Water Reuse Engineer

Locations include:
Irvine, CA;
Sacramento, CA;
Salt Lake City, UT.

Water Reuse Engineer – Join our growing Reuse practice to help clients enhance environmental sustainability and water supply resilience. This role involves collaborating with clients on water reuse system design, navigating permitting and compliance, and developing innovative treatment solutions across the West. The engineer will produce technical deliverables such as reports, plans, specifications, and recommendations with minimal supervision. The position may also support related practice areas including water and wastewater treatment, conveyance, stormwater management, and solid & hazardous waste management.

• Conduct technical analyses and evaluate sustainable environmental engineering solutions.
• Prepare, review, and finalize technical reports, calculations, and design documentation.
• Design environmental protection systems and infrastructure in accordance with regulatory and project requirements.
• Develop facility, watershed, or resource management plans with defined scopes and objectives; analyze complex data sets to ensure technical accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical support for permitting, regulatory approvals, and coordination with vendors and stakeholders.
• Support project execution through collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
• Adapt and execute additional assignments as project needs evolve.

• Work closely with clients and project delivery teams in the western U.S. to execute water reuse projects, programs, and studies.
• Develop into a technical leader on water reuse projects.
• Assist in developing and preparing process design drawings, specifications, calculations, plans, models, and other technical deliverables.
• Coordinate, advise, and conduct testing of equipment, including established and novel treatment technologies.
• Collaborate with research and innovation teams on applicable technologies and projects.
• Read, summarize, and prepare technical reports regarding water quality and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate treatment approaches for water quality parameters, including constituents of emerging concern.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to clients and for internal professional meetings.
• Provide technical expertise to support business development pursuits and demonstrate willingness to lead these efforts.
• Participate in professional organizations.
• Mentor, guide, support, and share knowledge with less experienced team members.

• Proficient knowledge of environmental engineering principles, methods, and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Ability to manage assigned tasks independently and meet project deadlines.
• Clear and effective communication skills for technical and non‑technical audiences.

• Typically a minimum of 5 years of related work experience in Environmental Engineering or a related field.
• Experience preparing plans and permit applications for environmental projects.
• Prior experience guiding and developing less experienced colleagues.
• Typically certified in the SMS Framework and progressing through the SMS competencies.

• 7+ years of progressively responsible work experience in the wastewater, drinking water, and/or reuse industry, including familiarity with:
  • Water reuse system planning.
  • Water reuse regulations and permitting.
  • Feasibility and conceptual studies of water reuse systems.
  • Facility master planning, modeling, advanced data analysis.
  • Advanced water treatment design.
• Experience with at least one of the following:
  • Full‑scale or pilot plants, including advanced treatment unit processes such as M , MF, RO, UV, ozone, GAC, BAC, or IX.
  • Permitting of water reuse facilities and systems.
  • Development of water reuse planning documents.
• Experience working and communicating directly with clients.

• A bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering or a related field is required.
• Has achieved or is working toward achieving a professional license.

• A master’s degree in environmental engineering or a related field.
• A Professional Engineer license.