Mid-Level Drinking Water Treatment Engineer

Mid-Level Drinking Water Treatment Engineer

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$91,400.00/yr - $/yr

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery, and cutting‑edge manufacturing. Water is Life. We redefine what’s possible in water, delivering critical resources to communities and industries.

You’ll lead transformative projects—large and small—across planning, design, and delivery. You’ll have flexibility to grow into leadership, technical excellence, or client‑focused roles.

As a subject matter expert in drinking water and reuse treatment technologies, you’ll collaborate to strategize and deliver solutions for water treatment project challenges locally, nationally, and globally.

Process planning, evaluations, piloting, modeling, and detailed design of drinking water treatment systems; strategic project delivery and design of both conventional treatment and potable reuse; regulatory compliance and stakeholder engagement.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Civil, Environmental, or Mechanical preferred)
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive process engineering and project delivery experience in drinking water treatment, including process planning, evaluations, piloting, modeling, and detailed design
• Proven experience working on drinking water treatment projects
• Demonstrated understanding of drinking water supply, master planning, and/or treatment processes and technologies
• Familiarity with State and Federal government regulatory frameworks related to water treatment
• Self‑motivated, initiator; demonstrated through professional society involvements or related activities
• Professional Engineering license in Western United States or ability to transfer PE license (e.g. California, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Alaska)

• Master’s or other graduate degree in Engineering (Civil, Environmental, or Mechanical preferred)
• 8 or more years of direct experience in water treatment
• A strong network with local municipalities or other water/wastewater clients

Your health. Your well‑being. Your security. Your future. Employees have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Jacobs has an unlimited U.S. Personalized Paid Time Off (PPTO) policy for full‑time salaried/exempt employees, seven paid holidays, one floating holiday, and caregiver leave.

Certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.