Environmental Engineer

Job Description

CDM Smith’s Concord office has an immediate need for 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.

• With general direction, create 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.
• Perform engineering work with an emphasis on water and wastewater treatment process; water, stormwater and wastewater conveyance, pumping, and civil design and planning.
• Review draft designs and reports for compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and sign off on completed designs.
• Lead engineering tasks, perform design calculations, and prepare design reports, plans, and specifications under senior staff oversight and support from junior staff.
• Ensure that firm policies and practices are followed on all designs.
• Perform field activities and site reviews as needed to ensure designs are aligned with location specifications.
• Provide technical guidance and training to junior staff; mentor junior staff and develop them for future growth within the discipline and firm.
• Delegate and review work of junior engineers.
• Correspond and interact directly with clients and contractors to discuss projects and present engineering designs.
• Collaborate 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.
• Meet with current and prospective clients to review their current and future design needs.
• Attend conferences, symposia, etc. to improve the visibility of the firm’s products and services in collaboration with applicable sales staff.
• Contribute to technical reports and early design documents to support project development.
• Perform other duties as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental or Chemical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license.
• Seven years of related experience (or equivalent directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree).
• Domestic and/or international travel may be required (frequency contingent on specific duties).

• Experience with design, permitting, and construction of water and/or wastewater treatment facilities.
• Expert knowledge of Bluebeam Revu for redlining and quality management of engineering contract documents.

• Expert knowledge of computer assisted design and drafting (CADD) 3D and 4D software and practices.
• Expert knowledge of engineering principles of design.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft business software (Excel, Word, etc.).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Expert knowledge of federal, state and local regulations.

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We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy‑related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression), national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie‑detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Minimum: $104,562

Maximum: $182,978

All bonuses at CDM Smith are discretionary and may or may not apply to this position.

Business Unit: TSU
Group: WSO
Assignment Category:
Fulltime-Regular

Employment Type:

Regular
Visa Sponsorship:
No