Project Engineer - Water​/Wastewater

Project Engineer - W/WW San Francisco, CA

Sherwood is a civil and environmental engineering firm that is 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.

Will you join us? 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.

Work productively as a member of a multidisciplinary team and independently, developing clear, evidence‑based solutions.

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.

• 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 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, 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 and piping diagrams
• Ability to read and interpret technical documents and written information, including design documents and drawings
• Experience with operation of treatment plants and/or pilot studies, monitoring, sampling, measurements, analysis and reporting
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills for working within a team environment on multiple projects
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, multi‑task, work independently under general supervision, and exhibit proactivity and good judgment
• Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills

• Experience in a consulting environment
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (civil, mechanical, electrical) to integrate design solutions
• Experience with advanced water treatment technologies (e.g. membrane filtration, UV disinfection)
• Knowledge of water, wastewater,…