Project Engineer - Water / Wastewater
Listed on 2026-08-21
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Engineering
Environmental Engineer, Civil Engineering, Water Engineer
Project Engineer - Water / Wastewater
AECOM is seeking a Water/Wastewater Project Engineer to join our team in Houston, TX, supporting the planning and design of municipal water, wastewater, and conveyance infrastructure projects.
This role offers an opportunity to further develop technical expertise in water/wastewater engineering while working alongside an established team of professional engineers on a variety of infrastructure projects. The appropriately qualified applicant will perform and coordinate engineering design tasks, calculations, technical analyses, and preparation of design deliverables while supporting project execution within established budgets and schedules. This role also provides opportunities to take increasing ownership of design elements, collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams, and provide guidance to entry-level engineers.
Responsibilities include but are not limited too:
- Performs specific and moderate portions of a broader assignment of an experienced engineer.
- Gathers and correlates basic engineering data using established and well-defined procedures.
- Works on detailed or routine engineering assignments involving calculations and relatively simple tests.
- Proposes approach to solve new problems encountered using modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous assignments.
- Identifies discrepancies in results.
- Provides guidance to entry level engineers.
- Performs work in accordance with agreed upon budget and schedule with little supervision.
- Independently performs all the tasks necessary to complete primary design elements for engineering works.
- Performance at this level requires developmental experience in a professional position.
Minimum requirements:
- BS Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related discipline and 4 plus years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
- Must have a valid US driver's license.
- Must have passed FE exam for Texas.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
- Passed PE exam.
- Course work or Internship and/or Co-op experience with focus on water and wastewater engineering.
- Detail oriented and ability to multi-task.
- Strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to work well in teams.
- Flexible – can adapt to shifting priorities / work schedules.
- Proficient in MS Office Suite (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project).
- Participate as member of professional and technical societies.
Additional information:
- Sponsorship is not available now or in the future for this role.
- Relocation assistance is not available.
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