position
Join HR Green’s Wastewater team in St. Paul and play a key role in projects that serve communities directly—from upgrades to municipal wastewater treatment plants and drinking water facilities to improvements in water distribution and collection systems. Your work will help ensure safe, reliable, and sustainable water services for residents and businesses alike. This role is ideal for a mid-level PE who enjoys applying technical expertise to municipal projects, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with a team of skilled professionals. You’ll gain hands-on experience in design, construction, and project leadership while contributing to projects that strengthen communities and enhance public infrastructure. If you’re looking for a career where your engineering skills make a tangible impact on municipal services, this opportunity is for you.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree from an accredited four-year or graduate engineering university, and be professionally registered (P.E.) in one or more states in which HR. Green, Inc. conducts business (or have the ability to obtain such registration within six months of employment).
- Has seven or more years of design/engineering experience and a demonstrated ability to act as an authorized agent of the company to sign engineering documents.
- Possess strong technical verbal and technical writing skills and be able to read technical literature and engineering plans.
- Capable of correctly operating technical analysis equipment and computer equipment.
- Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving skills and be able to apply professional knowledge to the solution of both routine and non-routine tasks and engineering activities.
- Must hold current registered Professional Engineer certification in one or more states in which HR Green conducts business or have the ability to obtain such registration within six months of employment.
- Previous wastewater experience required.
Responsibilities
- As an individual contributor, uses professional judgment to direct and independently complete assigned engineering designs.
- Actively assists the Project Manager, or acts as project manager, and assigns tasks and schedules to Staff Engineer (I/II), Project Engineer and non-exempt project team members, answers questions, and monitors progress.
- Checks the accuracy (formal and informal QA/QC) of assigned tasks completed by other engineering and technical staff.
- Makes major design decisions that meet the needs of external customers while coordinating the impact of such decisions on related project efforts.
- Pro-actively identifies technical, schedule or financial issues and seeks resolution from the Project Manager and/or the client, as appropriate to the situation.
- Assists the Client in bidding or contractor selection if authorized by the Project Manager.
- Monitors construction and supervises field personnel assigned to a task, data collection or a specific project.
- Responds to contractor questions and issues and prepares and issues project addenda as needed.
- Recommends and prepares change orders.
- Participates in the creation of engineering services proposals, including the calculation/estimation of time schedules and costs of the proposed work.
- Signs and seals engineering documents as an authorized representative of the company.
- Independently communicates on technical matters with the client.
- Acts as technical expert on assigned projects when operating as an individual contributor, and acts as Project Manager on smaller scope or specialty projects as assigned.
Benefits
- Eligibility to participate, after a qualifying period, in our performance and discretionary incentive bonus program(s).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
