Development Associate Engineer​/Development Engineer

we're a public water and wastewater utility serving the greater charleston area. Our water and wastewater services protect public health and the environment, provide fire protection, and support our economy.we’re always looking to add talented, enthusiastic people to our team!

we're a public water and wastewater utility serving the greater charleston area. Our water and wastewater services protect public health and the environment, provide fire protection, and support our economy.we’re always looking to add talented, enthusiastic people to our team!

we're a public water and wastewater utility serving the greater charleston area. Our water and wastewater services protect public health and the environment, provide fire protection, and support our economy.we’re always looking to add talented, enthusiastic people to our team!

we're a public water and wastewater utility serving the greater charleston area. Our water and wastewater services protect public health and the environment, provide fire protection, and support our economy.we’re always looking to add talented, enthusiastic people to our team!

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job announcement no: 26-121

department: new development

applications accepted through sunday, september 27, 2026

salary range:
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grade:
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position summary:

under limited supervision of the director of new development provides technical design and constructability reviews of developer engineer prepared permitting packages for the construction of water and wastewater systems to serve new development.

essential functions:

• provides technical design and constructability reviews of developer engineer prepared plans, specifications, and calculations for the extension of water and wastewater systems to serve new development.
• provides technical design and constructability reviews of developer engineer prepared plans, specifications, and calculations for water and wastewater “service only” projects.
• ensures compliance with criteria set forth under cws’s water & wastewater policy manual, minimum standards for the design & construction of water and wastewater systems (minimum standards), and the south carolina department of environmental services (scdes) state primary drinking water regulations, and standards for wastewater facilities construction.
• meets with developers, developer engineers, and contractors regarding cws’s water and wastewater policies, procedures, and requirements for new development.
• provides technical assistance to the new development program manager with determining the availability and non-availability of water and wastewater service; reviews hydraulic flow analyses of the water distribution system and capacity analyses of the wastewater collection system.
• coordinates with the new development expediter to prepare and provide technical review of hydrostatic flow test requests and results.
• coordinates with the new development program manager and new development expediter on status of all assigned projects to ensure detailed design and constructability reviews are completed in a timely manner.
• coordinates with the new development expediter on status of all required permit applications for submission to local, state, and federal permitting agencies, including scdes, the south carolina department of transportation, and local municipalities.
• coordinates, tracks and updates the status of assigned projects using cityworks permitting, licensing, and land management (pll) software to ensure project information remains current and reviews and approvals remain on schedule.
• responsible for coordinating field investigations of water and wastewater systems with the water distribution…