Project Engineer - Water

Position Summary

Garver is seeking a Water/Wastewater Treatment Project Engineer to join our established Texas Water team working on municipal water and wastewater treatment facility projects. The position is located in El Paso, TX and involves managing significant treatment facility projects in Texas and surrounding states. Responsibilities include preparing design reports, studies, technical memoranda, detailed plans, and specifications, as well as working closely with municipal clients to exceed their expectations of services.

Design and manage a variety of projects related to:

• Water and wastewater treatment plants
• Water and wastewater master planning
• Water pump stations and storage facilities
• Wastewater lift stations

In addition to design, this role includes coordination with other support disciplines, coordination with regulatory agencies, and quality assurance and quality control. Periodic travel will be required on an as-needed basis for projects, conferences, marketing, and other duties.

The Project Manager will also assist the Regional Team Leader in managing and mentoring internal staff, coordinating schedules, monitoring budgets, and ensuring the delivery of quality products that adhere to Garver standardization. This includes setting up and attending client meetings related to projects or business development and attending industry conferences on behalf of Garver's Water Business Line.

• Be technically competent with water or wastewater treatment engineering and civil engineering.
• Manage scope, budget, and schedule for a team of multi‑disciplined (civil, process, structural, mechanical, electrical, and I&C) project engineers, design engineers, and CAD technicians in the development of various projects for Garver's Water Business Line.
• Manage multiple projects concurrently.
• Manage project budgets, including the development of detailed project instructions, scope of work, level of effort, and associated man‑hour estimates.
• Be responsible for time management and work product quality.
• Keep accurate and monitor up‑to‑date project accounting on all assigned projects.
• Conduct written and oral project reporting for clients and internal Garver Team Leaders. Reporting will include project design status, upcoming milestones, project accounting, percent complete, progress reports, etc.
• Prepare and execute Quality Assurance and Quality Control Plans.
• Lead internal and external project workshops.
• Be responsible for continuing education and learning based on project needs, as well as overall needs of Garver.
• Conduct construction engineering administration management, excluding construction observation, for local projects.

• Bachelor's degree in civil or environmental engineering from an ABET accredited program.
• 4 or more years of similar technical experience in design and construction of municipal water and wastewater facilities.
• Must be registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Texas.
• Previous experience having been involved with designs, including detailed plans and specifications, for water and wastewater treatment projects.
• Must have a strong knowledge base of engineering principles related to water and wastewater facility projects.
• Must have a basic understanding of the multi‑disciplined practices (i.e., process, surveying, SUE, geotechnical, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & control) required for the implementation of water/wastewater facility improvements.
• Must have a basic understanding of water and wastewater pipeline infrastructure systems.
• Must have strong communication skills.
• Must be passionate about client service and the water industry.
• Must have a strong work ethic.
• Must be proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Teams, and Outlook.
• Ability and passion to reach out to existing and new clients for business development purposes.

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