Project Engineer - Water​/Wastewater

Project Engineer - W/WW CA | GA | NY | CR

About Sherwood Design Engineers:
Sherwood is a civil and environmental engineering firm committed to investing in and embracing people, communities and the environment. Our team has delivered net zero energy and net zero carbon systems, net positive water systems, resilient coastlines, natural resource protection, green streets, living roofs and more for thousands of clients in the region and across the globe.

We specialize in sustainable infrastructure, water management strategies, green building design, and systems‑based solutions for infrastructure and landscapes.

Our focus is on the conservation and management of the consumption of all site resources—carbon, energy, water, and waste.

We’ve worked on over thirty award‑winning projects, and our work has been published locally and internationally.

Founded in 2003, our award‑winning projects include Hudson Yards in New York (the largest private real estate development in U.S. history), San Francisco Better Streets Plan, Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan, revitalization of the iconic waterfront Brooklyn Bridge Park, and the 35 square‑km Baietan Urban Area Plan in the heart of Guangzhou, China.

Our mission is to engineer an environmentally and socially regenerative planet.

Sherwood is currently seeking a Project Engineer to support our growing, progressive and dynamic civil and environmental engineering firm.

The successful candidate will work as an integral part of Sherwood’s Water/Wastewater team, collaborating with engineering disciplines to co‑create solutions to a variety of infrastructure challenges.

We are seeking an individual who demonstrates a professional skill set in engineering design of water, wastewater and water reuse infrastructure, can work productively as a member of a multidisciplinary team, work independently, and develop clear, evidence‑based solutions.

This candidate will assist in building and maintaining client relationships, lead technical scopes of work, direct quality management processes to ensure work remains on track, within scope and budget, and develop team members’ strengths.

• Create and implement innovative design techniques that enhance company productivity of assignments
• Ensure engineering designs are in compliance with current applicable state & local regulations
• Serve as an effective interface between client's project team and consulting team, conveying technical information in a timely and professional manner
• Work independently under general supervision, exercising sound judgment on design decisions to uphold professional standard of care
• Plan, assign, and direct work of design engineers to meet project deliverables
• Contribute to staff development through training and mentoring; appraise performance
• Implement quality assurance and quality control through all project phases

• Typically 6+ years of industry experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering — Civil and/or Environmental
• Strong water/wastewater technical background, including in-depth knowledge of physical and chemical water and wastewater treatment processes, including for water reuse
• Experience developing water and wastewater infrastructure solutions across all project phases, including but not limited to conceptual design, detailed design, and construction administration
• Experience preparing technical reports, documentation, and presentations for stakeholders, regulatory agencies, and clients
• Experience in preparing and advancing plan set packages through all project phases, including providing redlines for drafter
• Proficient in producing water/wastewater treatment plant designs in AutoCAD
• Experience with water/wastewater process modeling and simulation software (e.g., Bio Win, GPS‑X)
• Familiarity with SCADA systems and automated controls for water and wastewater treatment systems
• Experience performing process and hydraulic calculations for water and wastewater treatment plant unit processes, developing cost estimates of treatment plants, generating technical drawings of process units, developing process and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), general process layouts, hydraulics…