Water​/Wastewater Engineer

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Water/Wastewater Engineer

If you are looking for a firm that encourages innovative thinking and challenges you every day with an opportunity to learn and advance, a career with Hanson is right for you. The belief in sustainability within our company’s practices creates a focus on client success and building lasting partnerships that are important to our communities and our environment.

Water/Wastewater Engineer

If you are looking for a firm that encourages innovative thinking and challenges you every day with an opportunity to learn and advance, a career with Hanson is right for you. The belief in sustainability within our company’s practices creates a focus on client success and building lasting partnerships that are important to our communities and our environment.

At the core of our water/wastewater discipline is the desire to be at the forefront of technological advances within the industry to enable us to provide design solutions for our clients that are not only functional but efficient. The team designs standard infrastructure but also has opportunities across other markets within Hanson to assist with challenging treatment assignments and unique problem solving.

Hanson Professional Services Inc. is seeking a candidate to fill a full-time Water/Wastewater Engineer position in our Jacksonville, Florida office.

Position Profile

This position will be responsible for the design of water and wastewater infrastructure from concept to permitting, plan and specification production and construction contract administration. Familiarity with Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) is a requirement. Specific design experience in water and wastewater treatment design, pump station and lift station design are preferred. Interaction with private and municipal clients both in a private and public setting are expected.

A Day in the Life of a Water/Wastewater Engineer at Hanson



Your role will include the design of water and wastewater infrastructure. Specific skills will consist of: designing water distribution and wastewater collection systems; performing calculations to size those systems; and designing pump stations for both potable water, wastewater and stormwater applications. These will include hydraulic calculations and modeling, pump sizing and station layout. Skills will also include the design of both water and wastewater treatment units from start to finish.

In your role you will collaborate with Senior Technical staff and prepare calculations, quantity take-offs, and opinions of probable construction costs. You will have the opportunity for mentorship and eventual management of a design team.

Here’s a snapshot of what you would do in this role:

• Design of:
• Wastewater collection systems
• Sanitary lift stations
• Wastewater treatment units, both municipal and industrial
• Water distribution systems
• Booster pump stations
• Elevated water storage tanks
• Water treatment units, both municipal and industrial
• Plans and specification production
• Permitting
• Preparation of technical reports
• Staying on top of industry innovations and bringing the latest technological advances into our engineering analyses
• Other duties as assigned

• Proficiency with the following software programs is desirable:
  Excel, Open Roads Designer, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Water
  
  CAD, Sewer
  
  CAD, XPSWMM and ArcGIS.

• The candidate must be able to work as an effective team member and enjoy the autonomy of working independently on tasks when the situation requires; have the genuine desire to learn new skills, be self-motivated, and possess excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• A record of setting and achieving goals, and the ability to and appeal of mentoring junior staff will elevate this candidate.
• Opportunities for management of junior staff within the discipline.

• A bachelor's degree in…